Harpeth Valley Elementary

Summary:

Harpeth Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 607 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state.

Harpeth Valley Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of elementary schools in Tennessee, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science significantly higher than the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 67.9% of Harpeth Valley students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 29.5% in Davidson County and 39.7% statewide. However, the school's student population is relatively homogeneous, with a majority (71.99%) of students identifying as White, and lower percentages of African American (6.92%), Hispanic (8.73%), and Asian (4.45%) students compared to nearby schools.

While Harpeth Valley Elementary excels in the performance of many student subgroups, the school's ranking for Asian Students and Special Education Students has been more inconsistent. When compared to other high-performing schools in the area, such as Hunters Bend Elementary, Walnut Grove Elementary, and Julia Green Elementary, Harpeth Valley is performing at a similar, if not slightly lower, level in terms of academic achievement. This suggests that while Harpeth Valley is an excellent school, there are other schools in the region that are achieving even higher levels of student success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 7840 Learning LN
       Nashville, TN  37221


(615) 662-3015

District: Davidson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
94th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  607

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.0%
Hispanic:
8.7%
Two or more races:
7.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  17.5% Help


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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harpeth Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Harpeth Valley Elementary 94th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Harpeth Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Harpeth Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 96.62 33rd 809 95.9%
2011 93.87 42nd 818 94.9%
2012 95.41 36th 820 95.6%
2013 90.40 44th 846 94.8%
2014 89.40 36th 853 95.8%
2015 87.72 69th 855 91.9%
2017 65.50 156th 646 75.9%
2018 80.38 134th 997 86.6%
2019 87.32 106th 985 89.2%
2021 78.83 149th 983 84.8%
2022 91.20 80th 1000 92.0%
2023 94.25 62nd 1020 93.9%
2024 88.71 94th 1018 90.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.93 1st 95 98.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.16 63rd 395 84.1%
2019 43.44 127th 255 50.2%
2021 34.70 243rd 369 34.1%
2023 62.07 113th 528 78.6%
2024 91.74 22nd 582 96.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.86 663rd 877 24.4%
2021 34.78 543rd 823 34.0%
2022 78.44 95th 858 88.9%
2024 40.55 508th 853 40.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.05 124th 926 86.6%
2021 75.19 159th 945 83.2%
2022 86.90 96th 975 90.2%
2023 94.75 50th 989 94.9%
2024 88.07 92nd 990 90.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 88.65 80th 916 91.3%
2021 78.22 147th 941 84.4%
2022 92.39 68th 980 93.1%
2023 90.41 83rd 987 91.6%
2024 84.84 109th 991 89.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.88 10th 62 83.9%
2021 30.03 44th 53 17.0%
2022 33.85 43rd 55 21.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.59 202nd 450 55.1%
2019 64.84 96th 404 76.2%
2021 55.89 127th 411 69.1%
2022 90.54 31st 483 93.6%
2023 90.52 33rd 500 93.4%
2024 70.06 110th 498 77.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.65 98th 319 69.3%
2021 60.04 95th 324 70.7%
2022 86.98 36th 363 90.1%
2023 94.51 22nd 387 94.3%
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Rank History for White students at Harpeth Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.26 135th 841 83.9%
2019 85.05 107th 812 86.8%
2021 80.64 126th 844 85.1%
2022 89.11 82nd 844 90.3%
2023 92.81 52nd 852 93.9%
2024 89.26 83rd 847 90.2%
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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

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, November 20, 2015

Open Quote My child has been at this school 4 years now, and I have learned the good and the bad. Sure they get higher test scores, that's the good, but the bad is the way they get there. Every year I hear from my son's teachers about him not being 'able' to finish work, and I got a little fed up and started talking to other parents and inquiring about the amount of work they give the kids. As it turns out, many many parents are begging teachers to give less classwork so their children will be able to finish. Sadly, most teachers there take away recess time for the kids not finishing, and make them finish during that tiny little 30 minutes of recess. This doesn't leave the kids refreshed to go back and do more work, but try explaining that to any teacher at this school. I inquired about just how many children don't finish their class work and its about a third each day, that many children not able to go to recess. I also inquired about the amount of work given, and it is more and more as the school year goes on. My child stopped even trying to finish because he knew that he couldn't, so even less work was being completed. Homework is another story, it is about 1-2 hours each night, every night, and projects on top of that. So anything extra you would like to do with your child while they are a student at HVE will not be possible. I'm glad my son is being pushed a little, but if I could go back, I would not have moved here for this school. I hope the principal reads this and takes it to heart. Grades and test scores are wonderful, but not at this expense. For all this work, they could at least teach another language, but they do not. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Open Quote We moved to a nearby neighborhood so our children could attend this school, based on its high test scores. It was a mistake - we pulled out kids after ~1.5 years. The school combines all of the worst stereotypes of teachers' unions and southern schools. Lowest-common-denominator teaching by a disinterested staff and a 'spare the rod, spoil the child' principal. Test scores are good because the kids are upper middle class with involved parents - the school itself is worse than useless. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Harpeth Valley Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 291 82 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1989 321 81 6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 408
1990 364 75 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1991 392 67 12 1 0 n/a n/a 0 472
1992 412 71 13 1 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1993 456 81 9 2 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1994 407 73 12 2 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1995 432 75 27 4 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1996 432 75 27 4 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1997 492 89 27 3 0 n/a n/a -13 598
1998 324 262 20 11 1 n/a n/a -1 617
1999 527 64 22 3 0 n/a n/a 0 616
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 561 561
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 603 603
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 643 643
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 643 643
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 690 690
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 699 699
2006 601 61 37 5 3 n/a n/a 0 707
2007 596 72 34 5 2 n/a n/a 0 709
2008 543 80 41 7 2 n/a n/a 0 673
2009 547 89 54 5 2 n/a n/a 0 697
2010 581 80 68 7 2 n/a n/a 0 738
2011 584 85 57 7 1 3 0 0 737
2012 595 79 57 4 2 1 4 0 742
2013 586 73 68 13 0 2 7 0 749
2014 598 85 62 19 0 1 11 0 776
2015 592 84 56 18 0 0 13 0 763
2016 590 94 63 23 0 0 21 0 791
2017 559 110 54 33 0 0 24 0 780
2018 535 88 50 53 0 1 30 0 757
2019 501 79 42 55 0 1 27 0 705
2020 518 77 40 40 0 2 25 0 702
2021 446 67 42 39 0 2 28 0 624
2022 429 52 44 47 1 2 33 0 608
2023 437 42 27 53 1 1 46 0 607

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

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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 Harpeth Valley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 381 19.0 20.0 n/a
1989 408 22.0 18.5 n/a
1990 451 22.0 20.5 n/a
1991 472 23.0 20.5 n/a
1992 497 23.0 21.6 n/a
1993 548 23.0 23.8 n/a
1994 494 29.0 17.0 n/a
1995 538 21.0 25.6 n/a
1996 538 21.0 25.6 n/a
1997 598 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 617 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 616 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 561 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 603 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 643 n/a n/a n/a
2003 643 n/a n/a n/a
2004 690 n/a n/a n/a
2005 699 n/a n/a n/a
2006 707 42.0 16.8 n/a
2007 709 46.0 15.4 13.5
2008 673 44.0 15.3 19.8
2009 697 43.5 16.0 19.5
2010 738 48.0 15.3 20.3
2011 737 52.0 14.1 21
2012 742 50.0 14.8 18.3
2013 749 51.5 14.5 19.5
2014 776 48.0 16.1 20.9
2015 763 48.0 15.8 25.7
2016 791 51.0 15.5 27.9
2017 780 43.0 18.1 n/a
2018 757 36.4 20.7 n/a
2019 705 49.0 14.3 n/a
2020 702 47.0 14.9 17.5
2021 624 45.0 13.8 n/a
2022 608 37.5 16.2 n/a
2023 607 38.3 15.8 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 Harpeth Valley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 381 19.0 20.0 n/a
1989 408 22.0 18.5 n/a
1990 451 22.0 20.5 n/a
1991 472 23.0 20.5 n/a
1992 497 23.0 21.6 n/a
1993 548 23.0 23.8 n/a
1994 494 29.0 17.0 n/a
1995 538 21.0 25.6 n/a
1996 538 21.0 25.6 n/a
1997 598 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 617 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 616 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 561 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 603 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 643 n/a n/a n/a
2003 643 n/a n/a n/a
2004 690 n/a n/a n/a
2005 699 n/a n/a n/a
2006 707 42.0 16.8 n/a
2007 709 46.0 15.4 13.5
2008 673 44.0 15.3 19.8
2009 697 43.5 16.0 19.5
2010 738 48.0 15.3 20.3
2011 737 52.0 14.1 21
2012 742 50.0 14.8 18.3
2013 749 51.5 14.5 19.5
2014 776 48.0 16.1 20.9
2015 763 48.0 15.8 25.7
2016 791 51.0 15.5 27.9
2017 780 43.0 18.1 n/a
2018 757 36.4 20.7 n/a
2019 705 49.0 14.3 n/a
2020 702 47.0 14.9 17.5
2021 624 45.0 13.8 n/a
2022 608 37.5 16.2 n/a
2023 607 38.3 15.8 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 Harpeth Valley Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $428 (3.3%) $12,235 (93.3%) $13,113
2020 $356 (3.0%) $11,297 (93.7%) $12,058
2021 $1,402 (10.6%) $11,662 (88.2%) $13,217
2022 $1,038 (6.8%) $13,483 (88.8%) $15,191
2023 $1,749 (9.7%) $15,575 (86.4%) $18,035

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Harpeth Valley Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 106th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 62nd of 1020 Elementary schools
 4.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Harpeth Valley Elementary)64.567.9
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)34.330
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Harpeth Valley Elementary)50.461.6
 11.2%
   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 (Harpeth Valley Elementary)68.879.8
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)36.233.4
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Harpeth Valley Elementary)51.673.4
 21.8%
   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 (Harpeth Valley Elementary)66.773.8
 7.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Davidson County)29.926.4
 3.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Harpeth Valley Elementary)5167.4
 16.4%
   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 Students705607
 13.9%
African American7942
 46.8%
American Indian01
Asian4227
 35.7%
Hispanic5553
 3.6%
Pacific Islander11
White501437
 12.8%
Two or More Races2746
 70.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Harpeth Valley Elementary

Students who attend Harpeth Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bellevue Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 607 students attended Harpeth Valley Elementary.

Students at Harpeth Valley Elementary are 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 4% Asian.

Yes. Harpeth Valley Elementary ranks in the top 9.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.


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