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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Rutherford County

This page covers 25 elementary schools in Rutherford County. 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.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 25
1
rank
Homer Pittard Campus School
Grades KG–05242 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
2
rank
Cedar Grove Elementary
Grades PK–05813 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
3
rank
Kittrell Elementary
Grades PK–05337 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
34/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
4
rank
Lascassas Elementary
Grades PK–05629 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
5
rank
Smyrna Elementary
Grades PK–05711 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
6
rank
LaVergne Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–05858 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
7
rank
Barfield Elementary
Grades PK–05961 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
17.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
8
rank
Christiana Elementary
Grades PK–05664 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
9
rank
Walter Hill Elementary
Grades PK–05589 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
10
rank
David Youree Elementary
Grades PK–05738 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,822
Below nat'l avg
15 more elementary schools in Rutherford County 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
25
Elementary Schools
51
Total Schools
52
#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.