Cole Elementary

Summary:

Cole Elementary is a public elementary school located in Antioch, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 786. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cole Elementary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (67.56%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 11.7% to 72.89% Hispanic students. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, with a 1-star rating. Its proficiency rates in TNReady Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are consistently well below the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rate in Mathematics for all grades was 16%, compared to 29.5% for Davidson County and 39.7% for the state.

The high percentage of Hispanic students at Cole Elementary, coupled with the low academic performance, suggests that the school may be serving a predominantly disadvantaged population. This raises questions about equity and access to quality education for this student population. Additionally, the relatively high spending per student at Cole Elementary, combined with the poor academic outcomes, suggests that the school may not be effectively allocating its resources to support student learning. In contrast, nearby schools like May Werthan Shayne Elementary and Granbery Elementary demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, despite being part of the same district.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5060 Colemont DR
       Antioch, TN  37013


(615) 333-5043

District: Davidson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
912th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,027 Help


Students who attend Cole Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Antioch Middle
High:    Cane Ridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  840

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.8%
White:
10.7%
African American:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.1% Help


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Compare Details Cole Elementary ranks worse than 89.6% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 58th among 78 ranked elementary schools in the Davidson County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.35. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Cole Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Davidson County School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.8%), White (10.7%), African American (8.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cole Elementary is 15.1, which is the 36th best among 78 elementary schools in the Davidson County School District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cole Elementary is $19,027. 50 elementary schools in the Davidson County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cole Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cole Elementary 912th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Cole Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Davidson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Davidson County 123rd of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cole Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 25.78 658th 809 18.7%
2011 52.51 426th 818 47.9%
2012 31.38 634th 820 22.7%
2013 23.47 773rd 846 8.6%
2014 31.60 655th 853 23.2%
2015 28.98 706th 855 17.4%
2018 20.32 832nd 997 16.5%
2019 20.89 822nd 985 16.5%
2021 7.15 965th 983 1.8%
2022 9.40 957th 1000 4.3%
2023 12.67 923rd 1020 9.5%
2024 13.35 912th 1018 10.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.22 77th 95 18.9%
2022 23.95 155th 165 6.1%
2023 26.78 148th 164 9.8%
2024 25.60 155th 178 12.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.81 390th 395 1.3%
2024 15.07 572nd 582 1.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.69 585th 877 33.3%
2019 32.12 610th 821 25.7%
2021 12.52 803rd 823 2.4%
2022 20.63 760th 858 11.4%
2023 19.30 771st 865 10.9%
2024 15.27 806th 853 5.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.27 774th 926 16.4%
2021 7.53 929th 945 1.7%
2022 10.50 920th 975 5.6%
2023 11.36 918th 989 7.2%
2024 10.10 934th 990 5.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.06 774th 916 15.5%
2021 8.15 921st 941 2.1%
2022 11.54 912th 980 6.9%
2023 16.37 859th 987 13.0%
2024 17.46 853rd 991 13.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.10 61st 62 1.6%
2019 5.86 35th 38 7.9%
2021 2.19 52nd 53 1.9%
2022 2.71 54th 55 1.8%
2023 0.37 57th 57 0.0%
2024 1.25 54th 55 1.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.02 302nd 450 32.9%
2019 16.92 376th 404 6.9%
2021 18.78 380th 411 7.5%
2022 30.65 321st 483 33.5%
2023 20.94 418th 500 16.4%
2024 29.29 349th 498 29.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.54 231st 319 27.6%
2019 29.44 184th 250 26.4%
2021 12.25 323rd 324 0.3%
2022 15.12 354th 363 2.5%
2023 21.69 346th 387 10.6%
2024 17.70 387th 415 6.7%
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Rank History for White students at Cole Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.58 616th 841 26.8%
2019 16.20 756th 812 6.9%
2021 8.16 839th 844 0.6%
2022 3.57 842nd 844 0.2%
2023 9.62 833rd 852 2.2%
2024 7.61 835th 847 1.4%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Cole Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 640 363 0 3 28 n/a n/a 0 1034
1989 564 353 25 3 2 n/a n/a 0 947
1990 583 398 26 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1009
1991 538 354 28 1 0 n/a n/a 0 921
1992 509 336 27 1 0 n/a n/a 0 873
1993 512 365 20 0 1 n/a n/a 0 898
1994 475 338 26 1 0 n/a n/a 0 840
1995 439 346 25 3 0 n/a n/a 0 813
1996 439 346 25 3 0 n/a n/a 0 813
1997 405 362 29 2 1 n/a n/a -9 790
1998 427 345 26 14 1 n/a n/a 1 814
1999 332 404 43 55 1 n/a n/a 0 835
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 781 781
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 734 734
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 687 687
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 687 687
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 609 609
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 646 646
2006 246 162 30 226 0 n/a n/a 0 664
2007 228 171 37 278 0 n/a n/a 0 714
2008 207 193 26 319 0 n/a n/a 0 745
2009 221 179 24 333 0 n/a n/a 0 757
2010 224 176 25 368 0 n/a n/a 0 793
2011 244 168 27 374 0 2 1 0 816
2012 251 178 27 402 0 1 3 0 862
2013 222 135 16 402 1 2 5 0 783
2014 208 127 33 445 0 0 5 0 818
2015 197 112 33 473 0 0 5 0 820
2016 169 72 55 512 0 0 7 0 815
2017 154 86 83 520 0 0 6 0 849
2018 138 84 78 494 0 0 9 0 803
2019 121 63 91 457 0 0 15 0 747
2020 112 65 94 474 0 1 12 0 758
2021 98 61 95 533 0 0 15 0 802
2022 87 63 91 561 1 1 13 0 817
2023 101 70 69 531 0 1 14 0 786
2024 90 73 66 595 1 0 15 0 840

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 Cole Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1034 59.0 17.5 n/a
1989 947 61.0 15.5 n/a
1990 1009 61.0 16.5 n/a
1991 921 45.0 20.4 n/a
1992 873 45.0 19.4 n/a
1993 898 45.0 20.0 n/a
1994 840 48.0 17.5 n/a
1995 813 34.0 23.9 n/a
1996 813 34.0 23.9 n/a
1997 790 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 814 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 835 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 781 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 734 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 687 n/a n/a n/a
2003 687 n/a n/a n/a
2004 609 n/a n/a n/a
2005 646 n/a n/a n/a
2006 664 40.0 16.6 n/a
2007 714 52.5 13.6 79.1
2008 745 53.0 14.1 83.2
2009 757 51.0 14.8 85.5
2010 793 54.0 14.6 82.6
2011 816 56.0 14.5 82.1
2012 862 54.0 15.9 87.6
2013 783 48.1 16.2 87.5
2014 818 51.1 16.0 89.2
2015 820 55.0 14.9 88.5
2016 815 61.0 13.3 92.1
2017 849 48.6 17.4 n/a
2018 803 54.0 14.8 n/a
2019 747 59.8 12.4 n/a
2020 758 54.0 14.0 n/a
2021 802 58.5 13.7 n/a
2022 817 60.5 13.5 n/a
2023 786 58.5 13.4 n/a
2024 840 55.5 15.1 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 Cole Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1034 59.0 17.5 n/a
1989 947 61.0 15.5 n/a
1990 1009 61.0 16.5 n/a
1991 921 45.0 20.4 n/a
1992 873 45.0 19.4 n/a
1993 898 45.0 20.0 n/a
1994 840 48.0 17.5 n/a
1995 813 34.0 23.9 n/a
1996 813 34.0 23.9 n/a
1997 790 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 814 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 835 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 781 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 734 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 687 n/a n/a n/a
2003 687 n/a n/a n/a
2004 609 n/a n/a n/a
2005 646 n/a n/a n/a
2006 664 40.0 16.6 n/a
2007 714 52.5 13.6 79.1
2008 745 53.0 14.1 83.2
2009 757 51.0 14.8 85.5
2010 793 54.0 14.6 82.6
2011 816 56.0 14.5 82.1
2012 862 54.0 15.9 87.6
2013 783 48.1 16.2 87.5
2014 818 51.1 16.0 89.2
2015 820 55.0 14.9 88.5
2016 815 61.0 13.3 92.1
2017 849 48.6 17.4 n/a
2018 803 54.0 14.8 n/a
2019 747 59.8 12.4 n/a
2020 758 54.0 14.0 n/a
2021 802 58.5 13.7 n/a
2022 817 60.5 13.5 n/a
2023 786 58.5 13.4 n/a
2024 840 55.5 15.1 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cole Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,580 (10.2%) $13,044 (84.2%) $15,492
2020 $982 (7.5%) $11,255 (85.8%) $13,111
2021 $1,890 (14.0%) $11,331 (83.6%) $13,548
2022 $1,528 (9.3%) $13,796 (83.7%) $16,489
2023 $2,352 (12.4%) $15,744 (82.7%) $19,026

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Cole Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 822nd of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 923rd of 1020 Elementary schools
 7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cole Elementary)2626.4
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)34.330
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cole Elementary)2222.7
 0.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Davidson County)28.831.1
 2.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cole Elementary)27.317.9
 9.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)36.233.4
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cole Elementary)1917
 2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Davidson County)27.434.7
 7.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
All Grades Mathematics (Cole Elementary)26.618.4
 8.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Davidson County)29.926.4
 3.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Cole Elementary)20.617.3
 3.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Davidson County)25.927.4
 1.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students747786
 5.2%
African American6370
 11.1%
American Indian00
Asian9169
 24.2%
Hispanic457531
 16.2%
Pacific Islander01
White121101
 16.5%
Two or More Races1514
 6.7%


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Students who attend Cole Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Antioch Middle
High : Cane Ridge High School

Cole Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Students at Cole Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% African American, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 840 students attended Cole Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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