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H. G. Hill Middle

Public Grades 6-8

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

H. G. Hill Middle is a public middle school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 433 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

H. G. Hill Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the Davidson County and Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state, with just 17.5% in mathematics, 23.8% in English Language Arts, 36.3% in science, and 26.5% in social studies. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's rankings for specific student groups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, are among the lowest in the state, indicating significant achievement gaps.

When comparing H. G. Hill Middle to nearby schools in the Davidson County district, the performance gap is even more pronounced. Schools like Head Middle, John Trotwood Moore Middle, and West End Middle significantly outperform H. G. Hill Middle across all academic measures, with proficiency rates often double or triple that of H. G. Hill Middle. The school's performance has also been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 388 out of 563 middle schools in 2017-2018 to 446 out of 583 middle schools in 2024-2025.

435

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,239

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Davidson RD
Nashville, TN 37205

(615) 353-2020

District: Davidson County

Feeder schools for H. G. Hill Middle:

Elementary:	Charlotte Park Elementary
	Gower Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.7%

White:

28.5%

African American:

25.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2017 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

446^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 37Middle Schools in the Davidson County

122^nd of 139Davidson County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	446 of 583	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	455 of 587	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	491 of 594	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	472 of 569	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	486 of 576	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	400 of 574	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	388 of 563	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.1	323 of 362	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.8	310 of 492	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.0	270 of 485	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.1	296 of 475	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.5	273 of 466	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.0	240 of 462	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.6	223 of 435	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	198 of 312	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	203 of 318	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	250 of 316	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	233 of 299	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	220 of 277	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	212 of 293	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	192 of 284	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	54 of 65	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	45 of 62	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	58 of 62	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	424 of 546	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	446 of 554	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	476 of 560	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	444 of 552	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	450 of 538	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	361 of 529	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	266 of 286	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	273 of 285	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	272 of 285	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	268 of 275	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	244 of 261	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	203 of 228	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	149 of 219	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	410 of 490	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	428 of 510	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	477 of 514	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	421 of 495	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	425 of 483	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	386 of 490	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	390 of 481	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	409 of 550	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	428 of 560	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	459 of 557	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	458 of 540	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	447 of 529	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	378 of 523	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	228 of 332	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	266 of 299	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	259 of 288	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	253 of 260	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	225 of 238	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	185 of 222	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	218 of 279	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	259 of 492	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	373 of 504	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	428 of 503	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	365 of 500	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	414 of 496	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	219 of 484	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	308 of 481	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)47th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Integrated Math I64%+39 vs state

Science36%-10 vs state

Social Studies26%-22 vs state

English Language Arts24%-15 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 vs state

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Friday, August 20, 2021

So thankful to have my children here. I pulled them out of a magnet so they could go to a strong school with other kids from the neighborhood, and it's been incredible. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Integrated Math I (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
H. G. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	150 Davidson RD	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2020	433	29	14.9		127 (29.3%)	97 (22.4%)	161 (37.2%)	29 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	26.4	446^th of 583 public middle schools	23.5%		23.3	455^th of 587 public middle schools	22.5%	9		24.2	17.5	9.3	17.5	34.4	18.0	18.9	23.8	64.0	64.0				43.8	31.4	33.6	36.3	18.8	35.5	25.8	26.5	$17,239	$897	$15,431
West End Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3529 West End AVE	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8425	332	23	14.1		152 (45.8%)	133 (40.1%)	22 (6.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	62.7	188^th of 583 public middle schools	67.8%		71	127^th of 587 public middle schools	78.4%	61		20.0	56.8	19.4	33.7	38.1	46.8	46.4	44.1	78.4	78.4				41.7	48.4	40.0	43.6	47.6	70.5	50.9	56.4	$17,869	$1,037	$15,969
Nashville Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	1300 56th Ave N	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 921-8440	211	3	70.3		10 (4.7%)	92 (43.6%)	103 (48.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9.9	535^th of 583 public middle schools	8.2%		24.5	451^st of 587 public middle schools	23.2%	84	5.0	12.2	20.4	9.4	12.9	11.4	10.0	10.9	10.0					14.3	23.8	16.3	14.8	17.5	14.3	22.0	18.5	18.5	$15,824	$2,114	$12,252
Moses McKissack Middle	Public	6-8	915 38th Ave N	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 329-8170	122	9	14.2		2 (1.6%)	109 (89.3%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	8	557^th of 583 public middle schools	4.5%		6.9	569^th of 587 public middle schools	3.1%	12		6.3	9.3	7.9	8.0	9.4	14.0	10.5	11.5							11.6	13.5	8.9	15.6	27.9	10.5	18.6	$27,891	$1,610	$25,349
John Trotwood Moore Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4425 Granny White PIKE	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8095	409	22	18.6		252 (61.6%)	116 (28.4%)	21 (5.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	86.9	50^th of 583 public middle schools	91.4%		80.5	80^th of 587 public middle schools	86.4%	30		60.0	53.4	51.0	55.7	58.1	51.5	41.5	51.0		95.0	93.3	93.5		64.3	68.4	61.5	64.7	57.9	90.8	59.0	68.1	$15,825	$904	$14,298
Head Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1830 Jo Johnston AVE	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 329-8160	551	31	17.9		183 (33.2%)	283 (51.4%)	41 (7.4%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	74.5	113^th of 583 public middle schools	80.6%		74.6	107^th of 587 public middle schools	81.8%	6		70.3	22.2	37.1	52.0	66.8	35.4	30.8	52.1						75.0	31.6	43.1	58.2	81.5	44.3	47.7	65.9	$18,927	$1,229	$16,728
Bellevue Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	655 Colice Jeanne RD	Nashville	37221	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 662-3000	382	20	18.7		175 (45.8%)	88 (23.0%)	61 (16.0%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	46.8	299^th of 583 public middle schools	48.7%		48	289^th of 587 public middle schools	50.8%	10		39.9	30.6	10.7	28.8	45.1	27.5	25.7	32.7	61.3	62.5				45.8	32.7	8.0	32.8	56.9	52.8	44.0	51.5	$16,831	$961	$15,049
Rose Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 9th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6405	387	25	15.7		95 (24.5%)	231 (59.7%)	38 (9.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	51	266^th of 583 public middle schools	54.4%		68.2	148^th of 587 public middle schools	74.8%	118		29.0	43.7	32.0	34.6	48.9	28.2	28.0	36.2	84.6	84.6				48.9	48.5	30.7	44.3	42.7	42.7	37.6	41.2	$18,515	$1,145	$16,493
Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	3500 John Mallette DR	Nashville	37218	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6515	302	23	13.3		46 (15.2%)	227 (75.2%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	31.9	405^th of 583 public middle schools	30.5%		27.4	431^st of 587 public middle schools	26.6%	26		10.3	25.9	18.2	17.6	30.2	35.8	15.4	28.1						19.6	40.7	23.9	27.8	40.6	55.6	31.3	43.0	$19,608	$1,812	$16,592
John Early Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Cass ST	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6369	169	16	10.3		6 (3.6%)	133 (78.7%)	23 (13.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	7.8	558^th of 583 public middle schools	4.3%		6	575^th of 587 public middle schools	2.0%	17			15.0		7.2	7.4									7.7	17.9		10.5		22.5		10.4	$29,546	$2,245	$25,638

Frequently Asked Questions about H. G. Hill Middle

What is the racial makeup of H. G. Hill Middle?

Students at H. G. Hill Middle are 35% Hispanic, 29% White, 25% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend H. G. Hill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended H. G. Hill Middle.

What district is H. G. Hill Middle in?

Davidson County

Is H. G. Hill Middle a good school?

H. G. Hill Middle ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Tennessee middle schools.

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