Neely's Bend Elementary

Summary:

Neely's Bend Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Tennessee, serving 368 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Neely's Bend Elementary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of minority students compared to nearby schools. In the 2022-2023 school year, the student population was 36.96% African American, 48.1% Hispanic, and only 11.68% White. This contrasts with schools like Hermitage Elementary, Pennington Elementary, and DuPont Elementary, which have a higher percentage of White students. Academically, Neely's Bend consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates in TNReady assessments significantly lower than state and county averages.

While Neely's Bend's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively better than the overall school, the school's African American and Hispanic students still lag behind their peers in the state and county. Interestingly, Neely's Bend has a relatively high per-student spending of around $14,400, which is higher than the state average, but this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. The school's low student-teacher ratio suggests sufficient teaching resources, but the persistent low rankings over the past decade indicate the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational practices and leadership to address the root causes of the poor student performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 1300 Neely's Bend RD
       Madison, TN  37115


(615) 860-1471

District: Davidson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
867th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools


Students who attend Neely's Bend Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Neely's Bend: A LEAD Public School
High:    Hunters Lane High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  368

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.1%
African American:
37.0%
White:
11.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87% Help


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Compare Details Neely's Bend Elementary ranks worse than 85.2% of elementary schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.46. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Neely's Bend Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Neely's Bend Elementary 867th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Neely's Bend Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Female students:
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African American students:
Hispanic students:


Davidson County:

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


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Rank History for Neely's Bend Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Neely's Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 27.58 644th 809 20.4%
2011 10.22 788th 818 3.7%
2012 14.33 760th 820 7.3%
2013 19.28 799th 846 5.6%
2014 13.72 788th 853 7.6%
2015 11.42 817th 855 4.4%
2018 11.84 932nd 997 6.5%
2019 13.34 897th 985 8.9%
2021 12.81 871st 983 11.4%
2022 15.24 877th 1000 12.3%
2023 16.37 867th 1020 15.0%
2024 17.46 867th 1018 14.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Neely's Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.60 56th 95 41.1%
2021 26.60 91st 101 9.9%
2022 50.12 57th 165 65.5%
2023 39.91 98th 164 40.2%
2024 46.43 77th 178 56.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Neely's Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.18 843rd 877 3.9%
2019 18.88 750th 821 8.6%
2021 17.65 737th 823 10.4%
2022 24.49 712th 858 17.0%
2023 18.37 778th 865 10.1%
2024 27.67 678th 853 20.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Neely's Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.89 853rd 926 7.9%
2021 10.39 876th 945 7.3%
2022 12.38 891st 975 8.6%
2023 19.65 813th 989 17.8%
2024 18.57 835th 990 15.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Neely's Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.02 864th 916 5.7%
2021 18.51 788th 941 16.3%
2022 29.16 708th 980 27.8%
2023 23.69 772nd 987 21.8%
2024 22.43 804th 991 18.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Neely's Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.80 393rd 450 12.7%
2019 15.37 383rd 404 5.2%
2021 40.01 207th 411 49.6%
2022 29.53 331st 483 31.5%
2023 38.81 281st 500 43.8%
2024 33.81 323rd 498 35.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Neely's Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.62 272nd 319 14.7%
2019 32.00 174th 250 30.4%
2021 19.75 301st 324 7.1%
2022 35.64 231st 363 36.4%
2023 23.35 336th 387 13.2%
2024 31.32 300th 415 27.7%
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Rank History for White students at Neely's Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.86 832nd 841 1.1%
2019 18.71 727th 812 10.5%
2022 3.06 843rd 844 0.1%
2023 4.74 850th 852 0.2%
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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.

Neely's Bend Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Neely's Bend Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 385 132 1 0 0 n/a n/a -1 517
1989 369 132 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 504
1990 392 127 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 526
1991 392 127 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 526
1992 440 143 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1993 448 165 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1994 460 154 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1995 418 148 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1996 418 148 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1997 414 168 3 1 0 n/a n/a 1 587
1998 285 230 17 10 1 n/a n/a 1 544
1999 366 178 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 554
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 504 504
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 395 395
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 354 354
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 354 354
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 361 361
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 414 414
2006 172 162 2 114 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2007 130 139 3 124 3 n/a n/a 0 399
2008 88 126 2 133 5 n/a n/a 0 354
2009 114 181 3 148 3 n/a n/a 0 449
2010 106 188 5 153 1 n/a n/a 0 453
2011 112 158 3 165 1 2 1 0 442
2012 112 154 4 163 0 2 3 0 438
2013 244 167 5 60 1 2 0 0 479
2014 102 150 5 193 0 0 7 0 457
2015 93 135 4 211 0 0 10 0 453
2016 70 129 3 180 0 0 11 0 393
2017 80 130 1 162 0 0 12 0 385
2018 67 108 1 137 0 0 7 0 320
2019 58 84 1 118 0 0 7 0 268
2020 51 94 0 148 0 0 12 0 305
2021 49 73 1 130 0 0 15 0 268
2022 40 95 0 129 0 0 11 0 275
2023 43 136 2 177 0 0 10 0 368

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 Neely's Bend Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 517 25.0 20.6 n/a
1989 504 29.0 17.3 n/a
1990 526 29.0 18.1 n/a
1991 526 25.0 21.0 n/a
1992 591 25.0 23.6 n/a
1993 616 25.0 24.6 n/a
1994 618 33.0 18.7 n/a
1995 570 24.0 23.8 n/a
1996 570 24.0 23.8 n/a
1997 587 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 544 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 554 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 504 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 395 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 354 n/a n/a n/a
2003 354 n/a n/a n/a
2004 361 n/a n/a n/a
2005 414 n/a n/a n/a
2006 450 29.3 15.4 n/a
2007 399 29.0 13.8 89
2008 354 26.0 13.6 89.3
2009 449 26.9 16.7 72.4
2010 453 33.0 13.7 92.7
2011 442 29.5 14.9 91
2012 438 30.0 14.6 89.7
2013 479 34.0 14.0 88.9
2014 457 33.0 13.8 85.8
2015 453 33.0 13.7 83.2
2016 393 32.0 12.2 87
2017 385 27.0 14.2 n/a
2018 320 22.5 14.2 n/a
2019 268 24.0 11.1 n/a
2020 305 23.0 13.2 n/a
2021 268 19.3 13.8 n/a
2022 275 16.5 16.6 n/a
2023 368 24.5 15.0 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 Neely's Bend Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 517 25.0 20.6 n/a
1989 504 29.0 17.3 n/a
1990 526 29.0 18.1 n/a
1991 526 25.0 21.0 n/a
1992 591 25.0 23.6 n/a
1993 616 25.0 24.6 n/a
1994 618 33.0 18.7 n/a
1995 570 24.0 23.8 n/a
1996 570 24.0 23.8 n/a
1997 587 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 544 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 554 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 504 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 395 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 354 n/a n/a n/a
2003 354 n/a n/a n/a
2004 361 n/a n/a n/a
2005 414 n/a n/a n/a
2006 450 29.3 15.4 n/a
2007 399 29.0 13.8 89
2008 354 26.0 13.6 89.3
2009 449 26.9 16.7 72.4
2010 453 33.0 13.7 92.7
2011 442 29.5 14.9 91
2012 438 30.0 14.6 89.7
2013 479 34.0 14.0 88.9
2014 457 33.0 13.8 85.8
2015 453 33.0 13.7 83.2
2016 393 32.0 12.2 87
2017 385 27.0 14.2 n/a
2018 320 22.5 14.2 n/a
2019 268 24.0 11.1 n/a
2020 305 23.0 13.2 n/a
2021 268 19.3 13.8 n/a
2022 275 16.5 16.6 n/a
2023 368 24.5 15.0 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 Neely's Bend Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,286 (8.2%) $13,452 (85.6%) $15,713
2020 $924 (6.6%) $12,263 (87.8%) $13,969
2021 $2,005 (13.9%) $12,028 (83.5%) $14,403
2022 $1,683 (9.6%) $14,643 (83.4%) $17,550
2023 $2,491 (13.3%) $15,314 (81.6%) $18,756

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Neely's Bend Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 897th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 867th of 1020 Elementary schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Neely's Bend Elementary)17.611.3
 6.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)34.330
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Neely's Bend Elementary)9.824.5
 14.7%
   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 (Neely's Bend Elementary)22.219.2
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)36.233.4
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Neely's Bend Elementary)1919.2
 0.2%
   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 (Neely's Bend Elementary)20.215
 5.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Davidson County)29.926.4
 3.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Neely's Bend Elementary)14.919
 4.1%
   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 Students268368
 37.3%
African American84136
 61.9%
American Indian00
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic118177
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White5843
 25.9%
Two or More Races710
 42.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Neely's Bend Elementary

Neely's Bend Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Students who attend Neely's Bend Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neely's Bend: A LEAD Public School
High : Hunters Lane High

In the 2022-23 school year, 368 students attended Neely's Bend Elementary.

Students at Neely's Bend Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 37% African American, 12% White, 3% Two or more races.


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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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