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Best Elementary Schools
in Davidson County Schools

This page covers 19 elementary schools in Davidson County Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

19
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 19
1
rank
Davidson County Schools Virtual Academy
Grades 01–0869 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
2
rank
Midway Elementary
Grades PK–05498 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Reeds Elementary
Grades PK–05266 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Northwest Elementary
Grades PK–05575 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
17.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
5
rank
Welcome Elementary
Grades PK–05593 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Brier Creek Elementary
Grades PK–05207 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
7
rank
Churchland Elementary
Grades PK–05395 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
8
rank
Denton Elementary
Grades PK–05385 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Tyro Elementary
Grades PK–05413 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Fair Grove Elementary
Grades PK–05522 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,522
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9 more elementary schools in Davidson County Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
19
Elementary Schools
36
Total Schools
54
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.