The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in Science. The lowest is 57% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Poplar Grove K-4
Poplar Grove K-4 sits within the Franklin Special School District, a separate district inside the larger Williamson County school landscape. It serves prekindergarten through fourth grade, so the academic picture is limited to the early elementary years. Because the school ends at fourth grade, there is no graduation rate, no advanced course data, and no high school outcomes to consider. This profile is about the foundation years.
State testing applies only to grades three and four, and the results place the school’s overall proficiency below the midpoint among districts in Williamson County. In math, roughly three in five students scored proficient or above. In English language arts, a similar share reached that bar. Science performance was higher, with about two in three students meeting proficiency. Social studies data is from an earlier year and uses a different assessment, so it is not directly comparable to the current results. Those are the numbers that exist. A family looking at these scores alongside other elementary schools in the county will see a solid but not top-tier performance picture. Parents who want to understand how the school’s results compare within the district will need to look at the feeder middle and high schools, since this school’s own testing data is only for two grades.
The student body is racially and economically mixed. White students and Hispanic students each make up a substantial share of the enrollment, with smaller numbers of students who are Black, Asian, or of two or more races. Data on students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners is not available in this profile. That absence makes it harder to assess the full range of support the school provides, but the demographic mix is clear.
Franklin itself is a fast-growing Nashville suburb with a historic downtown and a major commercial corridor in Cool Springs. The housing market is expensive. Median home values and rents in the school’s ZIP code are well above national and state benchmarks. For a family considering a move into this attendance zone, the affordability picture is challenging: the price-to-income ratio is high, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced home is substantial. Rents are also elevated. The city has experienced explosive population growth over recent decades, and that growth has brought both new development and ongoing demand for school capacity.
The school is located on Del Rio Pike, outside the walkable downtown core. The broader Franklin area is car-oriented, with Interstate 65 and major arterials shaping movement. The school’s setting is typical of suburban elementary schools: separated campus, parking lot, and neighborhood feeder patterns. Families who live in the attendance zone will likely drive their children to school or use bus transportation.
The Franklin Special School District recently expanded its tuition-based enrollment policy. Families who live outside Williamson County can now apply for a tuition spot on a space-available basis, not just those within the county but outside the district boundary. For families already zoned for Poplar Grove, this could mean that some seats are filled by out-of-district students, though it is unclear how much demand that policy generates. The district’s decision to open enrollment beyond the county line suggests that capacity is not at a crisis point in every school, but it is a change worth noting for anyone tracking how enrollment dynamics might shift.
Because Poplar Grove only goes through fourth grade, families will need to plan for a transition to a middle school. The feeder pattern for this school is not included in the data here, but it is a standard consideration for parents looking at elementary options. The school’s academic results provide a baseline for the early grades, but the trajectory through the rest of the district will depend on which middle and high schools follow.
In short, Poplar Grove K-4 is a large elementary school in a growing, expensive suburban city, serving a diverse student body with proficiency rates that are moderate relative to the high-performing Williamson County area. The school’s limited grade span means that leaving the school after fourth grade is a given, and the district-level reading initiative may shift outcomes in the coming years. A family evaluating this school should look at feeder school performance and consider whether the district’s recent changes align with their priorities.
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