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William Henry Oliver Middle

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William Henry Oliver Middle ranks 342 nd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

William Henry Oliver Middle is a public middle school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 614 students in grades 5-8. 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.

William Henry Oliver Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with proficiency rates in Mathematics (24.6%) and English Language Arts (31.4%) well below the state averages of 42.2% and 38.9%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. While the school's spending per student has increased, from $12,778 in 2020-2021 to $20,414 in 2023-2024, the student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 14.4 and 17.9 students per teacher, generally higher than nearby schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Wright Middle, Croft Middle, and Apollo Middle, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to William Henry Oliver Middle, with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism. In contrast, schools in the Williamson County district, such as Sunset Middle School and Woodland Middle School, significantly outperform William Henry Oliver Middle and the other nearby schools in the Davidson County district, with much higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism.

423

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,582

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6211 Nolensville RD
Nashville, TN 37211

(615) 332-3011

District: Davidson County

Students who attend William Henry Oliver Middle usually attend:

High:

John Overton High

Feeder schools for William Henry Oliver Middle:

Elementary:	Granbery Elementary
	May Werthan Shayne Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.8%

African American:

25.5%

Hispanic:

23.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2017 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

342^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	40.7	342 of 583	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	409 of 587	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	409 of 594	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	382 of 569	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	384 of 576	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	237 of 574	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	287 of 563	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	258 of 362	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.0	270 of 492	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.8	246 of 485	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.0	254 of 475	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.5	143 of 466	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	27.8	375 of 462	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	54.2	193 of 435	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	135 of 312	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	152 of 318	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	141 of 316	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	157 of 299	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	141 of 277	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	108 of 293	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	113 of 284	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	60 of 63	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	57 of 65	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	51 of 56	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	57 of 62	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	31 of 55	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	48 of 100	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	29 of 73	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.6	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	61.1	9 of 39	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	334 of 546	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	372 of 554	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	386 of 560	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	385 of 552	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	362 of 538	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	216 of 529	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	202 of 286	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	222 of 285	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	268 of 285	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	224 of 275	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	211 of 261	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	179 of 228	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	142 of 219	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	342 of 490	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	438 of 510	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	448 of 514	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	410 of 495	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	383 of 483	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	258 of 490	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	269 of 481	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	344 of 550	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	409 of 560	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	393 of 557	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	364 of 540	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	363 of 529	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	248 of 523	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	255 of 332	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	260 of 299	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	192 of 288	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	162 of 260	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.8	40 of 238	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	81 of 222	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	120 of 279	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	246 of 492	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.3	371 of 504	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	372 of 503	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	348 of 500	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	301 of 496	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	169 of 484	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	194 of 481	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies42%-7 vs state

Integrated Math I36%+11 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

English Language Arts31%-8 vs state

Mathematics25%-18 vs state

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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 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 5th Grade	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 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
William Henry Oliver Middle	Public	6-8	6211 Nolensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 332-3011	614	34	17.9		245 (39.9%)	153 (24.9%)	131 (21.3%)	54 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	40.7	342^nd of 583 public middle schools	41.3%		31.6	409^th of 587 public middle schools	30.3%	67		29.3	37.1		24.6		37.3	36.8	20.2	31.4	35.9	35.9		36.6	35.2	21.0	31.6	32.8	62.1	32.6	42.1	$18,582	$1,364	$16,126
Tennessee Nature Academy	Public, Charter	5-7	7533 Lords Chapel DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 259-2429	113	12	9.8		38 (33.6%)	11 (9.7%)	45 (39.8%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.4%)								(n/a)	34.3	28.9	16.3		28.1	37.5	33.7	22.7		32.7			40.8	44.6	43.2		42.9	26.5	46.5		33.3	$19,210	$678	$18,532
McMurray Middle	Public	6-8	520 McMurray DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5126	686	45	15.4		57 (8.3%)	68 (9.9%)	507 (73.9%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	10	533^rd of 583 public middle schools	8.6%		12.3	521^st of 587 public middle schools	11.2%	12		8.0	11.9	10.3	10.1		14.7	10.8	11.1	12.2				17.4	24.1	21.0	20.9	10.0	32.7	5.6	16.5	$17,416	$1,199	$15,363
Thurgood Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	5820 Pettus RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 941-7515	761	45	17.0		120 (15.8%)	275 (36.1%)	263 (34.6%)	76 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	11.5	522^nd of 583 public middle schools	10.5%		16.3	495^th of 587 public middle schools	15.7%	27		11.4	14.4	6.7	10.6		12.6	12.3	10.0	11.5	80.0	80.0		19.8	26.4	8.4	18.1	26.9	30.5	17.6	24.5	$16,934	$1,031	$15,200
Antioch Middle	Public	6-8	5050 Blue Hole RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5642	687	43	16.0		73 (10.6%)	206 (30.0%)	352 (51.2%)	34 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.9%)	9	548^th of 583 public middle schools	6.0%		7.9	566^th of 587 public middle schools	3.6%	18		13.2	10.0	11.9	11.6		14.3	13.2	10.8	12.7	92.3	92.3		17.2	13.2	13.7	14.6	11.3	21.7	17.0	16.9	$18,239	$1,509	$15,879
Valor Voyager Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4531 Nolensville PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	513	19	27.0		201 (39.2%)	87 (17.0%)	166 (32.4%)	36 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	87.8	49^th of 583 public middle schools	91.6%		92.9	29^th of 587 public middle schools	95.1%	20	70.4	54.0	63.6	65.2	63.1	65.5	48.0	50.0	43.0	51.5			69.2	61.0	68.9	55.4	63.6	68.6	80.3	72.5	73.8	$21,226	$1,131	$19,235
KIPP Antioch Global Middle School	Public, Charter	5-6	917 Bell RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 226-4484	0																		(n/a)																						$16,860	$738	$16,122
Sunset Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Sunset TRL	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5040	708	49	14.4		501 (70.8%)	26 (3.7%)	48 (6.8%)	101 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	98.4	6^th of 583 public middle schools	99.0%		98.7	8^th of 587 public middle schools	98.6%	2		77.4	85.6	86.6	83.4		68.3	65.8	69.9	68.1				77.7	82.3	75.3	78.3	81.7	90.7	81.5	84.6	$12,144	$169	$11,626
Apollo Middle	Public	6-8	631 Richards RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5025	704	39	18.0		61 (8.7%)	177 (25.1%)	426 (60.5%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	9.5	542^nd of 583 public middle schools	7.0%		9.5	553^rd of 587 public middle schools	5.8%	11		10.9	11.4	18.6	13.6		9.6	7.4	7.5	8.2				15.4	14.8	20.7	16.9	17.9	29.1	17.9	21.6	$17,720	$1,373	$15,463
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Volunteer Pkwy	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4930	957	57	16.8		615 (64.3%)	36 (3.8%)	54 (5.6%)	200 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.3%)	99.4	1^st of 583 public middle schools	99.8%		99.2	5^th of 587 public middle schools	99.1%	4		76.5	82.9	82.3	80.9		77.5	82.9	75.4	78.5				84.6	90.3	89.5	88.2	88.9	94.6	89.2	90.9	$12,267	$255	$11,537

Frequently Asked Questions about William Henry Oliver Middle

What high school do graduates of William Henry Oliver Middle attend?

Students who attend William Henry Oliver Middle usually go on to attend John Overton High

How many students attend William Henry Oliver Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended William Henry Oliver Middle.

What district is William Henry Oliver Middle in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of William Henry Oliver Middle?

Students at William Henry Oliver Middle are 38% White, 26% African American, 24% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is William Henry Oliver Middle a good school?

William Henry Oliver Middle ranks 342^nd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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