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Best Elementary Schools
in Murfreesboro

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Murfreesboro. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

13
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 13
1
rank
Overall Creek Elementary
Grades KG–06964 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
2
rank
Salem Elementary School
Grades PK–06968 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
3
rank
Mitchell-Neilson Elementary
Grades PK–06671 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
4
rank
Scales Elementary School
Grades KG–061,049 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
16.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
5
rank
Cason Lane Academy
Grades PK–06795 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
6
rank
Bradley Academy - An Arts Integrated School
Grades KG–06340 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
7
rank
Northfield Elementary
Grades PK–06727 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
8
rank
Reeves-Rogers Elementary
Grades PK–06346 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
9
rank
Erma Siegel Elementary
Grades PK–06847 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
10
rank
Hobgood Elementary
Grades PK–06678 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,255
Below nat'l avg
3 more elementary schools in Murfreesboro not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
13
Total Schools
50
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.