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The Roots of Grassland

History and tradition often spark a true sense of pride. Grassland Elementary School pride runs deep as it is rooted in 149 years of educational history. Grassland Elementary, formerly Sunnyside School, was built in approximately 1873 on Hillsboro Road, north of Sneed Hill where the present day Greater Pleasant View Baptist Church is situated. The community at that point consisted of farms. Having grown and needing larger facilities, the school moved into a new building in January 1911, just south of its original location on a hill overlooking present day Moran Road, and changed its name to Grassland. After World War II, Grassland once again found a new home and in the fall of 1950, Grassland Elementary opened the doors of its new Bethlehem Loop location with 240 students in kindergarten through eighth grades. In 1972, the school was changed to serve kindergarten through sixth grade, and in 1990, Grassland Elementary became a kindergarten through fifth grade school. The present facility on Manley Lane opened in August 1992.

Grassland Elementary students consistently tested in the top percentiles in the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program. In 2013 and 2020, Grassland Elementary was a Tennessee Reward School for Performance. Schools are designated as Reward Schools for performance for overall student achievement. This designation is determined annually by a one-year success rate. A success rate is calculated by adding together the total number of proficient or advanced students in each subject and dividing by the total number of test takers for each subject.

Students are actively engaged with hands-on learning opportunities, and students and teachers are highly enthusiastic and eager to learn together. Our teachers average 17 years of experience, and they are consistently involved in job embedded professional development in order to increase student growth. In addition, before-school tutoring conducted by Grassland teachers is available for all students in order to help students meet individual academic needs.

GES Mascot

The Bald Eagle is the mascot of Grassland Elementary School.

The Bald Eagle has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782 and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. Look for them soaring in solitude, chasing other birds for their food, or gathering by the hundreds in winter. Once endangered by hunting and pesticides, Bald Eagles have flourished under protection. (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

School Hours

Students will enter the building beginning at 8:30 each morning.  The school hours are below for a full day of school.

School Hours: 8:43 AM to 3:50 PM

Half Day Hours: 8:43 AM to 12:18 PM

Early Release Wednesday Hours: 8:43 AM to 1:58 PM

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.