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Beech Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3120 Long Hollow PIKE, Hendersonville, TN 37075 · (615) 824-2700 · Part of Sumner County School District

Shackle Island’s School Grade A better than 93% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
407
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Beech Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 28.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Shackle Island kids: T. W. Hunter Middle School

On the path

Where Shackle Island kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Beech ElementaryYou are here
6–8T. W. Hunter Middle Schoolin Hendersonville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency59%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3120 Long Hollow PIKE, Hendersonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten60
Grade 158
Grade 261
Grade 361
Grade 460
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
567’20
605’21
381’22
387’23
407’24

Down 28.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Beech Elementary from Shackle Island families.

Other schools in Sumner County School District

The district →
Station Camp Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
A+
974 students
Jack Anderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A+
829 students
Vena Stuart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B−
710 students
Benny C. Bills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
C
659 students
Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
A+
620 students
Howard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B
591 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Shackle Island’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.