LaVergne Lake Elementary School

Set in LaVergne, Tennessee, LaVergne Lake Elementary School is a heavily attended K-5 school, run under Rutherford County. It enrolls 1,025 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 118% above the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

LaVergne Lake Elementary School is one of 53 schools operated by Rutherford County, a district that caters to 52,127 students overall.

On demographics, LaVergne Lake Elementary School logs that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% Black, 20% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Rutherford County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Rutherford County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,470 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. LaVergne Lake Elementary School is one of 69 public schools in Rutherford County (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students).

The closest other public school is LaVergne Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LaVergne Lake Elementary School has ticked up 5%, going from 979 students in 2018 to 1,025 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 46% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.