Eakin Elementary School, 2500 Fairfax Ave.: K-5, 544 students in 2024-25, state letter grade A.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Eakin Elementary, Metro Nashville Public Schools’ school directory, 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF), district calendar, school start times and zone finder, the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card, 2024-25 letter grade and school profile files and spring 2026 test file and the federal NCES school directory.

Eakin Elementary School is a Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade, in the Hillsboro cluster in the Southwest quadrant of the district.

  • Address: 2500 Fairfax Ave., Nashville, TN 37212
  • Main office: 615-298-8076
  • Grades: K-5
  • School hours: 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 start times
  • Website: eakin.mnps.org

Who to call

  • Front office: 615-298-8076
  • Enrolling a new student: the school, or one of MNPS’s eight enrollment centers, open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays; MNPS Family Information Center 615-259-4636
  • Checking a zone: the MNPS zone finder
  • Buses: MNPS Transportation, 615-259-4636; the district says students who attend their zoned school and live more than 1.25 miles away (1.5 miles for high schools) can ride the bus

Principal

Principal Mattie Crumbo, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 544 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 544 students.

State report card

Tennessee grades every public school A to F. The department says School Letter Grades give “a snapshot of how each school in the state is performing, including student achievement and academic growth measures for all schools, as well as a measure of college and career readiness just for high schools.”

From the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file:

Measure Eakin Elementary
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 A (score 5 of 5)
Achievement grade A
Academic growth grade A
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students A
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 61.7%

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Eakin Elementary students in tested grades who met or exceeded expectations on TCAP: 58.4% in English language arts, 59% in math and 57.3% in science. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for Eakin Elementary holds the full detail: results by grade and subject, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

MNPS attendance zones do not follow neighborhood lines. Check an address in the zone finder, which shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school, or see the district’s Hillsboro cluster map (PDF) and the other maps on its district maps page.

On the district’s 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF), Eakin Elementary feeds West End Middle, along with Sylvan Park Elementary, and then Hillsboro High.

Some addresses in the Hillsboro cluster have a zoned option, a second zoned school with bus service; see the district’s Hillsboro zoned options map (PDF).

Calendar and school hours

The MNPS 2026-27 district calendar has these dates next:

  • Thursday, Oct. 22: report cards issued
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: parent conference day, no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, district closed
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break (district closed Nov. 26-27)
  • Friday, Dec. 18: half day; the second quarter ends
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
  • March 22-26, 2027: spring break and the spring holiday
  • Tuesday, May 25, 2027: last day for students, a half day

The school day runs 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school start times, which the Board of Education approved as part of a districtwide adjustment.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Eakin Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is at 2500 Fairfax Ave. in Nashville; the main office number is 615-298-8076.

What is Eakin Elementary’s state report card grade?

Eakin Elementary received an A overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

Which middle school does Eakin Elementary feed into?

West End Middle, and then Hillsboro High, according to MNPS’s 2026-27 pathways chart. Check an address in the MNPS zone finder.

What time does Eakin Elementary start?

School runs from 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school start times.