The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in Science. The lowest is 42% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Rock Springs Elementary
Rock Springs Elementary is a regular public school in La Vergne, Tennessee, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Rutherford County school district, a rapidly growing suburban system just southeast of Nashville. The school is large for an elementary campus, with an enrollment that fills a substantial building in a community that blends residential subdivisions, highway commercial strips, and industrial distribution centers.
The student body is notably diverse. While white students make up the largest group, a substantial share of the student population is Hispanic, another sizable portion is Black, and there are also Asian students and students of two or more races. The city of La Vergne itself has been recognized for its diversity, and Rock Springs reflects that mix. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the source material, so a family seeking that information would need to request it directly from the school or district.
On the Tennessee state assessments, called TNReady, Rock Springs Elementary posted results that place its overall proficiency across tested subjects above the midpoint relative to the two districts in Rutherford County used for comparison. In math, roughly half of students scored at the proficient or higher level. In English language arts, the share was slightly below that. Science proficiency came in near the half mark. These are mixed results: a parent will see that a meaningful portion of students are meeting grade-level expectations, while a similar portion are not. The school’s social studies data is from several years ago and reflects a different assessment, so it does not provide a current picture. For a closer look at how the school is performing with specific student groups or in year-over-year trends, the available data is limited.
The school is situated in an auto-oriented suburb where Interstate 24 and U.S. highways provide the primary transportation. The built environment is dominated by large housing developments such as Lake Forest Estates, along with commercial strips and logistics facilities. Major employers include Bridgestone, Amazon, and the ICEE Corporation, and the city has seen steady population growth. Housing values and rents in the area are near the national median, and the market has been relatively flat. The city markets itself as affordable, though the cost of a home here still requires a household income above the national median for a typical mortgage to be comfortable.
At the district level, Rutherford County has made several recent changes that affect families at Rock Springs. Voters approved a bond referendum in 2022 to fund new schools and renovations to keep pace with enrollment growth of roughly a thousand new students per year. That bond money has already opened a new elementary school in another part of the county and expanded a high school. The district also adopted a phonics-based literacy curriculum across all elementary schools beginning in 2021, with new instructional materials and a universal reading screener for kindergarten through third grade. By the 2024–25 school year, every student in the district had been issued a personal computing device—Chromebooks for most grades, iPads for younger ones—a shift that is now permanent.
Rock Springs Elementary offers a regular elementary program; no special magnet or themed programs were listed in the source data. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Families choosing this school will be part of a large, diverse elementary community in a suburb that is still adding housing and jobs. The academic results show a solid foundation with room for growth, and the district is investing in infrastructure and instructional changes that may shape the experience in coming years.
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