Best public schools in Nashville, TN
128 public schools in Nashville: 58 elementary · 32 middle · 24 high · 6 K-8 · 8 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Tennessee.
Elementary schools
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Lockeland Elementary
99.7
ELA 91%Math 93%Science 95%
#3 of 814 in Tennessee
Julia Green Elementary
98.5
ELA 87%Math 86%Science 82%
#13 of 814 in Tennessee
Percy Priest Elementary
97.7
ELA 86%Math 82%Science 84%
#19 of 814 in Tennessee
Glendale Elementary
97.4
ELA 90%Math 79%Science 83%
#22 of 814 in Tennessee
Sylvan Park Elementary
95.4
ELA 78%Math 78%Science 79%
#38 of 814 in Tennessee
Crieve Hall Elementary
91.2
ELA 70%Math 75%Science 68%
#72 of 814 in Tennessee
Waverly-Belmont Elementary School
90.4
ELA 72%Math 69%Science 64%
#79 of 814 in Tennessee
Dan Mills Elementary
85.4
ELA 62%Math 67%Science 60%
#119 of 814 in Tennessee
Stanford Elementary
83.5
ELA 64%Math 58%Science 62%
#135 of 814 in Tennessee
Harpeth Valley Elementary
82.5
ELA 62%Math 61%Science 57%
#143 of 814 in Tennessee
Eakin Elementary
79.5
ELA 58%Math 59%Science 57%
#167 of 814 in Tennessee
Purpose Prep
78.6
ELA 64%Math 61%Science 46%
#175 of 814 in Tennessee
Rosebank Elementary
76.5
ELA 61%Math 51%Science 62%
#192 of 814 in Tennessee
KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary
62.8
ELA 44%Math 53%Science 55%
#303 of 814 in Tennessee
John B. Whitsitt Elementary
49.4
ELA 34%Math 63%Science 34%
#412 of 814 in Tennessee
Shwab Elementary
48.0
ELA 41%Math 50%Science 35%
#424 of 814 in Tennessee
Gower Elementary
41.5
ELA 43%Math 37%Science 42%
#477 of 814 in Tennessee
Pennington Elementary
39.6
ELA 41%Math 41%Science 33%
#492 of 814 in Tennessee
Norman Binkley Elementary
38.4
ELA 39%Math 42%Science 33%
#502 of 814 in Tennessee
May Werthan Shayne Elementary School
36.9
ELA 37%Math 40%Science 35%
#514 of 814 in Tennessee
Westmeade Elementary
34.5
ELA 39%Math 35%Science 35%
#534 of 814 in Tennessee
Hickman Elementary
30.0
ELA 35%Math 32%Science 40%
#570 of 814 in Tennessee
Warner Elementary
25.7
ELA 37%Math 28%Science 31%
#605 of 814 in Tennessee
KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School
21.3
ELA 28%Math 29%Science 32%
#641 of 814 in Tennessee
Inglewood Elementary
20.1
ELA 29%Math 23%Science 37%
#651 of 814 in Tennessee
Glengarry Elementary
18.0
ELA 27%Math 30%Science 22%
#668 of 814 in Tennessee
Rocketship United
17.4
ELA 24%Math 30%Science 25%
#673 of 814 in Tennessee
Fall-Hamilton Elementary
16.2
ELA 24%Math 26%Science 25%
#683 of 814 in Tennessee
Tusculum Elementary
15.0
ELA 19%Math 32%Science 18%
#692 of 814 in Tennessee
Glencliff Elementary
14.9
ELA 23%Math 26%Science 23%
#693 of 814 in Tennessee
McGavock Elementary
14.2
ELA 28%Math 22%Science 20%
#699 of 814 in Tennessee
Haywood Elementary
13.8
ELA 21%Math 25%Science 23%
#702 of 814 in Tennessee
Charlotte Park Elementary
13.6
ELA 20%Math 27%Science 25%
#704 of 814 in Tennessee
Ida B. Wells Elementary
12.8
ELA 20%Math 27%Science 16%
#710 of 814 in Tennessee
Hull-Jackson Elementary
9.9
ELA 21%Math 20%Science 16%
#734 of 814 in Tennessee
Lakeview Elementary
9.6
ELA 19%Math 22%Science 18%
#736 of 814 in Tennessee
Hattie Cotton Elementary
8.8
ELA 18%Math 20%Science 17%
#743 of 814 in Tennessee
Glenview Elementary
7.9
ELA 16%Math 20%Science 16%
#750 of 814 in Tennessee
Robert Churchwell Elementary
7.3
ELA 20%Math 13%Science 16%
#755 of 814 in Tennessee
Paragon Mills Elementary
7.2
ELA 15%Math 19%Science 15%
#756 of 814 in Tennessee
Una Elementary
6.9
ELA 13%Math 22%Science 16%
#758 of 814 in Tennessee
Carter-Lawrence Elementary
6.8
ELA 19%Math 14%Science 17%
#759 of 814 in Tennessee
Bellshire Elementary
6.7
ELA 15%Math 17%Science 17%
#760 of 814 in Tennessee
Jones Elementary
3.6
ELA 18%Math 11%Science 13%
#785 of 814 in Tennessee
Tom Joy Elementary
3.3
ELA 13%Math 13%Science 15%
#788 of 814 in Tennessee
Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary
2.8
ELA 14%Math 12%Science 11%
#792 of 814 in Tennessee
Cumberland Elementary
2.5
ELA 13%Math 10%Science 16%
#794 of 814 in Tennessee
Park Avenue Elementary
1.9
ELA 11%Math 13%Science 11%
#799 of 814 in Tennessee
Cockrill Elementary
1.3
ELA 8%Math 12%Science 11%
#804 of 814 in Tennessee
Napier Elementary
0.8
ELA 9%Math 6%Science 9%
#808 of 814 in Tennessee
Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville
0.1
ELA 3%Math 3%Science 3%
#813 of 814 in Tennessee
Casa Azafran Early Learning Center
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No published test results
Ivanetta H. Davis Learning Center at Bordeaux
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No published test results
Martha O' Bryan Center
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No published test results
Nashville Classical West
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Ross Early Learning Center
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Susan Gray School
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Wayne Reed Child Care Center
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No published test results
Middle schools
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Meigs Middle
99.8
ELA 98%Math 95%Science 98%
#1 of 333 in Tennessee
John Trotwood Moore Middle
93.5
ELA 62%Math 67%Science 77%
#22 of 333 in Tennessee
Valor Voyager Academy
88.1
ELA 49%Math 60%Science 65%
#40 of 333 in Tennessee
Head Middle
83.9
ELA 50%Math 55%Science 58%
#54 of 333 in Tennessee
West End Middle
62.6
ELA 38%Math 38%Science 47%
#125 of 333 in Tennessee
KIPP Academy Nashville
56.6
ELA 35%Math 42%Science 41%
#145 of 333 in Tennessee
Bellevue Middle
54.8
ELA 36%Math 35%Science 45%
#151 of 333 in Tennessee
Rose Park Middle
52.1
ELA 35%Math 38%Science 40%
#160 of 333 in Tennessee
KIPP Nashville College Prep
47.0
ELA 24%Math 44%Science 44%
#177 of 333 in Tennessee
Strive Collegiate Academy
46.1
ELA 32%Math 33%Science 42%
#180 of 333 in Tennessee
Isaac Litton Middle
43.1
ELA 33%Math 23%Science 43%
#190 of 333 in Tennessee
Tennessee Nature Academy
42.2
ELA 31%Math 29%Science 41%
#193 of 333 in Tennessee
William Henry Oliver Middle
32.6
ELA 29%Math 25%Science 31%
#225 of 333 in Tennessee
Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the Arts
31.7
ELA 31%Math 20%Science 27%
#228 of 333 in Tennessee
LEAD Neely's Bend
29.3
ELA 21%Math 33%Science 27%
#236 of 333 in Tennessee
STEM Prep Academy
29.0
ELA 27%Math 24%Science 31%
#237 of 333 in Tennessee
H. G. Hill Middle
28.1
ELA 22%Math 24%Science 37%
#240 of 333 in Tennessee
Croft Middle
26.3
ELA 24%Math 22%Science 33%
#246 of 333 in Tennessee
Liberty Collegiate Academy
22.1
ELA 19%Math 24%Science 26%
#260 of 333 in Tennessee
Two Rivers Middle
21.2
ELA 18%Math 18%Science 34%
#263 of 333 in Tennessee
Donelson Middle
15.8
ELA 17%Math 11%Science 27%
#281 of 333 in Tennessee
LEAD Cameron
15.2
ELA 12%Math 18%Science 25%
#283 of 333 in Tennessee
Nashville Prep
14.6
ELA 14%Math 14%Science 25%
#285 of 333 in Tennessee
East Nashville Middle
13.1
ELA 15%Math 12%Science 21%
#290 of 333 in Tennessee
Moses McKissack Middle
12.5
ELA 14%Math 13%Science 20%
#292 of 333 in Tennessee
Jere Baxter Middle
11.3
ELA 13%Math 12%Science 20%
#296 of 333 in Tennessee
McMurray Middle
9.2
ELA 14%Math 10%Science 20%
#303 of 333 in Tennessee
John Early Middle
8.3
ELA 13%Math 9%Science 17%
#306 of 333 in Tennessee
Haynes Middle
7.4
ELA 13%Math 6%Science 18%
#309 of 333 in Tennessee
Wright Middle
6.8
ELA 10%Math 10%Science 18%
#311 of 333 in Tennessee
Brick Church Middle School
2.3
ELA 5%Math 6%Science 14%
#326 of 333 in Tennessee
Margaret Allen Middle
1.7
ELA 3%Math 4%Science 15%
#328 of 333 in Tennessee
High schools
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Hume - Fogg High
99.8
ELA 95%Math 94%Science 98%
#1 of 312 in Tennessee
Martin Luther King Jr School
99.2
ELA 87%Math 90%Science 92%
#3 of 312 in Tennessee
Early College High School
97.9
ELA 77%Math 72%Science 79%
#7 of 312 in Tennessee
Nashville School Of The Arts
76.8
ELA 59%Math 28%Science 60%
#73 of 312 in Tennessee
KIPP Antioch Global High School
72.9
ELA 47%Math 41%Science 63%
#85 of 312 in Tennessee
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
47.3
ELA 38%Math 28%Science 63%
#165 of 312 in Tennessee
East Nashville Magnet High School
45.4
ELA 29%Math 43%Science 36%
#171 of 312 in Tennessee
Hillsboro High
42.8
ELA 45%Math 24%Science 29%
#179 of 312 in Tennessee
James Lawson High School
29.0
ELA 30%Math 20%Science 41%
#222 of 312 in Tennessee
Nashville Big Picture High School
28.0
ELA 39%Math 15%Science 30%
#225 of 312 in Tennessee
John Overton High
24.2
ELA 32%Math 19%Science 31%
#237 of 312 in Tennessee
Pearl-Cohn High
23.2
ELA 22%Math 22%Science 33%
#240 of 312 in Tennessee
Lead Academy
22.0
ELA 23%Math 22%Science 28%
#244 of 312 in Tennessee
Hunters Lane High
20.7
ELA 22%Math 20%Science 33%
#248 of 312 in Tennessee
STEM Prep High School
16.5
ELA 32%Math 18%Science 25%
#261 of 312 in Tennessee
McGavock High
13.9
ELA 28%Math 11%Science 27%
#269 of 312 in Tennessee
Maplewood High
12.3
ELA 16%Math 16%Science 15%
#274 of 312 in Tennessee
RePublic High School
9.8
ELA 23%Math 11%Science 24%
#282 of 312 in Tennessee
Glencliff High School
2.4
ELA 9%Math 4%Science 10%
#305 of 312 in Tennessee
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center
2.1
ELA 5%Math 4%Science 3%
#306 of 312 in Tennessee
The Academy at Old Cockrill
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Math 3%
The Academy at Opry Mills
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No published test results
Transitions at Bass
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Math 3%
W. A. Bass Adult Program
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No published test results
K-8 schools
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Nashville Classical East
91.9
ELA 58%Math 52%Science 54%
#15 of 179 in Tennessee
East End Preparatory School
41.9
ELA 33%Math 41%Science 37%
#104 of 179 in Tennessee
Aventura Community Schools
38.3
ELA 38%Math 21%Science 41%
#111 of 179 in Tennessee
Explore Community School
27.1
ELA 31%Math 29%Science 39%
#131 of 179 in Tennessee
Nashville Collegiate Prep
17.0
ELA 27%Math 19%Science 30%
#149 of 179 in Tennessee
Murrell at Glenn School
2.2
ELA 3%Math 3%Science 12%
#175 of 179 in Tennessee
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Valor Flagship Academy
91.1
ELA 60%Math 58%Science 69%
#10 of 107 in Tennessee
MNPS Virtual School
79.0
ELA 49%Math 30%Science 55%
#23 of 107 in Tennessee
LEAD Southeast
62.1
ELA 29%Math 44%Science 41%
#41 of 107 in Tennessee
Stratford STEM Magnet School
34.1
ELA 22%Math 14%Science 24%
#71 of 107 in Tennessee
Tenn School For Blind
9.8
ELA 3%Math 9%Science 3%
#97 of 107 in Tennessee
Johnson Alternative Learning Center
7.0
ELA 3%Math 3%Science 5%
#100 of 107 in Tennessee
Cora Howe School
0.5
ELA 3%Math 3%Science 3%
#107 of 107 in Tennessee
Harris-Hillman Special Education
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