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B−

Head Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1830 Jo Johnston AVE, Nashville, TN 37203 · (615) 329-8160 · Part of Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

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Directions
Students
342
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Head Middle

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 40.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1830 Jo Johnston AVE, Nashville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6191
Grade 784
Grade 867
Enrollment over time
574’20
551’21
521’22
551’23
342’24

Down 40.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%White 29%Hispanic 8%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Head Middle from Nashville families.

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The district →
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Smith Springs Elementary School
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary
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840 students
Harpeth Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nashville
A
803 students
Una Elementary
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C−
796 students
J. E. Moss Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Antioch
D
782 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Nashville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.