The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in Math. The lowest is 34% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Pegram Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School
Pegram Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School serves a small enrollment of students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in southern Cheatham County. The school sits within the town of Pegram, a primarily residential community that adjoins the Nashville metropolitan boundary and is oriented along the US Highway 70 corridor. Pegram does not have a traditional downtown; civic life centers on Town Hall, Pegram Park, and the school itself, which occupies land that has held an elementary school dating back to the 1890s. The town’s population has been relatively flat to slightly declining in recent decades, and no major new development projects were identified in publicly available sources. Pegram Park serves as the main civic anchor with ball fields, walking tracks, and community events. Many residents likely commute roughly 15 miles into Nashville for employment, as no major employers were identified within the town itself.
Because Pegram Elementary serves only early elementary grades, its academic picture comes from state testing in grades three and four. The school participated in Tennessee’s TNReady assessments, and the most recent results show that approximately two in five students scored at the proficient or above level in math, with slightly lower shares reaching that benchmark in English language arts and science. Social studies data available is from an earlier year, so current comparisons on that subject are not possible. These proficiency rates sit below the state average, and a parent may want to discuss with the school what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting the benchmark. The school’s student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic students and students of two or more races, and very few students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, students with disabilities, and English learners was not available, so readers interested in those dimensions of the school’s population would need to ask the school or district directly.
The school’s name points to its magnet focus on fine arts. For an early elementary program, that emphasis can shape the daily experience, integrating arts into the curriculum or offering dedicated instruction that a standard elementary may not. The grade band means there is no graduation rate, no high school course offerings, and no data on disciplinary outcomes or chronic absenteeism in the available records. The school’s parent district is Cheatham County, which operates the middle and high schools Pegram students would feed into after fourth grade. The comparison set for academic performance—relative to districts in Cheatham County—includes only one district, so no meaningful academic ranking against neighbors is available.
Housing in the Pegram area carries a typical monthly mortgage cost in line with national affordability trends. Rents, on the other hand, are relatively more affordable compared to the cost of buying. Families moving to Pegram will find a rural-to-suburban setting with limited walkability, a highway-oriented layout, and no transit system. The town’s small size and stable growth pattern mean the elementary school is a central community institution. For a family seeking a small early elementary school with a stated arts focus in a quiet, low-density town within commuting distance of Nashville, Pegram Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School fits that description. For families who want to compare academic proficiency directly against nearby schools or who need detailed information on student support programs, the available data is incomplete, and those conversations are best had with the school itself.
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