Percy Priest Elementary

Located at 1700 Otter Creek RD, in Nashville, Tennessee, Percy Priest Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that educates 553 students (grades K through 5), operated by Davidson County.

Across the 160 schools in Davidson County (81,532 students total), Percy Priest Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Percy Priest Elementary lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Davidson County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In the surrounding community, Davidson County reports that median household income runs about $77,853, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Percy Priest Elementary is one of 177 public schools in Davidson County (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students).

The closest other public school is Scales Elementary, roughly 2.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 536 students in 2018 compared to 553 in 2025.

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