Photo: Excel23 · CC BY-SA 4.0Goodlettsville’s public schools score below 64% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Goodlettsville, 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 93% 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.
Goodlettsville’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 93% 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
Sumner County spends $12,082 per student and Metropolitan Nashville Public $17,314, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Metro Christian Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Goodlettsville’s grade
C+: better than 36% of Tennessee school districts, #132 of 176 Tennessee towns. Both inputs trail the Tennessee 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 Goodlettsville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Goodlettsville · depends on your address
Madison Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 566 students
Goodlettsville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students
Gateway Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 317 students · in Madison
Kindergarten in Goodlettsville · depends on your address
Madison Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 566 students
Goodlettsville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students
Gateway Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 317 students · in Madison
1st grade in Goodlettsville · depends on your address
Madison Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 566 students
Goodlettsville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students
Gateway Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 317 students · in Madison
2nd grade in Goodlettsville · depends on your address
Madison Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 566 students
Goodlettsville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students
Gateway Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 317 students · in Madison
3rd grade in Goodlettsville · depends on your address
Madison Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 566 students
Goodlettsville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students
Gateway Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 317 students · in Madison
4th grade in Goodlettsville · depends on your address
Madison Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 566 students
Goodlettsville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students
Gateway Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 317 students · in Madison
5th grade in Goodlettsville · depends on your address
Madison Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 566 students
Goodlettsville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 469 students
Gateway Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 317 students · in Madison
6th grade in Goodlettsville
Goodlettsville Middle
Grades 6–8 · 447 students
7th grade in Goodlettsville
Goodlettsville Middle
Grades 6–8 · 447 students
8th grade in Goodlettsville
Goodlettsville Middle
Grades 6–8 · 447 students
Goodlettsville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sumner County School District). From grade PK, students attend the Metropolitan Nashville Public School District, shared with Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills and Oak Hill. Its high school is in Antioch. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Goodlettsville
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
Goodlettsville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Goodlettsville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Goodlettsville | C+ | Sumner County PK–12 · Metropolitan Nashville Public PK–12 |
| Millersville | A | Sumner County |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government | — | — |
| Hendersonville | A | Sumner County |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Sumner County with Goodlettsville for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Goodlettsville
36 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 Goodlettsville’s schools
Are Goodlettsville’s schools good?
On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Goodlettsville children attend score below 64% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #132 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Goodlettsville in?
Two districts: Sumner County School District runs grades PK–12, and Metropolitan Nashville Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills and Oak Hill.
Where do Goodlettsville kids go to high school?
One of 31 high schools, depending on your address: Antioch High School, Cane Ridge High School, John Overton High, McGavock High, Gallatin Senior High School, Beech Sr High School, Hunters Lane High, Hendersonville High School, James Lawson High School, Martin Luther King Jr School, Hillsboro High, Portland High School, Station Camp High School, Glencliff High School, Liberty Creek High School, Hume - Fogg High, White House High School, Stratford STEM Magnet School, Whites Creek High, Maplewood High, Merrol Hyde Magnet School, Nashville School Of The Arts, Pearl-Cohn High, Westmoreland High School, 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 Goodlettsville’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 Goodlettsville spend per student?
$12,082 in Sumner County School District and $17,314 in Metropolitan Nashville Public School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Goodlettsville?
Yes: Metro Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 294 students).
Parents talk
What Goodlettsville families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Goodlettsville → They have their own page.
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.