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Schools in Kingston Springs · Cheatham County School District

Kingston Springs’s public schools score below 64% of Tennessee districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Kingston Springs, 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.

#129of 176 Tennessee townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
36%
▼ 1 pts vs TN 37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 3 pts vs TN 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 4 pts vs TN 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 14% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
3
1,173 students on the public path
In brief

Kingston Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 78 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kingston Springs’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 37% and 31% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,180 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Harpeth Middle School, then Harpeth High School. 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 Kingston Springs’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Tennessee school districts, #129 of 176 Tennessee towns. Both inputs trail the Tennessee average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (78)Better than 19%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,538 test results and a graduating class of 454 could put Kingston Springs anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Kingston Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,709 in math, 3,367 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Kingston Springs ElementaryCheatham County School DistrictA
5–8Harpeth Middle SchoolCheatham County School DistrictB−
9–12Harpeth High SchoolCheatham County School DistrictC

Kingston Springs’s public schools are run by Cheatham County School District, which also serves Ashland City, Pegram and Pleasant View. 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.

Cheatham County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 5,451 students, down 4% since 2020–21
$11,180TN $13,059 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 36.8% · 3367 students tested
Math28%
State average 31.1% · 3709 students tested

Kingston Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Kingston Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kingston SpringsC+Cheatham County
PegramC+Cheatham County

Every school in Kingston Springs

3 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).

District schools in Kingston Springsby address
Kingston Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A
316 studentsRate it →
Harpeth Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B−
432 studentsRate it →
Harpeth High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
425 studentsRate it →

Questions about Kingston Springs’s schools

Are Kingston Springs’s schools good?

On Tennessee’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kingston Springs children attend score below 64% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #129 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kingston Springs in?

Cheatham County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,451 students in 14 schools (2024–25).

Where do Kingston Springs kids go to high school?

Harpeth High School, with 425 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Kingston Springs’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in Cheatham County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.

How much does Kingston Springs spend per student?

$11,180 in Cheatham County School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.