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Enrollment
832
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD COUNTY·NCES 470369001526
Roy L Waldron Elementary
125 Floyd Mayfield DR, Lavergne, TN 37086 · (615) 904-3785 · Rutherford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL832 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
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 | 36 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
23.5%
TN avg 40.9% . -2.7pp since 2022
Math
23.0%
TN avg 39.3% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 22.1% |
| 2022-23 | 26.2% | 25.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Roy L Waldron Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Rutherford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #816 of 957 ▼ 15 | #37 of 37 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #815 of 959 ▲ 1 | #37 of 37 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 832 | #74 of 1,044 | #19 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #134 of 962 | #22 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #284 of 348 | #12 of 16 |
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
832
-370 (-31%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 894
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 | 832 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,332 | 83.8 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,339 | 88.3 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,202 | 77 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 60.5 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 61 | 14.0:1 | 78% (665) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 47 | 14.0:1 | 83% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 919 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 894 | 41 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roy L Waldron Elementary.
About Roy L Waldron Elementary
Roy L Waldron Elementary is a large elementary school in Lavergne, Tennessee, one of the schools in Rutherford County. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 832 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll about 470 students on average.
Rutherford County is the local district for Roy L Waldron Elementary. It runs 53 schools with 52,127 students.
More than half of the students at Roy L Waldron Elementary are Hispanic (50%). Next come 28% Black, 17% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 12% Hispanic among all Rutherford County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Roy L Waldron Elementary are from different groups.
Roy L Waldron Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
The county, Rutherford County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $85,470, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 69, with about 61,904 students.
The closest school to Roy L Waldron Elementary is Simon Springs Community School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Roy L Waldron Elementary.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 31% across 4 years, from 1,202 in 2020-21 to 832 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Roy L Waldron Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Rutherford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,646
Census ACS
Median income
$85,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
61,904 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Lavergne
- Lavergne High SchoolHigh · 2,116 students
- Rock Springs ElementaryElementary · 1,193 students
- LaVergne Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,025 students
- American Classical Academy RutherfordElementary · 195 students
- Simon Springs Community SchoolElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Simon Springs Community School0.2 mi · 20
- LaVergne Middle School0.6 mi · 1,117
- LaVergne Lake Elementary School0.8 mi · 1,025
- American Classical Academy Rutherford2.0 mi · 195
- Lavergne High School2.4 mi · 2,116
- Antioch High School2.4 mi · 2,212
Frequently asked questions
About Roy L Waldron ElementaryHow large is Roy L Waldron Elementary?
Roy L Waldron Elementary enrolls approximately 832 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Roy L Waldron Elementary serve?
Roy L Waldron Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Roy L Waldron Elementary?
Student demographics at Roy L Waldron Elementary are roughly 17% White, 50% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Roy L Waldron Elementary in?
Roy L Waldron Elementary is part of Rutherford County.
What city is Roy L Waldron Elementary in?
Roy L Waldron Elementary is located in Lavergne, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.