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Alumni: what's one memory from Nashville Classical that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318002332
Nashville Classical East
2000 Greenwood AVE, Nashville, TN 37206 · (615) 538-5841 · Davidson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 81% larger than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
TN avg 40.9% . +7.5pp since 2022
Math
46.8%
TN avg 39.3% . +4.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 46.7% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 42.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Nashville Classical East ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #374 of 957 ▼ 28 | #16 of 83 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #301 of 959 ▲ 38 | #16 of 83 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #337 of 1,044 | #31 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #187 of 962 | #40 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.6% | #22 of 348 | #5 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
549
+46 (+9%) vs 2020
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 | 549 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 22 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 19 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 28.5 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 11 | 20.6:1 | 67% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nashville Classical East.
About Nashville Classical East
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville Classical East is a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 549 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 160 schools in Davidson County, with 81,532 students enrolled.
About 56% of the student body at Nashville Classical East is Black. Other groups include 29% White, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Davidson County residents are about 25% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
In the surrounding county, Davidson County, the median household earns about $77,853 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Nashville Classical East, Davidson County has 177 public schools.
Cora Howe School is the nearest public school to Nashville Classical East, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Nashville Classical East, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% rise, from 503 to 549.
This page collects posts and questions about Nashville Classical East, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Other schools in Nashville
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- 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
- Cora Howe School0.1 mi · 78
- Inglewood Elementary0.8 mi · 246
- Hattie Cotton Elementary0.8 mi · 221
- Rosebank Elementary0.9 mi · 475
- Lockeland Elementary0.9 mi · 347
- Stratford STEM Magnet School1.0 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Nashville Classical EastHow many students attend Nashville Classical East?
Nashville Classical East enrolls approximately 549 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Nashville Classical East serve?
Nashville Classical East serves grades KG-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nashville Classical East?
At Nashville Classical East, the student body is approximately 29% White, 9% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Nashville Classical East?
Nashville Classical East is overseen by Davidson County in Davidson County.
What city is Nashville Classical East in?
Nashville Classical East is located in Nashville, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.