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Pennington Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 2817 Donna Hill DR, Nashville, Davidson County, 37214

308
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pennington Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nashville, Davidson County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Davidson County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Davidson County

Enrollment & staffing

Pennington Elementary enrolls 308 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
165 (54%)
Female students
143 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
21.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White16353%
Hispanic or Latino6621%
Black or African American5016%
Two or more races268.4%
Asian2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Pennington Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 20, state house district 60.

School district: Davidson County

Pennington Elementary is one of 161 schools in Davidson County, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The district serves 81,021 students district-wide and employs 4,975 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 308 students, Pennington Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.

81,021
District students
161
Schools
4,975
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

22%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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