📍 2340 St. Andrews DR, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, 37128
Scales Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. The school has 1,049 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Murfreesboro school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Scales Elementary School enrolls 1,049 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 23% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 490 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 244 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 182 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 49 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Scales Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-40, state senate district 13, state house district 34.
Scales Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Murfreesboro, based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The district serves 9,342 students district-wide and employs 627 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,049 students, Scales Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 719 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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