D−
Metropolitan Nashville Public School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Goodlettsville, Forest Hills, Oak Hill, Belle Meade and Berry Hill, and parts of Ridgetop.
Students
81,022
Schools
162
Spent per student
$17,314
TN $13,059
Debt
$958.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Metropolitan Nashville Public School District
- School Grade D−: better than 3% of Tennessee districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts below the state
- Spends 33% more per student than the TN average
- Debt of $958.3M, about $11,828 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bethpage.
K–5Bethpage ElementarySumner County School District
6–813 middle schoolsSumner County School District
9–129 high schoolsSumner County School District
Test scores vs. TN
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 26.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,314 per student · 33% above TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 47%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 18%Federal 21%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
78,529’20
78,415’21
79,029’22
79,958’23
81,022’24
Up 3.2% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 35%Black 35%White 23%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
162 public schools.
Mt. View Elementary
C−963 students
Smith Springs Elementary School
C−890 students
A. Z. Kelley Elementary
C+840 students
East End Preparatory School
C837 students
Harpeth Valley Elementary
A803 students
Una Elementary
C−796 students
J. E. Moss Elementary
D782 students
Cole Elementary
D780 students
May Werthan Shayne Elementary School
B−779 students
Cane Ridge Elementary
C777 students
Granbery Elementary
A−769 students
Norman Binkley Elementary
C+762 students
Thomas A. Edison Elementary
C−731 students
Tusculum Elementary
D716 students
Eagle View Elementary School
D715 students
Lakeview Elementary
C−675 students
Haywood Elementary
D666 students
Paragon Mills Elementary
D647 students
Henry C. Maxwell Elementary
C−637 students
Gower Elementary
B631 students
Amqui Elementary
D626 students
Glenview Elementary
D616 students
Ruby Major Elementary
C+615 students
Tulip Grove Elementary
C−613 students
Dan Mills Elementary
A−606 students
Glencliff Elementary
C−596 students
Explore Community School
C−591 students
Percy Priest Elementary
A+553 students
Nashville Classical East
B−549 students
Eakin Elementary
A544 students
Charlotte Park Elementary
C527 students
Waverly-Belmont Elementary School
A−525 students
John B. Whitsitt Elementary
D523 students
Julia Green Elementary
A+501 students
Rocketship United
C−501 students
Andrew Jackson Elementary
A−493 students
Neely's Bend Elementary
C−491 students
Crieve Hall Elementary
A489 students
Chadwell Elementary
D478 students
Stratton Elementary
D478 students
Rosebank Elementary
D475 students
Goodlettsville Elementary
C−469 students
Dodson Elementary
D464 students
Sylvan Park Elementary
A−459 students
Cumberland Elementary
D−452 students
Hickman Elementary
D452 students
Alex Green Elementary
D451 students
Glengarry Elementary
D443 students
Stanford Elementary
A442 students
Glendale Elementary
A+433 students
Purpose Prep
C+431 students
Westmeade Elementary
B−429 students
Tom Joy Elementary
D−423 students
KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary
D407 students
Warner Elementary
D394 students
KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School
D376 students
Lockeland Elementary
A+347 students
Bellshire Elementary
D−346 students
Old Center Elementary
C−345 students
DuPont Elementary
C331 students
Shwab Elementary
C−329 students
McGavock Elementary
C324 students
Smithson Craighead Academy
C319 students
Gateway Elementary
C317 students
Hull-Jackson Elementary
C+312 students
Park Avenue Elementary
D309 students
Hermitage Elementary
C+291 students
Cockrill Elementary
D286 students
Pennington Elementary
C286 students
Aventura Community Schools
284 students
Robert Churchwell Elementary
D−280 students
Fall-Hamilton Elementary
D273 students
Napier Elementary
D−260 students
Jones Elementary
D251 students
Joelton Elementary
B−248 students
Inglewood Elementary
D−246 students
Ida B. Wells Elementary
D−241 students
Carter-Lawrence Elementary
B−227 students
Hattie Cotton Elementary
D−221 students
Nashville Classical West
98 students
Murrell at Glenn School
C−30 students
John F. Kennedy Middle
D747 students
Meigs Middle
A+692 students
Antioch Middle
D−656 students
Thurgood Marshall Middle
D603 students
Apollo Middle
D−549 students
McMurray Middle
D545 students
LEAD Cameron
D529 students
Valor Voyager Academy
A−507 students
Wright Middle
D−498 students
John Trotwood Moore Middle
B+454 students
STEM Prep Academy
C−454 students
Goodlettsville Middle
D447 students
Bellevue Middle
C438 students
H. G. Hill Middle
C−435 students
Donelson Middle
D434 students
William Henry Oliver Middle
C423 students
Croft Middle
C−411 students
KIPP Academy Nashville
C−388 students
DuPont Hadley Middle
C−385 students
DuPont Tyler Middle
D−377 students
Jere Baxter Middle
D−369 students
KIPP Nashville College Prep
D363 students
Madison Middle
D−360 students
Rose Park Middle
C+345 students
Head Middle
B−342 students
West End Middle
C+327 students
Margaret Allen Middle
D306 students
Two Rivers Middle
D281 students
Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the Arts
D269 students
Isaac Litton Middle
C−264 students
Liberty Collegiate Academy
C241 students
Haynes Middle
D−234 students
Strive Collegiate Academy
C−195 students
East Nashville Middle
D−191 students
Nashville Prep
D187 students
John Early Middle
D−136 students
Moses McKissack Middle
D114 students
Brick Church Middle School
103 students
Antioch High School
D2,212 students
Cane Ridge High School
D1,982 students
John Overton High
C−1,942 students
McGavock High
D1,844 students
Hunters Lane High
D−1,414 students
Valor Flagship Academy
A1,402 students
James Lawson High School
1,393 students
Martin Luther King Jr School
A+1,280 students
Hillsboro High
C1,224 students
Glencliff High School
D−1,013 students
Hume - Fogg High
A885 students
LEAD Southeast
C−833 students
Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School
C−825 students
Stratford STEM Magnet School
D−810 students
Whites Creek High
D730 students
Maplewood High
D700 students
RePublic High School
C−587 students
Nashville School Of The Arts
B−548 students
Pearl-Cohn High
D526 students
STEM Prep High School
C+505 students
Lead Academy
C−487 students
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
C−438 students
East Nashville Magnet High School
D432 students
KA @ The Crossings
400 students
W. A. Bass Adult Program
309 students
Early College High School
B+174 students
Nashville Big Picture High School
C−125 students
Johnson Alternative Learning Center
B−74 students
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center
C−68 students
The Academy at Hickory Hollow
D−40 students
The Academy at Opry Mills
32 students
The Academy at Old Cockrill
24 students
Transitions at Bass
18 students
Harris-Hillman Special Education
B−458 students
Ross Early Learning Center
202 students
Ivanetta H. Davis Learning Center at Bordeaux
151 students
Cambridge Early Learning Center
132 students
MNPS Virtual School
A−131 students
Casa Azafran Early Learning Center
83 students
Cora Howe School
C−78 students
Martha O' Bryan Center
0 students
Susan Gray School
0 students
Wayne Reed Child Care Center
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.