The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in Science. The lowest is 50% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Stanford Elementary
Stanford Elementary is a regular public school in Nashville's Donelson-Hermitage corridor, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Davidson County school district. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Black population and smaller shares of Hispanic students, students who identify as two or more races, and Asian students. Data on economic disadvantage, special education identification, and English learner status were not reported, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the supports available for those populations.
Academically, the school posts results that stand out within Davidson County. On the state's TNReady assessments, Stanford's students across grades three through eight performed well above the typical proficiency levels seen among schools in the county. In English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above was solidly in the upper half of the local range. In math, proficiency was lower than in reading but again well above the median for county schools. Science results matched the pattern, with a strong majority of students meeting the bar. These results place Stanford Elementary in the top tier of schools in Davidson County on overall proficiency. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not available.
The school is a neighborhood institution, not a magnet or charter, and its enrollment is small for an elementary serving pre-K through fifth grade. The prekindergarten enrollment is especially large relative to the number of children in each of the elementary grades, suggesting a well-used early childhood program that feeds into the school's K-5 classes. The absence of Title I status or free-and-reduced-price lunch data in the public record leaves a gap in understanding the economic makeup of the student body, but the housing context in the immediate area may offer clues.
Stanford's zip code sits in a part of Nashville where home values and rents are near the national average. The typical home value in the area is roughly in line with the national figure, and rents are moderate relative to incomes. The area's housing costs have been essentially flat recently. This is not the most expensive part of the Nashville market, nor the most affordable, but a middle-ground zone in a city that has seen rapid growth. Nashville itself is a major state capital and a fast-growing metropolitan area with a diversified economy built around healthcare, music and entertainment, publishing, banking, automotive, and technology. The city is large, car-dependent in most neighborhoods, and home to several major universities and corporate headquarters.
The school's location in the eastern part of Nashville places it in a less densely developed section of the city than downtown or the western suburbs. Families living near Stanford are likely to encounter a mix of older single-family housing and some newer construction, with a commute toward downtown or the airport that is manageable but not short. The district, Davidson County, is the same entity as Metro Nashville Public Schools, and a search for recent district-level changes that would affect parents turned up nothing publicly reported, so the landscape appears stable in terms of big policy shifts.
For a parent considering Stanford Elementary, the academic picture is the strongest signal. The school's proficiency rates are well above the typical range for Davidson County, and across subjects the results are consistently strong. The student body is not highly diverse by race, but it is not entirely homogenous. The school's size is small, which can mean more individual attention but also fewer specialized program offerings than a larger school might provide. No information on course access, arts, or enrichment programs was available in the data. A parent who values strong core academic performance in a stable neighborhood setting with an active pre-K program would find Stanford worth a close look. A parent looking for a school with significant economic diversity or documented supports for English learners and students with disabilities would need to fill in those missing pieces with a direct conversation at the school.
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