Napier Elementary

As a compact elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, Napier Elementary caters to 260 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Davidson County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Napier Elementary sits 45% leaner than that benchmark.

Davidson County comprises 160 schools with combined enrollment of 81,532 students; Napier Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Napier Elementary logs that nearly all students (82%) are Black; the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Around the school, Davidson County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,853, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Napier Elementary is one of 177 public schools in Davidson County (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lead Academy, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Napier Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Napier Elementary has edged down 21%, going from 330 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 88% to 82%.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.