Scales Elementary School

Scales Elementary School, a well-populated elementary campus in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, part of Murfreesboro, serves 937 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 99% above the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Across the 13 schools in Murfreesboro (9,342 students total), Scales Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Scales Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 20% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Rutherford County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Zooming out to the county, Rutherford County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,470 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Rutherford County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students), of which Scales Elementary School is one.

Cason Lane Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Scales Elementary School.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Scales Elementary School has ticked down 10%, going from 1,044 students in 2018 to 937 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 7% to 25% over that span.

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