Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001279
Hattie Cotton Elementary
1033 West Greenwood AVE, Nashville, TN 37206 · (615) 262-6981 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Davidson County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
8.7%
TN avg 40.9% . -4.4pp since 2022
Math
19.6%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.7% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 6.4% | 14.9% |
| 2022-23 | 13.1% | 13.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hattie Cotton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #852 of 957 ▲ 30 | #63 of 83 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #949 of 959 ▲ 5 | #83 of 83 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #928 of 1,044 | #84 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #303 of 962 | #53 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #87 of 537 | #5 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
221
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 221 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 18.5 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 17.5 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 25 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 29 | 10.6:1 | 86% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 37 | 10.5:1 | 95% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hattie Cotton Elementary.
About Hattie Cotton Elementary
Hattie Cotton Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Nashville, Tennessee. It enrolls 221 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 53% below the average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Hattie Cotton Elementary is one school in a 160-school district, Davidson County, which enrolls 81,532 students.
The student body at Hattie Cotton Elementary is 64% Black. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Davidson County, the Black share is about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Hattie Cotton Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
In Davidson County, the median household earns about $77,853 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Davidson County has 177 public schools with about 86,005 students, including Hattie Cotton Elementary.
The closest school to Hattie Cotton Elementary is Cora Howe School, located about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hattie Cotton Elementary.
NCES assigns Hattie Cotton Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 222 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 221.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Hattie Cotton Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
715,388
Census ACS
Median income
$77,853
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
177
86,005 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Cora Howe School0.7 mi · 78
- East Nashville Middle0.8 mi · 191
- East Nashville Magnet High School0.8 mi · 432
- Nashville Classical East0.8 mi · 549
- Ross Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 202
- Murrell at Glenn School1.1 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Hattie Cotton ElementaryHow large is Hattie Cotton Elementary?
Hattie Cotton Elementary enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hattie Cotton Elementary serve?
Hattie Cotton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hattie Cotton Elementary?
At Hattie Cotton Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 25% Hispanic, 64% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hattie Cotton Elementary public or private?
Hattie Cotton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County.
Where is Hattie Cotton Elementary located?
Hattie Cotton Elementary is located at 1033 West Greenwood AVE, Nashville, TN 37206.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.