May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Summary:

May Werthan Shayne Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Nashville, Tennessee, with a diverse student population of 48.3% White, 23.81% African American, 11.7% Hispanic, and 10.2% Asian students. The school consistently outperforms the Davidson County and Tennessee averages in academic proficiency, particularly for its English Language Learner (ELL) students and students from African American and Hispanic backgrounds.

While May Werthan Shayne Elementary's performance is strong compared to the district and state, its ranking has declined over time, dropping from 218th out of 985 Tennessee elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 421st out of 1,008 in 2023-2024. The school's star rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 3 stars during this period. When compared to nearby schools in the Davidson County district, May Werthan Shayne generally performs better academically, with higher proficiency rates in mathematics and English Language Arts than schools like Haywood Elementary, Tusculum Elementary, and A.Z. Kelley Elementary.

However, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively weaker, ranking 558th out of 847 Tennessee elementary schools in this category for the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged students. When compared to the nearby Nashville Collegiate Prep, a public charter school, May Werthan Shayne Elementary outperforms the charter school in academic proficiency across all grades and subjects.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 6217 Nolensville RD
       Nashville, TN  37211


(615) 332-3020

District: Davidson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
425th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,544 Help


Students who attend May Werthan Shayne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    William Henry Oliver Middle
High:    John Overton High

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  704

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.4%
African American:
23.4%
Hispanic:
11.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details May Werthan Shayne Elementary School ranks better than 58.3% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 19th 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 53.88. (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 Racial makeup is: White (47.4%), African American (23.4%), Hispanic (11.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School is 16. 51 elementary schools in the Davidson County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School is $17,544. 71 elementary schools in the Davidson County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

May Werthan Shayne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks May Werthan Shayne Elementary School 425th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See May Werthan Shayne Elementary School 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 May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 63.49 299th 809 63.0%
2011 48.54 463rd 818 43.4%
2012 32.91 616th 820 24.9%
2013 49.23 549th 846 35.1%
2014 45.47 495th 853 42.0%
2015 45.08 542nd 855 36.6%
2017 53.68 271st 646 58.0%
2018 69.41 214th 997 78.5%
2019 71.19 218th 985 77.9%
2021 33.95 631st 983 35.8%
2022 47.46 493rd 1000 50.7%
2023 58.46 370th 1020 63.7%
2024 53.88 425th 1018 58.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.68 14th 95 85.3%
2019 50.85 25th 66 62.1%
2021 32.92 77th 101 23.8%
2022 46.74 69th 165 58.2%
2023 54.32 48th 164 70.7%
2024 57.64 52nd 178 70.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.69 241st 395 39.0%
2019 52.17 87th 255 65.9%
2021 58.08 94th 369 74.5%
2022 34.54 283rd 447 36.7%
2023 39.19 296th 528 43.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.21 236th 877 73.1%
2019 55.30 300th 821 63.5%
2021 25.98 647th 823 21.4%
2022 42.38 477th 858 44.4%
2023 52.76 363rd 865 58.0%
2024 36.14 560th 853 34.3%
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Rank History for Female students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.20 180th 926 80.6%
2021 31.32 638th 945 32.5%
2022 45.41 498th 975 48.9%
2023 58.10 354th 989 64.2%
2024 52.26 420th 990 57.6%
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Rank History for Male students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.38 245th 916 73.3%
2021 34.98 597th 941 36.6%
2022 46.93 473rd 980 51.7%
2023 56.17 378th 987 61.7%
2024 53.00 426th 991 57.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.09 50th 62 19.4%
2019 31.83 30th 38 21.1%
2021 8.05 48th 53 9.4%
2022 17.59 46th 55 16.4%
2023 17.81 48th 57 15.8%
2024 20.06 48th 55 12.7%
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Rank History for African American students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.62 78th 450 82.7%
2019 82.84 45th 404 88.9%
2021 49.72 154th 411 62.5%
2022 41.74 244th 483 49.5%
2023 56.83 174th 500 65.2%
2024 55.58 185th 498 62.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.76 59th 319 81.5%
2019 70.87 43rd 250 82.8%
2021 54.90 114th 324 64.8%
2022 55.21 129th 363 64.5%
2023 61.35 119th 387 69.3%
2024 50.94 187th 415 54.9%
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Rank History for White students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.46 191st 841 77.3%
2019 66.77 205th 812 74.8%
2021 28.28 642nd 844 23.9%
2022 49.70 376th 844 55.5%
2023 56.62 300th 852 64.8%
2024 46.73 420th 847 50.4%
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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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Enrollment information for May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 416 416
2006 210 230 34 14 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2007 232 280 40 17 1 n/a n/a 0 570
2008 207 274 31 20 1 n/a n/a 0 533
2009 256 244 34 27 3 n/a n/a 0 564
2010 284 234 46 34 4 n/a n/a 0 602
2011 362 271 59 59 2 0 3 0 756
2012 374 254 62 47 1 2 6 0 746
2013 392 257 58 43 1 2 9 0 762
2014 391 250 74 48 0 3 11 0 777
2015 401 258 66 51 0 3 15 0 794
2016 385 253 57 45 0 5 19 0 764
2017 401 200 74 55 0 4 17 0 751
2018 399 194 73 53 1 5 21 0 746
2019 400 203 64 66 1 3 29 0 766
2020 420 170 66 77 0 2 30 0 765
2021 387 172 65 70 1 4 34 0 733
2022 354 172 70 84 1 2 30 0 713
2023 355 175 75 86 1 4 39 0 735
2024 334 165 79 83 1 4 38 0 704

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 416 n/a n/a n/a
2006 488 23.0 21.2 n/a
2007 570 37.0 15.4 44.2
2008 533 36.0 14.8 55.5
2009 564 34.5 16.3 51.4
2010 602 43.0 14.0 52
2011 756 45.0 16.8 43
2012 746 47.0 15.8 54.6
2013 762 46.0 16.5 49.5
2014 777 47.0 16.5 50.6
2015 794 48.0 16.5 55.4
2016 764 48.0 15.9 54.1
2017 751 42.7 17.5 n/a
2018 746 42.7 17.4 n/a
2019 766 48.5 15.7 n/a
2020 765 54.0 14.1 42.2
2021 733 47.0 15.5 n/a
2022 713 45.5 15.6 n/a
2023 735 44.0 16.7 n/a
2024 704 44.0 16.0 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 May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 416 n/a n/a n/a
2006 488 23.0 21.2 n/a
2007 570 37.0 15.4 44.2
2008 533 36.0 14.8 55.5
2009 564 34.5 16.3 51.4
2010 602 43.0 14.0 52
2011 756 45.0 16.8 43
2012 746 47.0 15.8 54.6
2013 762 46.0 16.5 49.5
2014 777 47.0 16.5 50.6
2015 794 48.0 16.5 55.4
2016 764 48.0 15.9 54.1
2017 751 42.7 17.5 n/a
2018 746 42.7 17.4 n/a
2019 766 48.5 15.7 n/a
2020 765 54.0 14.1 42.2
2021 733 47.0 15.5 n/a
2022 713 45.5 15.6 n/a
2023 735 44.0 16.7 n/a
2024 704 44.0 16.0 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 May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $785 (6.2%) $11,392 (89.8%) $12,681
2020 $650 (5.6%) $10,461 (90.6%) $11,543
2021 $1,515 (11.7%) $11,213 (86.6%) $12,945
2022 $1,540 (10.2%) $13,001 (86.1%) $15,102
2023 $1,926 (11.0%) $15,067 (85.9%) $17,544

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

Impact of COVID-19 on May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

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 218th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 370th of 1020 Elementary schools
 14.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (May Werthan Shayne Elementary School)60.231.3
 28.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)34.330
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (May Werthan Shayne Elementary School)46.337.9
 8.4%
   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 (May Werthan Shayne Elementary School)56.361
 4.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Davidson County)36.233.4
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (May Werthan Shayne Elementary School)34.447.8
 13.4%
   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 (May Werthan Shayne Elementary School)5846.4
 11.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Davidson County)29.926.4
 3.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (May Werthan Shayne Elementary School)39.642.9
 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 Students766735
 4%
African American203175
 13.8%
American Indian11
Asian6475
 17.2%
Hispanic6686
 30.3%
Pacific Islander34
 33.3%
White400355
 11.3%
Two or More Races2939
 34.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 704 students attended May Werthan Shayne Elementary School.

May Werthan Shayne Elementary School ranks 425th of 1018 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend May Werthan Shayne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Henry Oliver Middle
High : John Overton High

Students at May Werthan Shayne Elementary School are 47% White, 23% African American, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races.


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