John Pittard Elementary

Summary:

John Pittard Elementary is a public elementary school in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, serving 821 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Murfreesboro District, which is ranked 77 out of 139 districts in the state.

John Pittard Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 34.35% White, 33.37% African American, 19.98% Hispanic, 2.56% Asian, and 9.5% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by TNReady assessments, is generally lower than the Murfreesboro district and Tennessee state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (35.8%) and English Language Arts (31.9%) were below the Murfreesboro district (45.6% and 42%, respectively) and the state (39.7% and 37.6%, respectively). Interestingly, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students have performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 25 out of 177 Tennessee elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing John Pittard Elementary to nearby schools in the Murfreesboro district, some interesting patterns emerge. For instance, Discovery School and Erma Siegel Elementary consistently outperform John Pittard Elementary in academic assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. This suggests that there may be opportunities for John Pittard Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from 478 out of 985 Tennessee elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 594 out of 1008 in 2023-2024, indicating that the school's performance has not kept pace with improvements in other schools across the state.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 745 DeJarnett LN
       Murfreesboro, TN  37130


(615) 396-0240

District: Murfreesboro

SchoolDigger Rank:
599th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,567 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  834

Racial breakdown:

White:
34.1%
African American:
32.5%
Hispanic:
21.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details John Pittard Elementary ranks worse than 58.8% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 7th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Murfreesboro School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.47. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at John Pittard Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.1%), African American (32.5%), Hispanic (21.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Pittard Elementary is 14.5. 6 elementary schools in the Murfreesboro School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare John Pittard Elementary employs 57.2 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Pittard Elementary is $12,567, which is the 6th highest among 13 elementary schools in the Murfreesboro School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Pittard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks John Pittard Elementary 599th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See John Pittard Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Murfreesboro:

SchoolDigger ranks Murfreesboro 77th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for John Pittard Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John Pittard Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 59.89 333rd 809 58.8%
2011 82.48 121st 818 85.2%
2012 71.08 236th 820 71.2%
2013 56.26 452nd 846 46.6%
2014 37.47 606th 853 29.0%
2015 45.51 536th 855 37.3%
2017 17.28 602nd 646 6.8%
2018 37.45 620th 997 37.8%
2019 46.94 478th 985 51.5%
2021 34.97 621st 983 36.8%
2022 39.37 589th 1000 41.1%
2023 34.62 672nd 1020 34.1%
2024 41.47 599th 1018 41.2%
See the entire list of Tennessee Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at John Pittard Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 85.00 4th 101 96.0%
2022 53.77 47th 165 71.5%
2024 69.54 25th 178 86.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John Pittard Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.12 348th 395 11.9%
2019 21.34 237th 255 7.1%
2021 31.03 263rd 369 28.7%
2022 20.67 418th 447 6.5%
2023 46.99 219th 528 58.5%
2024 42.30 287th 582 50.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Pittard Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.71 502nd 877 42.8%
2019 52.72 329th 821 59.9%
2021 37.26 506th 823 38.5%
2022 45.78 430th 858 49.9%
2023 34.81 586th 865 32.3%
2024 45.36 449th 853 47.4%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at John Pittard Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.26 441st 926 52.4%
2021 39.39 543rd 945 42.5%
2022 41.93 546th 975 44.0%
2023 35.82 632nd 989 36.1%
2024 36.46 641st 990 35.3%
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Rank History for Male students at John Pittard Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.93 502nd 916 45.2%
2021 31.17 638th 941 32.2%
2022 36.03 616th 980 37.1%
2023 33.79 664th 987 32.7%
2024 44.38 538th 991 45.7%
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Rank History for African American students at John Pittard Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.44 259th 450 42.4%
2019 42.96 202nd 404 50.0%
2021 45.60 172nd 411 58.2%
2022 43.50 232nd 483 52.0%
2023 42.91 248th 500 50.4%
2024 46.48 238th 498 52.2%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at John Pittard Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.94 151st 319 52.7%
2019 55.10 78th 250 68.8%
2021 58.88 101st 324 68.8%
2022 58.26 118th 363 67.5%
2023 47.27 185th 387 52.2%
2024 55.00 164th 415 60.5%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at John Pittard Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.11 315th 841 62.5%
2019 60.46 263rd 812 67.6%
2021 45.91 415th 844 50.8%
2022 45.34 425th 844 49.6%
2023 36.20 559th 852 34.4%
2024 44.92 449th 847 47.0%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, January 7, 2021

Open Quote This is the best school in Rutherford County. Great teachers and leaders!! Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Open Quote We've been with JPE since 2014. My kids love it here! Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, March 18, 2013

Open Quote This school is too busy labeling and drugging kids, instead of providing quality education for its students. Close Quote



Enrollment information for John Pittard Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 423 132 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1989 431 163 6 3 n/a n/a n/a 0 603
1990 596 148 13 2 0 n/a n/a -148 611
1991 411 99 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 517
1992 446 108 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1993 470 107 11 4 0 n/a n/a 0 592
1994 512 113 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 628
1995 438 129 9 7 1 n/a n/a 0 584
1996 438 129 9 7 1 n/a n/a 0 584
1997 487 116 8 7 2 n/a n/a -5 615
1998 511 139 28 9 2 n/a n/a 1 690
1999 464 108 17 16 0 n/a n/a 0 605
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 648 648
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 567 567
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 534 534
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 534 534
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 569 569
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 628 628
2006 371 169 29 30 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2007 407 202 37 54 0 n/a n/a 0 700
2008 499 273 39 51 3 n/a n/a 0 865
2009 561 294 38 64 0 n/a n/a 0 957
2010 503 294 31 64 0 n/a n/a 0 892
2011 498 302 22 75 0 6 45 0 948
2012 507 299 25 105 0 4 52 0 992
2013 534 310 22 130 1 3 46 0 1046
2014 537 311 23 141 2 1 48 0 1063
2015 485 274 15 151 1 0 63 0 989
2016 456 255 20 173 0 0 73 0 977
2017 320 240 21 155 1 0 55 0 792
2018 284 284 14 169 1 0 51 0 803
2019 265 264 18 165 1 0 59 0 772
2020 264 297 18 182 1 0 77 0 839
2021 248 283 18 150 2 0 69 0 770
2022 260 269 16 141 2 0 74 0 762
2023 282 274 21 164 1 1 78 0 821
2024 284 271 16 181 3 1 78 0 834

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Pittard Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 561 29.0 19.3 n/a
1989 603 29.0 20.7 n/a
1990 611 27.0 22.6 n/a
1991 517 31.0 16.6 n/a
1992 562 31.0 18.1 n/a
1993 592 31.0 19.1 n/a
1994 628 33.0 19.0 n/a
1995 584 36.0 16.2 n/a
1996 584 36.0 16.2 n/a
1997 615 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 690 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 605 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 648 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 567 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 534 n/a n/a n/a
2003 534 n/a n/a n/a
2004 569 n/a n/a n/a
2005 628 n/a n/a n/a
2006 599 37.0 16.2 n/a
2007 700 43.3 16.2 42.3
2008 865 56.5 15.3 42.9
2009 957 61.0 15.7 42.9
2010 892 59.0 15.1 52
2011 948 61.0 15.5 53.8
2012 992 63.4 15.6 60.6
2013 1046 63.9 16.3 59.8
2014 1063 70.8 15.0 62.8
2015 989 67.0 14.7 53.4
2016 977 69.0 14.1 69.2
2017 792 52.1 15.2 n/a
2018 803 52.9 15.1 n/a
2019 772 48.3 15.9 n/a
2020 839 55.4 15.1 n/a
2021 770 57.7 13.3 n/a
2022 762 54.1 14.0 n/a
2023 821 56.8 14.4 n/a
2024 834 57.2 14.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Pittard Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 561 29.0 19.3 n/a
1989 603 29.0 20.7 n/a
1990 611 27.0 22.6 n/a
1991 517 31.0 16.6 n/a
1992 562 31.0 18.1 n/a
1993 592 31.0 19.1 n/a
1994 628 33.0 19.0 n/a
1995 584 36.0 16.2 n/a
1996 584 36.0 16.2 n/a
1997 615 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 690 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 605 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 648 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 567 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 534 n/a n/a n/a
2003 534 n/a n/a n/a
2004 569 n/a n/a n/a
2005 628 n/a n/a n/a
2006 599 37.0 16.2 n/a
2007 700 43.3 16.2 42.3
2008 865 56.5 15.3 42.9
2009 957 61.0 15.7 42.9
2010 892 59.0 15.1 52
2011 948 61.0 15.5 53.8
2012 992 63.4 15.6 60.6
2013 1046 63.9 16.3 59.8
2014 1063 70.8 15.0 62.8
2015 989 67.0 14.7 53.4
2016 977 69.0 14.1 69.2
2017 792 52.1 15.2 n/a
2018 803 52.9 15.1 n/a
2019 772 48.3 15.9 n/a
2020 839 55.4 15.1 n/a
2021 770 57.7 13.3 n/a
2022 762 54.1 14.0 n/a
2023 821 56.8 14.4 n/a
2024 834 57.2 14.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for John Pittard Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $527 (5.1%) $9,226 (88.7%) $10,401
2020 $442 (4.2%) $9,543 (89.9%) $10,615
2021 $1,083 (9.0%) $10,342 (85.7%) $12,070
2022 $1,261 (10.0%) $10,601 (84.3%) $12,580
2023 $1,112 (8.8%) $10,668 (84.9%) $12,567

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John Pittard Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 478th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 672nd of 1020 Elementary schools
 17.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (John Pittard Elementary)5243.6
 8.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Murfreesboro)56.548.4
 8.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (John Pittard Elementary)3431.6
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Murfreesboro)41.144.4
 3.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (John Pittard Elementary)42.538.2
 4.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Murfreesboro)59.150.8
 8.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (John Pittard Elementary)28.330.1
 1.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Murfreesboro)3946.6
 7.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (John Pittard Elementary)44.925
 19.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Murfreesboro)50.744.6
 6.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (John Pittard Elementary)28.323.3
 5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Murfreesboro)35.837.5
 1.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (John Pittard Elementary)36.125.6
 10.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Murfreesboro)43.135.7
 7.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)3933.8
 5.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (John Pittard Elementary)27.931.8
 3.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Murfreesboro)2831.2
 3.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.435.9
 2.5%
6th Grade Social Studies (John Pittard Elementary)26.234.1
 7.9%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Murfreesboro)27.832.9
 5.1%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)3843.4
 5.4%
All Grades Mathematics (John Pittard Elementary)44.634.5
 10.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Murfreesboro)53.546.6
 6.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (John Pittard Elementary)29.728.7
 1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Murfreesboro)3741.6
 4.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%
All Grades Social Studies (John Pittard Elementary)26.234.1
 7.9%
   All Grades Social Studies (Murfreesboro)27.832.9
 5.1%
   All Grades Social Studies (Tennessee)40.943.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students772821
 6.3%
African American264274
 3.8%
American Indian11
Asian1821
 16.7%
Hispanic165164
 0.6%
Pacific Islander01
White265282
 6.4%
Two or More Races5978
 32.2%


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John Pittard Elementary ranks 599th of 1018 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at John Pittard Elementary are 34% White, 32% African American, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 834 students attended John Pittard Elementary.


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