Dan Mills Elementary

Dan Mills Elementary serves 604 students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Nashville, Tennessee. It earns a composite score of 9.1 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — with academic performance at 9.5 and growth at 8.6. Those numbers place Dan Mills among the state's strongest schools: it ranks 8th out of 118 public schools in Nashville and outperforms 97% of public schools statewide, placing 60th among 1,785 Tennessee schools.

The student-teacher ratio of 15.9 to 1 keeps classrooms accessible and instruction focused. Both academic and growth scores rank near the top of what Tennessee public schools produce. High marks paired with strong growth signal that students here are not just achieving — they are advancing quickly relative to peers across the state.

For families comparing elementary options in Nashville, the numbers hold across every metric. Dan Mills ranks 52nd of 1,002 elementary schools in Tennessee, a top-6 percent finish at the grade-band level. A 9.5 academic score and 8.6 growth score together reflect a school performing well above state norms in both achievement and student progress.