Photo: Mrostrichman · CC BY-SA 4.0Nashville’s public schools score below 51% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 25% of Nashville’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Nashville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Nashville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1370 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Nashville’s, its schools beat 59%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Nashville runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Nashville Grade School (PK–8) is Nashville’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Nashville Community High School District 99 with Ashley, Ashley, Beaucoup, Blissville, Bolo, Casner, Covington, Du Bois, Du Bois, Hoyleton, Hoyleton, Lively Grove, Nashville, New Minden, Oakdale, Oakdale, Pilot Knob, Plum Hill, Radom and Richview: Nashville Comm High School in Nashville. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Nashville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 spends $13,212 per student and Nashville Community High School District 99 $17,756, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Nashville’s grade
B−: better than 49% of Illinois school districts, #460 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Nashville, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Nashville
Nashville Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 622 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Nashville
Nashville Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 622 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Nashville
Nashville Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 622 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Nashville
Nashville Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 622 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Nashville
Nashville Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 622 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Nashville
Nashville Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 622 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Nashville
Nashville Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 622 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Nashville
Nashville Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 622 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Nashville
Nashville Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 622 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Nashville
Nashville Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 359 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Nashville
Nashville Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 359 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Nashville
Nashville Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 359 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Nashville
Nashville Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 359 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Nashville runs its own schools through grade 8 (Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49). From grade 9, students attend the Nashville Community High School District 99, shared with Ashley, Ashley, Beaucoup, Blissville, Bolo, Casner, Covington, Du Bois, Du Bois, Hoyleton, Hoyleton, Lively Grove, Nashville, New Minden, Oakdale, Oakdale, Pilot Knob, Plum Hill, Radom and Richview. Its school is in Nashville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Nashville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Nashville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Nashville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville | B− | Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Covington | — | West Washington County Community Unit District 10 PK–12 · Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Nashville Township | — | Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 with Nashville for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Nashville
2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Nashville’s schools
Are Nashville’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Nashville children attend score below 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #460 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Nashville in?
Two districts: Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 runs grades PK–8, and Nashville Community High School District 99 runs grades 9–12, shared with Ashley, Ashley, Beaucoup, Blissville, Bolo, Casner, Covington, Du Bois, Du Bois, Hoyleton, Hoyleton, Lively Grove, Nashville, New Minden, Oakdale, Oakdale, Pilot Knob, Plum Hill, Radom and Richview.
Where do Nashville kids go to high school?
Nashville Comm High School, with 359 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Nashville’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Nashville Community High School District 99 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Nashville spend per student?
$13,212 in Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 and $17,756 in Nashville Community High School District 99 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.