Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402000975
J W Wiseman Elementary
922 South Broadway, Portland, TN 37148 · (615) 325-8580 · Sumner County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- B-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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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
Community
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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 | 38 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
31.2%
TN avg 40.9% . -11.0pp since 2022
Math
31.9%
TN avg 39.3% . -21.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 31 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 down about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 22 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 38.6% |
| 2022-23 | 42.2% | 53.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where J W Wiseman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #683 of 957 ▼ 175 | #24 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #675 of 959 ▼ 300 | #23 of 27 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #740 of 1,044 | #23 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #243 of 962 | #9 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #50 of 537 | #2 of 17 |
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
336
-66 (-16%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 369
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 | 336 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 29.5 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 29 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 30 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 57% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 58% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J W Wiseman Elementary.
About J W Wiseman Elementary
Families in Portland, Tennessee, are served by J W Wiseman Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 336 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Tennessee) has about 470 students.
Sumner County includes 53 schools. Together they enroll 30,719 students.
Roughly 60% of students at J W Wiseman Elementary are White. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, 80% of Sumner County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
J W Wiseman Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Tennessee public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Within Sumner County, the median household income is $90,301, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Sumner County has 53 public schools and roughly 30,719 students.
Nearest public school: Clyde Riggs Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 336 students in 2024-25, 66 fewer than the 402 it had in 2020-21.
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Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
Other schools in Portland
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Portland Gateview Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Portland West Middle SchoolMiddle · 491 students
- Watt Hardison ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Portland East Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Clyde Riggs ElementaryElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Clyde Riggs Elementary0.7 mi · 301
- Portland East Middle School1.1 mi · 396
- Sumner County Middle Technical College High School at Portla1.2 mi · 26
- Portland High School2.3 mi · 1,151
- Watt Hardison Elementary2.3 mi · 429
- Portland West Middle School2.5 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About J W Wiseman ElementaryHow many students attend J W Wiseman Elementary?
J W Wiseman Elementary enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-05.
Is J W Wiseman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
J W Wiseman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at J W Wiseman Elementary?
At J W Wiseman Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is J W Wiseman Elementary public or private?
J W Wiseman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sumner County.
Where is J W Wiseman Elementary located?
J W Wiseman Elementary is located at 922 South Broadway, Portland, TN 37148.
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