The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 20% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Erma Siegel Elementary
Erma Siegel Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in Murfreesboro, part of the Murfreesboro City Schools district. The school is a broadly representative elementary option in a rapidly growing suburban city, with academic performance that places it above the midpoint among districts in Rutherford County, though with some variation across subjects that a parent may want to examine further.
The school is large for an elementary, serving a substantial number of students. The student body is majority white, with a meaningful share of Black students, a smaller but present share of Hispanic students, and modest proportions of Asian students and students of two or more races. Data on students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, on students with disabilities, and on English learners were missing from the available records, so a parent would need to ask the school directly about the scope of its support programs and the socioeconomic makeup of the student population. These gaps are common in school-level data reporting but are worth noting.
On state assessments, the school’s combined proficiency index across tested subjects positioned it above the midpoint of the county’s districts. In math, more than half of students scored at or above the proficient level. English language arts results were similar, with just over half of students reaching proficiency. Science achievement was on a comparable footing. Social studies results, which were from a single earlier test year and represented a very small tested group, showed a lower proficiency rate. Given the small number of students involved in that subject test, the figure may not be as telling as the core subjects, but it is a data point a parent may want to understand from the school.
The school serves pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades one through five, so there is no high school graduation rate to report. For an elementary school, the academic action is in the early literacy and math foundations, and the available testing picture shows a school that is performing at a level broadly consistent with or slightly ahead of its county peers.
Murfreesboro itself is a fast-growing city, the largest suburb of Nashville and the county seat, with Middle Tennessee State University as a major institutional anchor. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state and the country, with a population that has risen sharply since the 1990s. The local economy is driven by a mix of manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and education, with Nissan, Amazon, and the university among the largest employers. Housing values in the area are above state benchmarks, reflecting the region’s growth pressure and Nashville proximity. The city is car-oriented, with a traditional downtown and a Greenway trail system along the Stones River. The district itself, Murfreesboro City Schools, serves students through grade six across its elementary and primary schools; no recent major policy or curriculum changes were found in publicly reported sources for the district, so the current academic landscape for Erma Siegel appears to be stable as of this writing.
For a family considering this school, the picture is of a large, well-attended elementary in a growing suburban city. The school shows solid core academic performance relative to its county peers, though with enough variation across subjects that a parent would benefit from a conversation with the principal about the school’s approach to literacy and the small-group social studies results. The missing demographic and special-population data makes it harder to assess the full support landscape, but the school’s size and regular public school status mean it likely offers the typical range of elementary services. The broader context of Murfreesboro’s rapid growth means that families moving into the area should expect increasing demand for school seats and the accompanying community changes.
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