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Tenn School For Blind

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
225th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 389 Tennessee Alternative Schools
Better than 42% of Tennessee alternative schools
Summary

Tenn School For Blind is an alternative public school in Nashville, Tennessee that serves 114 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it has struggled academically compared to the state and nearby alternative schools.

Tenn School For Blind has had a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.5% to 89.8% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school has also had dropout rates between 6.7% and 30.0%, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Tenn School For Blind has experienced chronic absenteeism rates between 18.9% and 55.4%, much higher than the state average. The school's test scores are also much lower than the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 5% proficiency in Mathematics and English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 42.2% and 38.9% respectively.

Compared to nearby alternative schools, such as R T Fisher Alternative, Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy, and Rutherford County Virtual School, Tenn School For Blind performs significantly worse in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. While the school has a lower student-teacher ratio than these nearby alternatives, this does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students.

100
Students ?
2.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
60.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 115 Stewarts Ferry PIKE
       Nashville, TN  37214

(615) 231-7300

District: Tennessee School for Blind

Racial breakdown:

White:
52.0%
African American:
26.0%
Hispanic:
11.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2013
✓Small classes — about 3 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (71% vs 90%)
!Science scores 41 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg16%
Tennessee avg43%
225th of 389
Tennessee public high schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 39 pts since 2015
From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20150.2854 of 8550.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.6851 of 8530.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20175.7357 of 3621.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20151.8490 of 4920.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.9483 of 4850.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.7475 of 4750.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201088.437 of 43591.5%★★★★★
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202539.7225 of 38942.2%★★☆☆☆
201660.0107 of 35169.5%★★★☆☆
201515.6290 of 3003.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20146.9294 of 2960.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.9284 of 2850.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201018.1250 of 2676.4%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
English II60%+6 vs state
Biology I42%-4 vs state
Geometry10%-27 vs state
Mathematics5%-37 vs state
English Language Arts5%-34 vs state
Science5%-41 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended Tenn School For Blind.

Tenn School For Blind ranks 225th of 389 Tennessee alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Tenn School For Blind are 52% White, 26% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.


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