Robert Churchwell Elementary

Robert Churchwell Elementary is a primary school of small scale in Nashville, Tennessee, run under Davidson County, works with 280 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 40% below typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Robert Churchwell Elementary records that 81% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Davidson County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Around the school, census data for Davidson County shows median household income runs about $77,853, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Davidson County's 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), Robert Churchwell Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jones Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Robert Churchwell Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 345 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 96% to 81% across the same window.

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