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Donelson Middle

Public Grades 6-8

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Donelson Middle is a public middle school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 430 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.

Donelson Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with low academic performance across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.9% of Donelson Middle students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in the Davidson County district and 42.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners. Additionally, Donelson Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While Donelson Middle's spending per student has increased in recent years, this does not appear to be directly translating into improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Meigs Middle, a public magnet school, and STEM Prep Academy, generally perform better than Donelson Middle on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and higher rankings among Tennessee middle schools. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as instructional practices, school leadership, and student engagement, may play a more significant role in driving student success.

434

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,518

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Stewarts Ferry PIKE
Nashville, TN 37214

(615) 884-4080

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Donelson Middle usually attend:

High:

McGavock High

Feeder schools for Donelson Middle:

Elementary:	Hermitage Elementary
	Hickman Elementary
	Ruby Major Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.5%

Hispanic:

28.6%

White:

24.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

516^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	12.9	516 of 583	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	509 of 587	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	519 of 594	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	525 of 569	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	517 of 576	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	504 of 574	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	516 of 563	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	33.8	393 of 492	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	407 of 485	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	414 of 475	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	61.5	182 of 466	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	16.3	416 of 462	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	370 of 435	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	268 of 312	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	261 of 318	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	266 of 316	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	275 of 299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	269 of 277	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	253 of 293	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	271 of 284	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	66 of 100	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	62 of 73	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	475 of 546	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	490 of 554	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	502 of 560	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	521 of 552	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	478 of 538	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	464 of 529	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	277 of 286	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	247 of 285	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	231 of 285	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	265 of 275	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	245 of 261	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	212 of 228	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	189 of 219	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	446 of 490	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	459 of 510	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	485 of 514	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	489 of 495	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	465 of 483	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	485 of 490	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	470 of 481	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	498 of 550	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	484 of 560	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	493 of 557	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	490 of 540	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	500 of 529	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	461 of 523	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	292 of 332	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	282 of 299	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	287 of 288	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	174 of 260	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	158 of 238	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.6	275 of 279	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	427 of 492	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	442 of 504	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	438 of 503	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	460 of 500	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	471 of 496	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	441 of 484	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	446 of 481	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Integrated Math I73%+47 vs state

Science19%-27 vs state

Social Studies18%-31 vs state

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 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
Donelson Middle	Public	6-8	110 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4080	430	33	13.1		114 (26.5%)	172 (40.0%)	110 (25.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	12.9	516^th of 583 public middle schools	11.5%		14.2	509^th of 587 public middle schools	13.3%	7		13.2	6.8	9.6	9.9		17.1	13.8	22.4	17.6	72.7	72.7		21.7	18.2	14.9	18.6	7.0	17.6	31.9	18.4	$18,518	$1,236	$16,288
Strive Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	3055 Lebanon PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 645-6440	229	12	19.0		59 (25.8%)	81 (35.4%)	77 (33.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	58.4	214^th of 583 public middle schools	63.3%		32.8	398^th of 587 public middle schools	32.2%	184		41.0	29.3	55.9	42.8		44.3	25.9	26.5	32.1				52.5	46.6	52.9	50.8	45.9	39.7	52.9	46.5	$19,632	$1,563	$16,880
Two Rivers Middle	Public	6-8	2991 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8931	244	20	12.4		56 (23.0%)	92 (37.7%)	84 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	11.1	525^th of 583 public middle schools	9.9%		9.6	551^st of 587 public middle schools	6.1%	26		25.6	8.2	19.8	17.8		7.3	10.6	11.6	9.9				14.6	17.6	22.1	18.2	14.6	25.9	15.1	18.6	$19,874	$1,301	$17,621
DuPont Tyler Middle	Public	6-8	431 Tyler DR	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8827	300	22	13.9		56 (18.7%)	125 (41.7%)	89 (29.7%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	18.9	486^th of 583 public middle schools	16.6%		16.8	491^st of 587 public middle schools	16.4%	5		17.7	12.1	34.3	20.9		25.0	14.0	12.2	17.6				25.0	14.2	27.3	22.2	17.7	22.9	41.4	26.5	$18,968	$1,349	$16,588
Margaret Allen Middle	Public	6-8	500 Spence LN	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6385	294	23	12.6		23 (7.8%)	92 (31.3%)	165 (56.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	10.8	526^th of 583 public middle schools	9.8%		10.1	546^th of 587 public middle schools	7.0%	20			15.3	16.7	12.3		14.5	12.9	5.3	10.8	7.7	7.7		19.4	24.7	11.8	19.7	12.9	25.0	24.0	21.3	$18,857	$1,243	$16,520
STEM Prep Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1162 Foster AVE	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 752-0002	506	20	25.3		78 (15.4%)	123 (24.3%)	295 (58.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	34.8	387^th of 583 public middle schools	33.6%		52.9	249^th of 587 public middle schools	57.6%	138	39.4	27.9	17.1	26.1	26.3	30.3	25.0	27.8	20.2	25.3			28.8	32.4	39.3	24.6	31.6	48.5	40.2	49.6	46.2	$19,893	$1,515	$17,919
Liberty Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	3515 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 564-1974	267	10	26.7		11 (4.1%)	104 (39.0%)	146 (54.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	16.4	494^th of 583 public middle schools	15.3%		46.6	302^nd of 587 public middle schools	48.6%	192	17.6	6.4	19.2	17.1	15.1	31.3	10.6	21.2	11.8	15.7			35.3	31.9	26.9	29.3	29.8	12.8	23.1	25.3	21.3	$14,760	$1,824	$11,794
LEAD Neely's Bend	Public, Charter	5-8	1251 Neely's Bend RD	Nashville	37115	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 645-6461	288	28	10.2		40 (13.9%)	99 (34.4%)	137 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	22.3	462^nd of 583 public middle schools	20.8%		17.8	486^th of 587 public middle schools	17.2%	24	21.1	13.5	22.4	35.8	25.4	5.3	14.9	22.4	12.8	15.0			15.8	20.3	31.0	22.0	23.1	20.3	44.8	30.3	30.7	$20,921	$2,176	$18,745
East Nashville Middle	Public	6-8	110 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6670	285	19	14.7		11 (3.9%)	255 (89.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	8.9	550^th of 583 public middle schools	5.7%		10.5	539^th of 587 public middle schools	8.2%	11		6.0	12.5	17.7	12.5		14.0	7.8		8.5				16.0	15.6	14.3	15.3	28.0	14.1	14.3	18.1	$24,843	$2,040	$21,119
Isaac Litton Middle	Public	6-8	4601 Hedgewood DR	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6700	286	18	16.3		122 (42.7%)	77 (26.9%)	67 (23.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	48.2	291^st of 583 public middle schools	50.1%		46.4	305^th of 587 public middle schools	48.0%	14		20.3	34.0		21.0		40.6	34.4	22.5	32.2	25.0	25.0		47.1	53.1	16.1	41.8	39.1	65.6	35.4	48.4	$21,088	$2,126	$18,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Donelson Middle

How many students attend Donelson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Donelson Middle.

What high school do graduates of Donelson Middle attend?

Students who attend Donelson Middle usually go on to attend McGavock High

Is Donelson Middle a good school?

Donelson Middle ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Donelson Middle?

Students at Donelson Middle are 38% African American, 29% Hispanic, 25% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Donelson Middle in?

Davidson County

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