Dubuisson-Neuhoff House · Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0Forest Hills’s public schools score below 87% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation
In Forest Hills, 19% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Tennessee average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Forest Hills, 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.
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.
Forest Hills’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 ↓
One elementary school, then 34 middle and 22 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.
What’s behind Forest Hills’s grade
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, Forest Hills’s schools place at the bottom.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Forest Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Forest Hills
Percy Priest Elementary
Grades K–5 · 553 students · in Nashville
1st grade in Forest Hills
Percy Priest Elementary
Grades K–5 · 553 students · in Nashville
2nd grade in Forest Hills
Percy Priest Elementary
Grades K–5 · 553 students · in Nashville
3rd grade in Forest Hills
Percy Priest Elementary
Grades K–5 · 553 students · in Nashville
4th grade in Forest Hills
Percy Priest Elementary
Grades K–5 · 553 students · in Nashville
5th grade in Forest Hills
Percy Priest Elementary
Grades K–5 · 553 students · in Nashville
Forest Hills’s public schools are run by Metropolitan Nashville Public School District, which also serves Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Goodlettsville and Oak Hill. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Forest Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Forest Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills | D | Metropolitan Nashville Public |
| Belle Meade | D | Metropolitan Nashville Public |
| Oak Hill | D | Metropolitan Nashville Public |
All 2 neighbors share Metropolitan Nashville Public with Forest Hills, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Forest Hills
55 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Forest Hills’s schools
Are Forest Hills’s schools good?
On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Forest Hills children attend score below 87% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #162 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Forest Hills in?
Metropolitan Nashville Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 81,022 students in 159 schools (2024–25).
Where do Forest Hills kids go to high school?
One of 22 high schools, depending on your address: Antioch High School, Cane Ridge High School, John Overton High, McGavock High, Hunters Lane High, James Lawson High School, Martin Luther King Jr School, Hillsboro High, Glencliff High School, Hume - Fogg High, Stratford STEM Magnet School, Whites Creek High, Maplewood High, Nashville School Of The Arts, Pearl-Cohn High, East Nashville Magnet High School, W. A. Bass Adult Program, Early College High School, Nashville Big Picture High School, The Academy at Opry Mills, The Academy at Old Cockrill and Transitions at Bass.
What is Forest Hills’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in Metropolitan Nashville Public School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.
How much does Forest Hills spend per student?
$17,314 in Metropolitan Nashville Public School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Forest Hills families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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 Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.