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Goodlettsville Middle School

Q: Is Goodlettsville Middle School a good school?

Goodlettsville Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Goodlettsville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Goodlettsville Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Goodlettsville Middle School?

Students at Goodlettsville Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 35% African American, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Goodlettsville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Goodlettsville Middle School usually go on to attend Hunters Lane High School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Goodlettsville Middle School serves 447 students in grades 6 through 8 in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and is part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. The school holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 11th percentile among Tennessee middle schools, placing 526th out of 594. Proficiency rates in every core subject are well below both district and state averages: math proficiency is 16.5% compared to 43% statewide, English Language Arts is 15.5% versus 40.6%, science is 21.1% versus 46.9%, and social studies is 20.2% versus 51.4%. These gaps of roughly 25 to 31 percentage points mean most students are not yet meeting grade-level expectations.

There are, however, some meaningful bright spots. The school's chronic absenteeism rate was 17.8% in 2024-2025, notably better than the district average of 23.3% and even slightly better than the state average of 18.3%. Students receiving special education services have also shown relative strength, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 81st percentile statewide in the 2024-2025 school year. Test scores have been moving in the right direction as well, with improvement in every subject since the 2023-2024 school year, when results were especially low. Grade-level trends show math proficiency improving as students advance, while science and English Language Arts decline.

The school spends roughly $17,514 per student, which is significantly more than several nearby Sumner County Schools that achieve far better results, including T. W. Hunter Middle School, Robert E. Ellis Middle School, and Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek. Even within the same district, DuPont Hadley Middle School and Isaac Litton Middle School outperform Goodlettsville by wide margins in English Language Arts and science. Goodlettsville does outpace Madison Middle School in most subjects, but remains well behind the stronger middle schools in the area. The combination of high per-student spending and low overall proficiency suggests that additional funding alone is unlikely to close the achievement gap.

447

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,514

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

300 South Main Street
Goodlettsville, TN 37072

(615) 859-8956

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Goodlettsville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hunters Lane High School

Feeder schools for Goodlettsville Middle School:

Elementary:	Gateway Elementary School
	Goodlettsville Elementary School
	Old Center Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.7%

African American:

35.1%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

526^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	12.1	526 of 594	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	518 of 583	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	549 of 587	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	541 of 594	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	537 of 569	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	557 of 576	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	563 of 574	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	486 of 563	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	449 of 492	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.5	404 of 485	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	428 of 475	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.0	274 of 466	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.1	350 of 462	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.2	383 of 435	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	263 of 328	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	246 of 312	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	264 of 318	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	269 of 316	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	267 of 299	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	254 of 277	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	269 of 293	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	210 of 284	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	479 of 546	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	531 of 554	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	534 of 560	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	516 of 552	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	523 of 538	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	512 of 529	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	265 of 302	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	251 of 286	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	265 of 285	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	271 of 285	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	259 of 275	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	255 of 261	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	222 of 228	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	182 of 219	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	453 of 478	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	445 of 490	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	485 of 510	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	483 of 514	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	477 of 495	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	472 of 483	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	488 of 490	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	433 of 481	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	502 of 550	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	492 of 560	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	501 of 557	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	507 of 540	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	508 of 529	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	502 of 523	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	189 of 349	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.6	62 of 332	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	139 of 288	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	236 of 279	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	481 of 494	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	467 of 492	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	492 of 504	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	477 of 503	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	444 of 500	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	487 of 496	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	483 of 484	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	437 of 481	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+34 vs school

Homeless (2024)35th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)25th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science21%-26 vs state

Social Studies20%-31 vs state

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

English Language Arts16%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 18, 2016

I was reviewing with my child a form from the school on classroom expectations for new 6th graders. I had him read it out loud so I knew that he understood what the expectations are for this new school year. At the end of the form the child was supposed to print his/her name and sign it. My child COULD NOT SIGN HIS OWN NAME. I asked him why he printed and did not sign and he said that he did not know how to write in cursive, therefore, he could not sign his name. Talk about an eye opener. I had heard about the decision to do away with cursive -- however, just thinking that this child will one day be an adult called upon to sign bank documents, income tax forms, credit card receipts, rental applications, etc., etc., etc.

As of today, I will begin teaching a 6th grader how to write in cursive. How very, very sad that the schools today do not see the need to teach something as basic as how to sign your name. The school ranking within the State is so poor as to be an embarrassment. I've changed his school, but how many other BASIC EDUCATION 101 THINGS HAS HE NOT BEEN TAUGHT? Shame on you principals, teachers, administrators, supervisors, etc. for allowing our Tennessee children to be ranked this low among their peers in other states. Shame on me for not noticing sooner that my child could not even sign his name. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

There are some real gems at this school as far as teachers go, but they can only do so much for the overall experience in this school. Kids are poorly behaved, foul-mouthed and I constantly have to coach my son to not fall prey to the ones who are dishonest. He has already been stolen from twice. There were a lot of lofty statements made about the program and how issues are handled, but I have yet to see anything enforced if I don't go down to the school and press the issue. My kid is miserable... we're looking for some alternatives now but Goodlettsville has no other options. That makes ME miserable!

I am a very patient person but this is one of those 'if I had known then what I know now' situations. It is making me crazy to see how it is destroying my child! His teacher is terrific and all but when you have a principal who seems to think that discipline can be replaced by a forced handshake and 'apology' there isn't much hope for order, let alone education... 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Goodlettsville Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	300 South Main Street	Goodlettsville	37072	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 859-8956	412	21	19.7	36.2%	70 (17.0%)	155 (37.6%)	163 (39.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	12.1	526^th of 594 public middle schools	11.4%		12.7	518^th of 583 public middle schools	11.1%	8		10.4	17.2	21.4	16.5		17.3	15.9	13.6	15.5				29.1	22.0	13.2	21.1	14.9	25.8	18.8	20.2	$17,514	$966	$15,461
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	48.9%	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	< 5%	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
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	40.9%	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	13.4%	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
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	8.1%	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
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	28.3%	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
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	22.7%	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
T. W. Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 New Hope Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 822-4720	570	37	15.2	6.0%	416 (73.0%)	77 (13.5%)	37 (6.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	98.2	7^th of 594 public middle schools	98.8%		99.1	2^nd of 583 public middle schools	99.7%	5		84.8	88.2	87.1	86.7		77.6	59.2	68.5	68.7				83.6	77.0	71.9	77.4	87.3	86.8	88.2	87.5	$12,999	$344	$12,133
Jere Baxter Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Hart Lane	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6710	379	23	16.5	55.8%	46 (12.1%)	201 (53.0%)	120 (31.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	10.5	542^nd of 594 public middle schools	8.8%		6.3	565^th of 583 public middle schools	3.1%	23		6.4	20.4	11.4	12.4		12.0	13.1	14.3	13.1				19.0	27.8	14.5	20.3	20.6	29.6	12.6	20.9	$18,122	$1,826	$15,300
Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek	Public	6-8	1338 Drakes Creek Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-8383	587	39	15.0	10.3%	360 (61.3%)	52 (8.9%)	132 (22.5%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	77.8	92^nd of 594 public middle schools	84.5%		81.3	77^th of 583 public middle schools	86.8%	15		63.1	55.1	63.6	60.5		49.0	39.1	42.8	43.6				54.8	55.6	55.4	55.3	61.6	65.5	49.2	58.9	$12,087	$538	$11,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Goodlettsville Middle School

How many students attend Goodlettsville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Goodlettsville Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Goodlettsville Middle School?

Students at Goodlettsville Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 35% African American, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Goodlettsville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Goodlettsville Middle School usually go on to attend Hunters Lane High School

What district is Goodlettsville Middle School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Is Goodlettsville Middle School a good school?

Goodlettsville Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

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