Ida B. Wells Elementary

Ida B. Wells Elementary is one of the tight-knit K-5 schools in Nashville, Tennessee, part of Davidson County, with 241 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 470.

Davidson County runs 160 schools in total, collectively educating 81,532 students. Ida B. Wells Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ida B. Wells Elementary lists that 88% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Davidson County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In the broader community, census data for Davidson County shows median household earnings sit near $77,853, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Davidson County's 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), Ida B. Wells Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Meigs Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Ida B. Wells Elementary's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 254 (now 241). Black enrollment moved from 93% to 88% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.