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DuPont Hadley Middle

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DuPont Hadley Middle ranks 351 st of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

DuPont Hadley Middle is a public middle school in Old Hickory, Tennessee, serving 379 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.

DuPont Hadley Middle consistently performs below the state and county averages in academic proficiency, with proficiency rates ranging from 9.9% to 42.8% across different subjects and grade levels for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 178 out of 362 middle schools in 2016-2017 to 351 out of 583 in 2024-2025. The school's high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8%, may be contributing to its poor academic performance.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Isaac Litton Middle, DuPont Hadley Middle consistently underperforms in academic proficiency, ranking in the bottom half of the state. The school's low performance across multiple student subgroups suggests that it may need to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address the unique needs of these students. Despite the school's increased spending per student, from $13,015 in 2020-2021 to $21,867 in 2023-2024, the academic performance has not shown significant improvement, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to the school's challenges.

385

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,082

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 Old Hickory BLVD
Old Hickory, TN 37138

(615) 847-7300

District: Davidson County

Students who attend DuPont Hadley Middle usually attend:

High:

McGavock High

Feeder schools for DuPont Hadley Middle:

Elementary:	Andrew Jackson Elementary
	DuPont Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.6%

African American:

28.6%

Hispanic:

18.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2014 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

351^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Integrated Math I80%+55 vs state

Social Studies40%-9 vs state

Science38%-8 vs state

English Language Arts28%-10 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 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 (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
DuPont Hadley Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Old Hickory BLVD	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	39.7	351^st of 583 public middle schools	39.8%		33.8	392^nd of 587 public middle schools	33.2%	41		32.1	22.0		20.1		47.7	23.7	15.8	28.5	80.0	80.0		56.0	38.1	15.8	37.6	44.0	39.8	35.2	39.5	$18,082	$1,203	$15,912
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
V G Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	487 A. Walton Ferry RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	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%)	73.6	121^st of 583 public middle schools	79.2%		69.6	136^th of 587 public middle schools	76.8%	15		60.5	51.4	59.2	56.7		45.5	37.1	34.2	38.9				46.4	46.5	58.3	50.1	53.2	55.6	70.0	59.3	$14,110	$241	$13,176
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
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	300 W Old Hickory BLVD	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	8.1	556^th of 583 public middle schools	4.6%		9.5	552^nd of 587 public middle schools	6.0%	4		6.1	15.9	12.9	11.7		8.3	18.1	9.0	11.2				10.2	12.5	15.0	12.9	6.1	27.3	8.6	12.9	$18,514	$2,205	$15,470
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
Robert E Ellis Middle	Public	6-8	100 Indian Lake RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	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%)	95.3	20^th of 583 public middle schools	96.6%		94.7	25^th of 587 public middle schools	95.7%	5		79.8	76.9	83.9	80.4		71.2	59.6	52.2	60.7				68.5	63.5	67.2	66.5	77.8	80.8	70.0	75.9	$12,951	$241	$12,206
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about DuPont Hadley Middle

What district is DuPont Hadley Middle in?

Davidson County

Is DuPont Hadley Middle a good school?

DuPont Hadley Middle ranks 351^st of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of DuPont Hadley Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of DuPont Hadley Middle attend?

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

How many students attend DuPont Hadley Middle?

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

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