The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in Science. The lowest is 26% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Dupont Elementary
DuPont Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Old Hickory, a historic neighborhood of metropolitan Nashville in eastern Davidson County. The school is a regular public elementary school within the Davidson County district, which is better known as Metro Nashville Public Schools. The enrollment is modest for an elementary school, drawing from a community that was originally built as a DuPont company town starting just after World War I. The student body is mixed in its composition: roughly half the students are white, with a substantial share of Black students and a noticeable share of Hispanic students. Students who identify as two or more races also form a noticeable part of the enrollment, and there is a very small Asian population. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility rates, nor does it report counts of students with disabilities or English learners, so those dimensions of the student population are not available in the data.
State testing data from the most recent school year shows that about a quarter of students met the proficiency standard in math and in English language arts, while about a third met the standard in science. Social studies results are older and less directly comparable because the assessment changed, but they too were in a similar range. These rates are not high in absolute terms, but when set against other districts in Davidson County, the school’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint among the districts that reported data. That relative position suggests DuPont Elementary performs better than the typical district in the county—though the county contains a wide range, including the large urban Nashville system. A parent should keep in mind that this is a single elementary school, not a district average, and that the comparison is to districts, not to individual schools. The school’s participation rates on the tests were high, near or at full participation, so the results reflect nearly all tested students.
Because DuPont Elementary only serves through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, nor any data on chronic absenteeism or discipline. The school does not appear to be a magnet or charter school. The data set does not include information on programs such as gifted offerings, art, music, or after-school activities, so the academic and enrichment experience beyond the core subjects is not documented here.
Old Hickory itself contributes strongly to the character of the school. The neighborhood is a former company town, with the historic Village of Old Hickory still intact: planned by DuPont to be self-sufficient, it included a hospital, churches, a city hall, police and fire stations, theaters, a bank, and a commissary. The main street is Old Hickory Boulevard, and the area is bordered by the Cumberland River and Old Hickory Lake, giving it a waterfront quality. The original housing stock ranges from small bungalows built for factory workers to larger homes for management, and many formerly dilapidated houses are now being renovated and gentrified. The DuPont plant, while largely shut down, still employs a small number of workers. The neighborhood has a community center, a historic post office on the National Register of Historic Places, a Colonial Revival library, a country club, and a golf course. Housing values in the ZIP code are above the national and state benchmarks, and rents follow a similar pattern, which positions the area as a mid-to-upper-market part of the Nashville region.
The district level, Davidson County (Metro Nashville Public Schools), showed no notable recent changes in the public record that would affect parents, so the school operates within a stable district framework.
For a family evaluating this school, the picture is of a small-ish elementary in a distinct, historically rooted neighborhood that is seeing reinvestment. The academic proficiency rates are moderate but compare favorably to other districts in the county, and the student body is reasonably diverse. The missing data on free-lunch eligibility and special populations means a parent would want to ask the school directly about the share of students from lower-income households and about support services for students with disabilities or those learning English. The school’s size and grade span mean it feeds into a middle school and high school outside the scope of this profile, so a family should consider the full pathway through the Davidson County system. The neighborhood itself offers a walkable historic village with lake access and is a short drive into Nashville, which may appeal to families looking for a non-suburban, non-urban middle ground.
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