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Schools in Belle Meade · Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

Belle Meade’s public schools score below 87% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation

In Belle Meade, 19% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Tennessee average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Belle Meade, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.

#162of 176 Tennessee townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% 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.

Reading proficiency

27%

▼ 10 pts vs TN 37%

2021–22

Math proficiency

19%

▼ 12 pts vs TN 31%

2021–22

Graduate on time

81%

▼ 6 pts vs TN 87%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.3K

▲ 33% vs TN $13.1K

FY2024

Schools in town

66,841 students on the public path

In brief

Belle Meade’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,314 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

70 elementary schools, then 34 middle and 22 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Belle Meade’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 13% of Tennessee school districts, #162 of 176 Tennessee towns. Both inputs trail the Tennessee average; among the 5 Tennessee towns with similar household incomes, Belle Meade’s schools place at the bottom.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 13%

Lower resultsHigher results

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 45,026 test results and a graduating class of 6,098 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Belle Meade’s students in the tested grades sat them (47,102 in math, 42,950 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belle Meade, with each school’s own grade.

70 schools teach K in Belle Meade’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Mt. View Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Antioch

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963 studentsRate it →

Smith Springs Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Antioch

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890 studentsRate it →

A. Z. Kelley Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Antioch

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Town	Schools	Main districts
Belle Meade	D	Metropolitan Nashville Public
Forest Hills	D	Metropolitan Nashville Public

Belle Meade’s public schools score below 87% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation

Belle Meade’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

70 elementary schools, then 34 middle and 22 high schools

What’s behind Belle Meade’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Belle Meade vs. its neighbors

Every school in Belle Meade

Questions about Belle Meade’s schools

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