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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the LaVergne Lake Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,025
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD COUNTY·NCES 470369002134
LaVergne Lake Elementary School
201 David's Way, LaVergne, TN 37086 · (615) 904-6730 · Rutherford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,025 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
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 | 10 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 158 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 176 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 176 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 182 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 170 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (158) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (170).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
24.8%
TN avg 40.9% . -2.1pp since 2022
Math
28.5%
TN avg 39.3% . -0.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 26.9% | 28.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where LaVergne Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Rutherford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #750 of 957 ▼ 114 | #35 of 37 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #795 of 959 ▼ 140 | #35 of 37 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,025 | #19 of 1,044 | #3 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #93 of 962 | #16 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #254 of 348 | #10 of 16 |
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
1,025
+101 (+11%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 894
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 | 1,025 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 885 | 61.5 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 858 | 67.5 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 924 | 63 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 979 | 75 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 929 | 67 | 13.9:1 | 65% (607) |
| 2010-11 | 894 | 64 | 14.0:1 | 64% (569) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LaVergne Lake Elementary School.
About LaVergne Lake Elementary School
LaVergne Lake Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of LaVergne, Tennessee. Enrolled students number 1,025 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 118% higher than the average for elementary schools in Tennessee, which is about 470.
The district for LaVergne Lake Elementary School is Rutherford County, with 53 schools and 52,127 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at LaVergne Lake Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 46%. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 20% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Rutherford County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
allk12 grades LaVergne Lake Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Rutherford County, the median household income is $85,470, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Rutherford County is home to 69 public schools and about 61,904 public school students.
Nearby, LaVergne Middle School is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of LaVergne Lake Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
LaVergne Lake Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment gain, from 924 in 2020-21 to 1,025 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at LaVergne Lake Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rutherford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,646
Census ACS
Median income
$85,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
61,904 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rutherford County
- Stewarts Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,474 students
- Blackman High SchoolHigh · 2,301 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 2,275 students
- Smyrna High SchoolHigh · 2,266 students
- Rockvale High SchoolHigh · 2,126 students
- Lavergne High SchoolHigh · 2,116 students
Other schools in LaVergne
- Lavergne High SchoolHigh · 2,116 students
- Rock Springs ElementaryElementary · 1,193 students
- Roy L Waldron ElementaryElementary · 832 students
- American Classical Academy RutherfordElementary · 195 students
- Simon Springs Community SchoolElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- LaVergne Middle School0.3 mi · 1,117
- Roy L Waldron Elementary0.8 mi · 832
- Simon Springs Community School1.1 mi · 20
- Antioch High School2.6 mi · 2,212
- Mt. View Elementary2.8 mi · 963
- American Classical Academy Rutherford2.9 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About LaVergne Lake Elementary SchoolHow large is LaVergne Lake Elementary School?
LaVergne Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,025 students in grades PK-05.
Is LaVergne Lake Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
LaVergne Lake Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LaVergne Lake Elementary School?
At LaVergne Lake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 46% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is LaVergne Lake Elementary School public or private?
LaVergne Lake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rutherford County.
Where is LaVergne Lake Elementary School located?
LaVergne Lake Elementary School is located at 201 David's Way, LaVergne, TN 37086.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.