Jones Elementary

Located at 1800 9th AVE, in Nashville, Tennessee, Jones Elementary is a small elementary campus that caters to 251 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Davidson County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Jones Elementary sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 160 schools in Davidson County (81,532 students total), Jones Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Jones Elementary records that nearly all students (82%) are Black. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Davidson County indicate median household income runs about $77,853, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Davidson County runs 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), of which Jones Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: John Early Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 289 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 97% to 82% over that span.

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