📍 6050 Manchester HWY, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, 37127
Buchanan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rutherford County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buchanan Elementary enrolls 475 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 293 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 8.4% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 23 | 4.8% |
| 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.
Buchanan Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-40, state senate district 14, state house district 48.
Buchanan Elementary is one of 51 schools in Rutherford County, based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The district serves 52,127 students district-wide and employs 3,238 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 475 students, Buchanan Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 1,022 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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