Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001360
Pennington Elementary
2817 Donna Hill DR, Nashville, TN 37214 · (615) 885-8918 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- CTest 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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0 members
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 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
66%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
34.4%
TN avg 40.9% . +2.4pp since 2022
Math
27.7%
TN avg 39.3% . +7.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 21.7% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 20.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pennington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #757 of 957 ▲ 49 | #45 of 83 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #598 of 959 ▼ 12 | #29 of 83 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #840 of 1,044 | #74 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #104 of 962 | #18 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #505 of 537 | #29 of 32 |
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
286
+36 (+14%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 412
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 | 286 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 21.5 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 21.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 56% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 47% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pennington Elementary.
About Pennington Elementary
Pennington Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee. Enrolled students number 286 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Tennessee average about 470 students each.
Davidson County, which runs Pennington Elementary, has 160 schools and 81,532 students.
Pennington Elementary's enrollment is 50% White. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 10% multiracial. Pennington Elementary has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Measured against Tennessee public elementary schools, Pennington Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Across Davidson County, median household income is about $77,853, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Davidson County number 177 and enroll about 86,005.
Of nearby public schools, The Academy at Opry Mills is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pennington Elementary went from 250 students to 286.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- The Academy at Opry Mills0.7 mi · 32
- Two Rivers Middle0.7 mi · 281
- McGavock High1.2 mi · 1,844
- Stanford Elementary1.9 mi · 442
- East End Preparatory School2.1 mi · 837
- Stratford STEM Magnet School2.1 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Pennington ElementaryHow large is Pennington Elementary?
Pennington Elementary enrolls approximately 286 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pennington Elementary serve?
Pennington Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pennington Elementary?
At Pennington Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Pennington Elementary public or private?
Pennington Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County.
What city is Pennington Elementary in?
Pennington Elementary is located in Nashville, TN.
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