Public schools in Nashville, TN
129 open public schools with an address in Nashville, operated by 4 education agencies. Compare size, staffing, grade spans, and school type, then confirm assignment with the district.
Public schools
129
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Reported students
57,831
125 schools reporting · NCES 2024–25
Median student–teacher ratio
Not reported
Across reporting schools
Charter schools
32
6 magnet · 0 virtual
An overview of Nashville public schools
The federal directory lists 129 public schools in Nashville, TN: 60 elementary, 32 middle, 28 high, 9 combined or other. The 125 schools that reported 2024–25 membership enrolled 57,831 students, an average of 463 per school. The largest campus is John Overton High School (1,942 students), and the largest elementary school is East End Preparatory School (837).
Metro Nashville Public Schools operates the most schools here (118), plus 3 charter, service, or other agencies. City names come from school mailing addresses, which often differ from district or municipal boundaries.
School choice options include 32 charter schools, 6 magnet schools. Application windows and lotteries usually open months before the school year.
Among 29 high and combined schools with 2021–22 civil-rights data, 18 reported students enrolled in AP courses and 10 of 29 reported computer-science classes. Confirm current course catalogs directly with each school.
School districts and agencies serving Nashville
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Public school district
118 schools in Nashville · 159 total
Tennessee Public Charter School Commission
Independent charter agency
9 schools in Nashville · 24 total
Tennessee School for the Blind
Specialized public school district
1 school in Nashville
Tennessee Schools for the Deaf
Specialized public school district
1 school in Nashville · 4 total
Elementary schools in Nashville
60| School | Grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aventura Community School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | KG–08 | 284 | — | |
| Bellshire Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 346 | — | |
| Carter-Lawrence Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Magnet | PK–05 | 227 | — | |
| Charlotte Park Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 527 | — | |
| Cockrill Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 286 | — | |
| Crieve Hall Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | KG–05 | 489 | — | |
| Cumberland Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Magnet | KG–05 | 452 | — | |
| Dan Mills Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 606 | — | |
| Eakin Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | KG–05 | 544 | — | |
| East End Preparatory School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | KG–08 | 837 | — | |
| Encompass Community School Tennessee Public Charter School Commission · Charter | KG–03 | — | — | |
| Explore Community School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | KG–08 | 591 | — | |
| Fall-Hamilton Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 273 | — | |
| Glencliff Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 596 | — | |
| Glendale Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 433 | — | |
| Glengarry Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 443 | — | |
| Glenview Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 616 | — | |
| Gower Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 631 | — | |
| Harpeth Valley Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 803 | — | |
| Hattie Cotton Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 221 | — | |
| Haywood Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 666 | — | |
| Hickman Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 452 | — | |
| Hull-Jackson Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 312 | — | |
| Ida B. Wells Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 241 | — | |
| Inglewood Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 246 | — | |
| Invictus Nashville Charter School Tennessee Public Charter School Commission · Charter | PK–02 | — | — | |
| John B. Whitsitt Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 523 | — | |
| Jones Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 251 | — | |
| Julia Green Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | KG–05 | 501 | — | |
| KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | KG–04 | 376 | — | |
| KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | KG–04 | 407 | — | |
| Lakeview Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 675 | — | |
| LEAD Southeast Elementary School Tennessee Public Charter School Commission · Charter | KG–02 | — | — | |
| Lockeland Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | KG–05 | 347 | — | |
| May Werthan Shayne Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 779 | — | |
| McGavock Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 324 | — | |
| Murrell at Glenn School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Special Education School | KG–08 | 30 | — | |
| Napier Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 260 | — | |
| Nashville Classical East School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | KG–08 | 549 | — | |
| Nashville Classical West School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | KG–02 | 98 | — | |
| Norman Binkley Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 762 | — | |
| Paragon Mills Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 647 | — | |
| Park Avenue Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 309 | — | |
| Pennington Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 286 | — | |
| Percy Priest Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 553 | — | |
| Purpose Prep School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | KG–05 | 431 | — | |
| Robert Churchwell Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 280 | — | |
| Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary School Tennessee Public Charter School Commission · Charter | KG–05 | 462 | — | |
| Rocketship United School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | KG–05 | 501 | — | |
| Rosebank Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 475 | — | |
| Shwab Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 329 | — | |
| Stanford Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 442 | — | |
| Sylvan Park Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | KG–05 | 459 | — | |
| Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville Tennessee Schools for the Deaf · Special Education School | PK–05 | 25 | — | |
| Tom Joy Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Magnet | PK–05 | 423 | — | |
| Tusculum Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 716 | — | |
| Una Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 796 | — | |
| Warner Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–05 | 394 | — | |
| Waverly-Belmont Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | KG–05 | 525 | — | |
| Westmeade Elementary School Metro Nashville Public Schools | KG–05 | 429 | — |
Middle schools in Nashville
32| School | Grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 438 | — | |
| Croft Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 411 | — | |
| Donelson Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 434 | — | |
| East Nashville Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 191 | — | |
| H. G. Hill Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 435 | — | |
| Haynes Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 234 | — | |
| Head Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 342 | — | |
| Isaac Litton Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Magnet | 06–08 | 264 | — | |
| Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the Arts Metro Nashville Public Schools · Magnet | 06–08 | 269 | — | |
| Jere Baxter Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 369 | — | |
| John Early Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 136 | — | |
| John Trotwood Moore Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 454 | — | |
| KIPP Academy Nashville School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 05–08 | 388 | — | |
| KIPP Nashville College Prep School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 05–08 | 363 | — | |
| LEAD Cameron School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 05–08 | 529 | — | |
| LEAD Neely's Bend School Tennessee Public Charter School Commission · Charter | 05–08 | 291 | — | |
| Liberty Collegiate Academy Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 05–08 | 241 | — | |
| Margaret Allen Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 306 | — | |
| McMurray Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 545 | — | |
| Meigs Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 692 | — | |
| Moses McKissack Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 114 | — | |
| Nashville Prep School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 05–08 | 187 | — | |
| Richard H. Dinkins Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 103 | — | |
| Rose Park Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 345 | — | |
| STEM Prep Academy Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 05–08 | 454 | — | |
| Strive Collegiate Academy Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 06–08 | 195 | — | |
| Tennessee Nature Academy Tennessee Public Charter School Commission · Charter | 05–08 | 195 | — | |
| Two Rivers Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 281 | — | |
| Valor Voyager Academy School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 05–08 | 507 | — | |
| West End Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 327 | — | |
| William Henry Oliver Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–08 | 423 | — | |
| Wright Middle School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Magnet | 06–08 | 498 | — |
High schools in Nashville
28| School | Grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early College High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 174 | — | |
| East Nashville Magnet High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 432 | — | |
| Glencliff High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 1,013 | — | |
| Hillsboro High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 1,224 | — | |
| Hume - Fogg High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 885 | — | |
| Hunters Lane High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 1,414 | — | |
| James Lawson High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 1,393 | — | |
| John Overton High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 1,942 | — | |
| Johnson Alternative Learning Center Metro Nashville Public Schools · Alternative School | 05–12 | 74 | — | |
| KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 09–12 | 438 | — | |
| Lead Academy Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 09–12 | 487 | — | |
| LEAD Southeast School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 05–12 | 833 | — | |
| Maplewood High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 700 | — | |
| Martin Luther King Jr School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 07–12 | 1,280 | — | |
| McGavock High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 1,844 | — | |
| MNPS Virtual School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–12 | 131 | — | |
| Nashville Big Picture High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 125 | — | |
| Nashville School Of The Arts Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 548 | — | |
| Pearl-Cohn High School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 526 | — | |
| RePublic High School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 09–12 | 587 | — | |
| STEM Prep High School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 09–12 | 505 | — | |
| Stratford STEM Magnet School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 06–12 | 810 | — | |
| The Academy at Old Cockrill Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 24 | — | |
| The Academy at Opry Mills Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 32 | — | |
| Transitions at Bass School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 18 | — | |
| Valor Flagship Academy School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Charter | 05–12 | 1,402 | — | |
| W. A. Bass Adult Program School Metro Nashville Public Schools | 09–12 | 309 | — | |
| W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center Metro Nashville Public Schools · Alternative School | 09–12 | 68 | — |
Combined, early-childhood, and other schools in Nashville
9| School | Grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Azafran Early Learning Center Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–PK | 83 | — | |
| Cora Howe School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Special Education School | KG–12 | 78 | — | |
| Harris-Hillman Special Education School Metro Nashville Public Schools · Special Education School | PK–12 | 458 | — | |
| Ivanetta H. Davis Learning Center at Bordeaux Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–PK | 151 | — | |
| KIPP Antioch Global High School Tennessee Public Charter School Commission · Charter | 09–11 | 257 | — | |
| Nashville Collegiate Prep School Tennessee Public Charter School Commission · Charter | KG–10 | 837 | — | |
| Nurses Middle College Nashville Tennessee Public Charter School Commission · Charter | 09–09 | — | — | |
| Ross Early Learning Center Metro Nashville Public Schools | PK–PK | 202 | — | |
| Tennessee School For Blind Tennessee School for the Blind · Special Education School | PK–12 | 100 | — |
Student demographics
Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White26.2%
- Hispanic31.1%
- Black35.7%
- Asian3.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial3.6%
Enrollment-weighted across 125 Nashville schools with NCES CCD 2024–25 race/ethnicity counts (57,831 students). Privacy suppression can leave small gaps.
Questions about public schools in Nashville
How many public schools are in Nashville, TN?
The current NCES directory lists 129 open public schools with a location address in Nashville: 60 elementary, 32 middle, 28 high, 9 combined or other. Together they reported 57,831 students in 2024–25. The count includes charter, alternative, and special-purpose public schools; it excludes private schools.
Which school districts serve Nashville?
Schools with an address in Nashville belong to 4 education agencies, led by Metro Nashville Public Schools (118 schools), Tennessee Public Charter School Commission (9 schools), Tennessee School for the Blind (1 school). A mailing city is not an attendance boundary; confirm the district for a specific address.
What is the largest public high school in Nashville?
John Overton High School reported the largest high-school enrollment in Nashville, with 1,942 students in 2024–25 (grades 09–12). Size is a description of the campus, not a quality measure.
Are there charter schools in Nashville?
Yes. 32 of the 129 public schools in Nashville are identified as charter schools in the NCES directory, including Aventura Community School, East End Preparatory School, Encompass Community School. Charter schools are public and tuition-free, but admission usually uses an application or lottery.
Does living in Nashville guarantee a seat at a specific school?
No. Assignment depends on the district's attendance boundaries, programs, and enrollment rules, which can split a city or cross city lines. Use the district profile and its official boundary or school-locator tool to confirm the assigned school for an exact address.
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Sources: NCES Common Core of Data 2025–26 preliminary directory (schools, grades, addresses, charter status) and 2024–25 nonfiscal files (enrollment, teachers, race/ethnicity, meal eligibility); Civil Rights Data Collection 2021–22 (AP and computer science). Cities are grouped by school mailing address. Methodology · All Tennessee cities