Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001269
Ida B. Wells Elementary
244 Foster ST, Nashville, TN 37207 · (615) 291-6361 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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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 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
22%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
17.9%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.6pp since 2022
Math
32.3%
TN avg 39.3% . +10.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 29.6% |
| 2022-23 | 14.3% | 21.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ida B. Wells Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #678 of 957 ▼ 2 | #34 of 83 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #885 of 959 ▼ 213 | #68 of 83 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #902 of 1,044 | #82 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #703 of 962 | #84 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #419 of 537 | #24 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
241
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 204
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 | 241 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 17.5 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 16 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 20 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 16.3 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 23 | 10.5:1 | 94% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 27 | 10.2:1 | 91% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 81 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 204 | 13 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ida B. Wells Elementary.
About Ida B. Wells Elementary
Ida B. Wells Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Nashville, Tennessee. The school had 241 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Tennessee) has about 470 students.
Enrollment across the 160 schools in Davidson County totals 81,532 students.
Black students make up 88% of enrollment at Ida B. Wells Elementary. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Davidson County is roughly 25% Black. Ida B. Wells Elementary's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
allk12 grades Ida B. Wells Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Davidson County show that the median household income is $77,853, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Ida B. Wells Elementary is one of 177 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Ida B. Wells Elementary is Meigs Middle, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Ida B. Wells Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 16 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County
- Antioch High SchoolHigh · 2,212 students
- Cane Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,982 students
- John Overton HighHigh · 1,942 students
- McGavock HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Hunters Lane HighHigh · 1,414 students
- Valor Flagship AcademyHigh · 1,402 students
Other schools in Nashville
- John Overton HighHigh · 1,942 students
- McGavock HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Hunters Lane HighHigh · 1,414 students
- Valor Flagship AcademyHigh · 1,402 students
- James Lawson High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Martin Luther King Jr SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
Nearby schools
- Meigs Middle0.5 mi · 692
- Murrell at Glenn School0.6 mi · 30
- Warner Elementary0.6 mi · 394
- Ross Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 202
- East Nashville Middle1.0 mi · 191
- East Nashville Magnet High School1.0 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Ida B. Wells ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ida B. Wells Elementary?
Ida B. Wells Elementary enrolls approximately 241 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ida B. Wells Elementary serve?
Ida B. Wells Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How diverse is Ida B. Wells Elementary?
Ida B. Wells Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ida B. Wells Elementary in?
Ida B. Wells Elementary is part of Davidson County.
What city is Ida B. Wells Elementary in?
Ida B. Wells Elementary is located in Nashville, TN.
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