Buchanan Elementary, 6050 Manchester Pike: Rutherford County Schools, pre-K to grade 5, 471 students (2024-25), state grade A.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: bes.rcschools.net, Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee Department of Education data files and the NCES school directory.
Buchanan Elementary School is a Rutherford County Schools (RCS) elementary school on Manchester Pike, southeast of Murfreesboro. It has a Murfreesboro mailing address but sits outside the city limits, on the Census Bureau’s city boundary. Its zone reaches into southeast Murfreesboro.
Who to call
- Front office: 615-893-3651, 6050 Manchester Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37127
- School website: bes.rcschools.net
- Enrolling: the RCS registration page; district office 615-893-5812, 2240 Southpark Drive
- Zone questions: RCS Transportation, 615-893-5815, ext. 22100; buses 615-895-8656
| Address | 6050 Manchester Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37127 |
| Phone | 615-893-3651 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| District | Rutherford County Schools |
| State letter grade, 2024-25 | A |
Principal
Principal Ashley Witt, according to the school’s website staff directory.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 463 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
- State count: 471 students in the 2024-25 school year, in the Tennessee Department of Education’s school profile file.
State report card
Tennessee gives every public school an A-F letter grade each year, explained on the Department of Education’s school letter grades page. The grade combines indicators each scored from 1 to 5: student achievement, academic growth and growth of the highest-need students, plus college and career readiness for high schools.
Buchanan Elementary earned an A for 2024-25, the latest grades published, with an overall score of 5 out of 5 in the state’s letter grade file.
| Indicator | Score (1 to 5) |
|---|---|
| Achievement | 5 |
| Growth | 5 |
| Growth of highest-need students | 5 |
| Overall success rate, all students, 2024-25 tests | 55.8% |
Spring 2026 TCAP tests (share of students who met or exceeded expectations, from the state’s 2026 school assessment file):
| Subject | Met or exceeded | Valid tests |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 55.1% | 205 |
| Math | 61.8% | 204 |
| Science | 64.7% | 204 |
The full report, with chronic absence, subgroup results and more, is on the Tennessee State Report Card.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address on the RCS 2026-27 zone map, linked from the district’s bus routes and school zones page, or call RCS Transportation at 615-893-5815, ext. 22100.
On the district’s 2026-27 zone map, the Buchanan Elementary zone feeds Whitworth-Buchanan Middle: all of it in the Whitworth-Buchanan Middle zone. Those middle school zones lead on to high school as follows: - Whitworth-Buchanan Middle: most of it is zoned for Riverdale High, part of it is in the Riverdale and Oakland High dual zone and part of it is zoned for Oakland High
These shares are measured from the district’s map layers; zones follow streets, not city limits, so always check the exact address.
Calendar and bell times
From the RCS 2026-27 academic calendar (revised June 3, 2026):
- Tuesday: parent-teacher conferences
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, no school for students
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: two-hour day, end of the second nine weeks
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Jan. 4 is an in-service day, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
- March 29 to April 2, 2027: spring break, after Good Friday, March 26
- Friday, May 28, 2027: last day, a two-hour day
The school’s website does not show a 2026-27 bell schedule; call the front office for start and end times.
More on Murfreesboro schools
- The school’s website and the Rutherford County Schools website
- Every public school in Murfreesboro, with zones and state grades
- Our Murfreesboro schools guide for calendars, enrollment and school board meetings
- Our neighborhood guides, which name the zoned schools for each part of the city
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Buchanan Elementary School serve?
Buchanan Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade. It is part of Rutherford County Schools and sits at 6050 Manchester Pike, Murfreesboro.
What is Buchanan Elementary School’s state letter grade?
Buchanan Elementary earned an A in Tennessee’s 2024-25 school letter grades, with an overall score of 5 out of 5.
Which middle and high school does Buchanan Elementary feed into?
On Rutherford County Schools’ 2026-27 zone map, all of the Buchanan Elementary zone goes on to Whitworth-Buchanan Middle, and most of that zone goes to Riverdale High. Check your address on the district’s zone map.
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