James Lawson High School
Score 29.0/100: better than 29% of Tennessee high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% on track or mastered on state tests in Tennessee, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Tennessee schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. † marks a year when the state changed its test, so that change isn't comparable. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
All 27 published results by grade and test
As published by Tennessee Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | High school | TCAP EOC: English I | hidden (small group) | 1 |
| English language arts | High school | TCAP EOC: English I | 24.5 | 319 |
| English language arts | All grades | TCAP EOC: English I | 24.3 | 321 |
| English language arts | High school | TCAP EOC: English II | 37.3 | 324 |
| English language arts | High school | TCAP EOC: English II | ≤5 | 13 |
| English language arts | High school | TCAP EOC: English II | hidden (small group) | 0 |
| English language arts | All grades | TCAP EOC: English II | 35.9 | 337 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Geometry | hidden (small group) | 0 |
| Math | All grades | TCAP EOC: Geometry | hidden (small group) | 1 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math I | hidden (small group) | 2 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math I | 15.7 | 287 |
| Math | All grades | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math I | 15.5 | 290 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math II | 16.2 | 296 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math II | hidden (small group) | 6 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math II | 83.3 | 48 |
| Math | All grades | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math II | 25.1 | 350 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math III | 66.7 | 39 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math III | 10.1 | 257 |
| Math | High school | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math III | 18.2 | 11 |
| Math | All grades | TCAP EOC: Integrated Math III | 17.6 | 307 |
| Science | High school | TCAP EOC: Biology I | 13.3 | 45 |
| Science | High school | TCAP EOC: Biology I | hidden (small group) | 6 |
| Science | High school | TCAP EOC: Biology I | 45.6 | 307 |
| Science | All grades | TCAP EOC: Biology I | 40.7 | 361 |
| Social studies | High school | TCAP EOC: US History | hidden (small group) | 5 |
| Social studies | High school | TCAP EOC: US History | 16 | 181 |
| Social studies | All grades | TCAP EOC: US History | 16.4 | 195 |
School profile
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students
- 1,236
- Type
- High school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Tennessee. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).
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Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
James Lawson High School at a glance
James Lawson High School is a public high school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Davidson County school district. It has about 1,236 students (a typical Tennessee high school has 617).
In 2025-26 state tests, 30% in English language arts (similar schools: 48%) and 20% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% on track or mastered). On our score, which compares it only with other Tennessee high schools, it scores 29.0 out of 100: better than 29% of them, ranking #222 of 312. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.