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DuPont Hadley Middle School

Q: Is DuPont Hadley Middle School a good school?

DuPont Hadley Middle School ranks 383 rd of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

DuPont Hadley Middle School serves 385 students in grades 6–8 in Old Hickory, TN, and is part of the Metro Nashville Public Schools district. The school currently ranks in the 36th percentile statewide, a mid-to-lower-middle performance level, though it is a relative bright spot within its immediate MNPS cluster.

Science and social studies are the school's clear academic strengths, with proficiency rates of 42.8% and 45.0% respectively in 2025–26, both above the district average and competitive with or better than most nearby MNPS schools. In fact, DuPont Hadley's social studies scores are the highest among its same-district neighbors, including Isaac Litton Middle School and DuPont Tyler Middle School. However, math and ELA remain challenging. All-grades math proficiency is just 19.7%, well below the state's 43.0%, with 8th-grade math proficiency dropping to only 8.0%. The most striking data point is a stark divide within the math program: students in the advanced Integrated Math I course post an extraordinary 92% proficiency rate, while those in the regular 8th-grade math pathway struggle significantly. ELA proficiency sits at 25.5%, below state averages but above most nearby MNPS schools.

Chronic absenteeism affects 22.9% of students, which is better than the district average but still above the state's 18.3%. The school's spending of $18,082 per student is high, especially when compared to the dramatically higher-performing Robert E Ellis Middle School ($12,951) and V G Hawkins Middle School ($14,110) in nearby Sumner County Schools. The school earns strong results for its African American students relative to statewide peers, but performance for low-income and Hispanic students lags behind its overall standing. DuPont Hadley's improving science and social studies trajectory, along with its strong advanced math track, provides a foundation to build upon, but reducing absenteeism and closing the math and ELA achievement gaps are the central challenges ahead.

385

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,082

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 Old Hickory Boulevard
Old Hickory, TN 37138

(615) 847-7300

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend DuPont Hadley Middle School usually attend:

High:

McGavock High School

Feeder schools for DuPont Hadley Middle School:

Elementary:	Andrew Jackson Elementary School
	DuPont Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.6%

African American:

28.6%

Hispanic:

18.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

383^rd of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 15 pts since 2017

From top 49% (2017) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 38Middle Schools in the Metro Nashville Public Schools

126^th of 141Metro Nashville Public Schools 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
2026	38.0	383 of 594	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	351 of 583	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	392 of 587	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	400 of 594	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	428 of 569	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	440 of 576	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	420 of 574	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	350 of 563	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.3	178 of 362	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.0	303 of 492	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.9	357 of 485	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.4	369 of 475	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.6	230 of 466	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.7	111 of 462	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	47.0	234 of 435	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	147 of 328	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	160 of 312	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	183 of 318	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	175 of 316	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	173 of 299	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	181 of 277	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	207 of 293	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	119 of 284	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	367 of 546	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	393 of 554	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	373 of 560	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	416 of 552	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	389 of 538	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	376 of 529	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	226 of 302	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	166 of 286	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	161 of 285	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	139 of 285	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	194 of 275	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	138 of 261	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	177 of 228	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	137 of 219	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	351 of 478	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	329 of 490	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	365 of 510	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	345 of 514	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	377 of 495	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	395 of 483	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	417 of 490	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	354 of 481	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	337 of 550	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	341 of 560	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	378 of 557	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	413 of 540	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	424 of 529	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	394 of 523	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	190 of 349	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	219 of 332	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	144 of 299	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	194 of 288	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	135 of 260	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	208 of 238	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	109 of 222	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	185 of 279	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	348 of 494	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	299 of 492	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	352 of 504	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	363 of 503	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	393 of 500	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	413 of 496	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	322 of 484	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	322 of 481	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)55th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Integrated Math I92%+62 vs state

Social Studies45%-6 vs state

Science43%-4 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Mathematics20%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, August 25, 2022

That school is terrible and I wish my kids were not stuck there. If you pick school choice then you have to get your kids there and pick them up. Some parents can’t do that. For special needs students, this school is a joke! If I could give a zero then I would! Close Quote

by a student
Friday, January 5, 2018

This was my old middle school and I loved it there and my grandpa went there too. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 7, 2015

There are problems at this school. Not very good with handling issues that arise at school. Seems that there's a kind of "we don't have time to deal with it" attitude. The counselors are too busy to provide advice. Very disturbing when your kid is a good student, and falls prey to another students known behavior issues. I think they are scared to do anything with the problem kids for fear of violating the lil' tyrants' mental or patient privacy rights or something. When a problem kid is on meds, I get that he has rights, but does that have to mean that no-one else has any? Why does my kid have to be his victim? That's not right. We have been extremely understanding. I have more than one kid of my own, and one of them had to take meds when he was in school. I understand how challenging it gets and would never consider making fun of, or degrading someone for having these issues. I learned that letting things slide and excusing unacceptable behavior, is not an effective exercise of discipline and is in no way therapeutic towards changing the behavior. It's really quite simple. Common sense stuff. It is the schools' way of dealing with things that seems to be the issue. My son has been preyed-on and victimized by this kid. We are not quick to react to these kinds of things, because we do empathize, but enough is enough. By the way, my kid is not the only one whom has experienced this type of issue at this school. I know 2 other families over the past 3 years that yanked their kids out of this school for the same types of issues. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)					TNReady English Language Arts (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)					TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
DuPont Hadley Middle School	Public	6-8	1901 Old Hickory Boulevard	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7300	379	24	16.0		188 (49.6%)	93 (24.5%)	62 (16.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.9%)	38	383^rd of 594 public middle schools	35.5%		39.7	351^st of 583 public middle schools	39.8%	32		24.8	23.9	8.0	19.7		26.7	30.1	19.6	25.5	92.0	92.0		54.3	46.9	23.9	42.8	41.3	56.6	36.6	45.0	$18,082	$1,203	$15,912
LEAD Neely's Bend School	Public, Charter	5-8	1251 Neely's Bend Road	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%)	29.4	437^th of 594 public middle schools	26.4%		22.3	462^nd of 583 public middle schools	20.8%	25	41.2	25.8	27.5	44.4	32.5	29.4	28.8	13.0	18.5	20.9			35.3	24.2	27.5	27.8	27.2	47.0	42.0	35.2	41.8	$20,921	$2,176	$18,745
V G Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	487 A. Walton Ferry Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-3456	433	33	13.3		276 (63.7%)	51 (11.8%)	75 (17.3%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	69.8	148^th of 594 public middle schools	75.1%		73.6	121^st of 583 public middle schools	79.2%	27		59.8	52.8	47.8	53.3		47.5	36.6	31.6	38.4				63.9	48.0	38.8	49.9	65.6	61.0	53.0	59.6	$14,110	$241	$13,176
DuPont Tyler Middle School	Public	6-8	431 Tyler Drive	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	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%)	24.1	467^th of 594 public middle schools	21.4%		18.9	486^th of 583 public middle schools	16.6%	19		15.4	21.9	35.0	23.2		24.4	19.4	18.0	20.8				30.3	31.3	31.0	30.8	31.0	39.8	32.3	34.6	$18,968	$1,349	$16,588
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	300 W Old Hickory Boulevard	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 687-4018	358	21	16.7		33 (9.2%)	173 (48.3%)	135 (37.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	6.1	575^th of 594 public middle schools	3.2%		8.1	556^th of 583 public middle schools	4.6%	19		6.4		9.5	6.5		10.9	6.9	11.8	9.9				11.0	12.6	13.7	12.4	21.1	10.6	13.7	15.3	$18,514	$2,205	$15,470
Two Rivers Middle School	Public	6-8	2991 McGavock Pike	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	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%)	24.9	463^rd of 594 public middle schools	22.1%		11.1	525^th of 583 public middle schools	9.9%	62		13.7	7.0	29.6	17.6		23.1	11.6	17.9	17.9				35.3	30.2	36.8	34.4	41.2	25.6	38.6	35.8	$19,874	$1,301	$17,621
Robert E Ellis Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Indian Lake Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 264-6093	556	42	13.2		459 (82.6%)	40 (7.2%)	40 (7.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	94.5	27^th of 594 public middle schools	95.5%		95.3	20^th of 583 public middle schools	96.6%	7		62.9	79.2	79.4	72.7		64.8	63.6	60.6	63.2				67.1	75.8	69.4	70.4	73.3	83.8	67.5	74.6	$12,951	$241	$12,206
Isaac Litton Middle School	Public	6-8	4601 Hedgewood Drive	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	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%)	38.9	377^th of 594 public middle schools	36.5%		48.2	291^st of 583 public middle schools	50.1%	86		22.7	18.7	8.8	18.2		38.2	32.4	27.5	33.2	57.1	57.1		47.0	52.0	25.4	43.1	39.2	51.4	34.0	40.4	$21,088	$2,126	$18,016
Strive Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	3055 Lebanon PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	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%)	44.1	332^nd of 594 public middle schools	44.1%		58.4	214^th of 583 public middle schools	63.3%	118		16.7	34.0	55.1	32.8		25.0	38.5	36.0	32.2				36.1	49.1	44.0	42.3	34.7	49.1	38.8	40.2	$19,632	$1,563	$16,880
Liberty Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	3515 Gallatin Road	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	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%)	20.7	481^st of 594 public middle schools	19.0%		16.4	494^th of 583 public middle schools	15.3%	13	15.4	25.6	12.1	35.0	24.0	15.4	23.1	12.1	20.5	18.5			23.1	23.1	27.3	27.5	25.6	38.5	18.2	20.0	25.9	$14,760	$1,824	$11,794

Frequently Asked Questions about DuPont Hadley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of DuPont Hadley Middle School?

Students at DuPont Hadley Middle School are 44% White, 29% African American, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend DuPont Hadley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended DuPont Hadley Middle School.

Is DuPont Hadley Middle School a good school?

DuPont Hadley Middle School ranks 383^rd of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is DuPont Hadley Middle School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

What high school do graduates of DuPont Hadley Middle School attend?

Students who attend DuPont Hadley Middle School usually go on to attend McGavock High School

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