The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in Math. The lowest is 56% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Beech Elementary
Beech Elementary sits in a suburban part of Hendersonville, a city that has grown rapidly along Old Hickory Lake and the Cumberland River. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of Sumner County Schools, a district where publicly reported changes have been minimal in recent years. Hendersonville itself offers a car-oriented landscape with concentrated retail and dining at Indian Lake Village, lakefront recreation, and a mix of older neighborhoods and newer developments. The housing market in the area is expensive relative to both the state and the nation, and rents have been stable.
Academically, Beech Elementary’s students perform well on Tennessee’s state assessments. In math, a strong majority of students scored proficient or above. In English language arts, the share was similarly high, though somewhat lower than in math. Science results also showed a majority of students at the proficient level and above. Social studies data comes from an earlier year and reflects a different assessment, so it should be treated with caution; that result also showed a majority of students proficient. These are the test subjects that the state reports for elementary grades, and nearly every student took the assessments, so the results are broadly representative of the school’s tested population. Because the school only goes through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to consider, and no advanced course offerings like AP or dual credit are relevant here.
The student body is predominantly white, with small numbers of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. Information on the share of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch is not available in the data, so a family looking to understand the socioeconomic mix would need to ask the school directly. Similarly, data on students with disabilities and English learners is missing. Without these figures, it is not possible to know whether the school offers targeted support programs for those populations. This is a gap a parent may want to investigate further with the school or district.
The school itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. There is no information about its Title I status, so it is unclear whether the school receives federal funding for low-income students. The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school, with balanced numbers across grades from kindergarten through fifth, plus a sizable pre-kindergarten program. The setting is suburban, and the school shares its name with the nearby Beech High School, though the two are separate campuses. Families living in the Long Hollow Pike area would find the school within a short drive of many Hendersonville neighborhoods, though the built environment is car-dependent.
For a family considering this school, the academic picture is a clear strength: students are consistently meeting state proficiency benchmarks across the tested subjects. The absence of data on income, special education, and English learner populations makes it harder to gauge the full range of supports, but the school’s performance numbers suggest a strong instructional foundation. The local housing market is expensive, consistent with a desirable lakefront suburb that has seen sustained growth. Parents who value a traditional elementary program in a suburban setting with solid test results would find Beech Elementary a good fit.
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