Old Center Elementary

Old Center Elementary is one of the intimate elementary schools in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, operated by Davidson County, with 345 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 27% smaller than typical.

Within Davidson County, which oversees 160 schools and 81,532 students, Old Center Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Old Center Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 39% Black, 13% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Around the school, Davidson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,853 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Old Center Elementary is one of 177 public schools in Davidson County (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students).

Hunters Lane High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 345 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 43% across the same window.

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