Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001341
McGavock Elementary
275 McGavock PIKE, Nashville, TN 37214 · (615) 885-8912 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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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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 | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
64%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
22.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +7.1pp since 2022
Math
17.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +0.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 21.2% |
| 2022-23 | 15.2% | 17.1% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where McGavock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #872 of 957 ▼ 62 | #68 of 83 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #833 of 959 ▼ 73 | #54 of 83 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #757 of 1,044 | #67 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #141 of 962 | #28 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.0% | #75 of 348 | #15 of 42 |
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
324
+91 (+39%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 381
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 | 324 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 24.5 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 21.5 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 22 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 84% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 81% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 22 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McGavock Elementary.
About McGavock Elementary
McGavock Elementary is a small elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, one of the schools in Davidson County. It teaches 324 students in pre-K through 5. That is 31% below the average of about 470 students for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Davidson County has 81,532 students in 160 schools, and McGavock Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show McGavock Elementary is 52% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 25% Black, 19% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 38 points above the 14% share among Davidson County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at McGavock Elementary are from different groups.
Among Tennessee public elementary schools, McGavock Elementary outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
American Community Survey estimates for Davidson County show that the median household earns about $77,853 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Davidson County, 177 public schools serve about 86,005 students.
Stanford Elementary is about 1.1 miles from McGavock Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 324, compared with 233 in 2020-21.
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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
- Stanford Elementary1.1 mi · 442
- Hickman Elementary1.3 mi · 452
- Donelson Middle1.4 mi · 434
- Tenn School For Blind1.6 mi · 100
- Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville1.6 mi · 25
- McGavock High1.8 mi · 1,844
Frequently asked questions
About McGavock ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at McGavock Elementary?
McGavock Elementary enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McGavock Elementary serve?
McGavock Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McGavock Elementary?
At McGavock Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 52% Hispanic, 25% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is McGavock Elementary public or private?
McGavock Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County.
What county does McGavock Elementary serve?
McGavock Elementary serves Davidson County in TN.
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