Williamson County Schools

Williamson County Schools is a top-ranked Tennessee district serving roughly 41,600 students across 52 schools—30 elementary, 11 middle, and 11 high—in the Nashville suburbs, ranked #3 among 141 districts with a 5-star rating. The district outperforms Tennessee state averages by roughly 30–40 percentage points in most subjects, and every traditional high school graduates students above the state rate of 90.5%, from Brentwood High School's 98.4% to Fairview High School's 91.9%.

Within this elite district, several schools truly shine. Clovercroft Elementary School ranks #4 in the state with 94.2% math proficiency, while Woodland Middle School ranks #2 statewide and leads all district schools in Social Studies at 91.0%. Ravenwood High School ranks #7 in the state, leads high schools in Algebra II (87.4%) and Biology I (84.6%), and spends the least per student. Grassland Elementary School tops the district in ELA at 88.1%, and Brentwood Middle School is #3 among Tennessee middle schools.

The biggest caveat for parents is the large internal gap. Elementary math proficiency ranges from 56.3% at Fairview Elementary School to 94.2% at Clovercroft, and high school Algebra I is a district-wide weakness—every traditional high school falls below the district average, from Summit High School at 59.7% down to Fairview High at 15.8%. The Fairview-area schools consistently rank at the bottom of the district, while Brentwood, Nolensville, and Franklin schools dominate the top. Chronic absenteeism varies widely, from 5.4% at Grassland Middle School to 24.1% at Renaissance High School, and higher spending doesn't guarantee better outcomes—Vanguard Virtual High School spends the most per student at $21,301 but ranks mid-pack.