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John Overton High

Q: Is John Overton High a good school?

John Overton High ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend John Overton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,942 students attended John Overton High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John Overton High?

Students at John Overton High are 51% Hispanic, 22% White, 19% African American, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into John Overton High?

John Overton High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Crieve Hall Elementary Elementary : Granbery Elementary Elementary : Haywood Elementary Elementary : May Werthan Shayne Elementary School Elementary : Norman Binkley Elementary Elementary : Tusculum Elementary Middle : Croft Middle Middle : McMurray Middle Middle : William Henry Oliver Middle

Public Grades 9-12

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 22% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

John Overton High is a public high school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 1,969 students in grades 9-12. 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.

John Overton High consistently ranks in the bottom third of Tennessee high schools, with academic performance significantly below state and county averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11% of 10th graders were proficient in Biology, compared to 36.3% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 80.3% to 89.2% over the past 5 years, which is below the state average, and chronic absenteeism has been a significant issue, ranging from 18.9% to 30.6% during the same period.

Nearby Hume-Fogg High, LEAD Southeast, and Valor Flagship Academy consistently outperform John Overton High, with much stronger academic outcomes, higher graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite increased per-student spending at John Overton High, from $11,848 in 2020-2021 to $19,729 in 2023-2024, the school has not seen a corresponding improvement in student performance, suggesting the need for more effective instructional practices and support systems.

1,942

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,984

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4820 Franklin RD
Nashville, TN 37220

(615) 333-5135

District: Davidson County

Feeder schools for John Overton High:

Elementary:	Crieve Hall Elementary
	Granbery Elementary
	Haywood Elementary
	May Werthan Shayne Elementary School
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	Norman Binkley Elementary
	Tusculum Elementary
Middle:	Croft Middle
	McMurray Middle
	William Henry Oliver Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.6%

White:

22.2%

African American:

19.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (74% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Tennessee avg44%

302^nd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 27High 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	25.1	302 of 389	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	283 of 392	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	294 of 384	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	275 of 358	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	286 of 347	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	292 of 342	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	302 of 341	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	254 of 273	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	289 of 351	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	266 of 300	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	268 of 296	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	249 of 285	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.3	251 of 269	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	240 of 273	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	225 of 267	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	143 of 233	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	150 of 240	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	133 of 239	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	134 of 222	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	139 of 208	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	172 of 187	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	172 of 199	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	44 of 47	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	46 of 48	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	43 of 47	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	50 of 50	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	298 of 365	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	275 of 365	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	260 of 366	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	265 of 350	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	278 of 340	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	289 of 337	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	195 of 213	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	171 of 209	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	172 of 202	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	160 of 189	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	171 of 180	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	149 of 153	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	154 of 159	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	280 of 324	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	256 of 337	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	269 of 330	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	268 of 322	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	276 of 317	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	289 of 302	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	296 of 308	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	287 of 368	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	275 of 366	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	288 of 359	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	283 of 349	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	279 of 332	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	291 of 329	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	173 of 198	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	145 of 183	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	111 of 154	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	91 of 159	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	212 of 323	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	205 of 326	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	221 of 325	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	222 of 312	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	193 of 306	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	256 of 301	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	289 of 307	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II31%-23 vs state

English I26%-14 vs state

Integrated Math III20%-7 vs state

Biology I19%-26 vs state

US History17%-22 vs state

Integrated Math II16%-13 vs state

Integrated Math I10%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)			TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady Integrated Math I (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2025)			TNReady Integrated Math III (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (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 Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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
John Overton High	Public	9-12	4820 Franklin RD	Nashville	37220	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5135	1,969	108	18.3		454 (23.1%)	404 (20.5%)	953 (48.4%)	127 (6.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.4%)	25.1	302^nd of 389 public high schools	22.4%		28.1	283^rd of 392 public high schools	27.8%	19																57.7	11.0		19.3	10.5	10.2	77.4	11.2	15.8		68.6	15.5	15.8	20.1		16.5	18.2	16.6	25.8	25.6	35.5	13.3	31.0													$15,984	$1,179	$14,159
Valor Flagship Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	4527 Nollensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	1,403	69	20.3		676 (48.2%)	246 (17.5%)	354 (25.2%)	108 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	83	36^th of 389 public high schools	90.7%		83.2	32^nd of 392 public high schools	91.8%	4	77.8	61.4	63.5	60.2	65.9	70.1	55.9	48.8	51.9	56.4	36.7	47.7	90.0	50.0	63.7			73.0	73.0												81.9		81.9	51.7	51.7	68.9		68.5	90.0	33.1	47.8	72.9	68.5	73.0	66.4	70.1	75.6	77.0	64.1	72.1	$23,841	$1,162	$21,906
Glencliff High School	Public	9-12	160 Antioch PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5070	1,077	63	17.1		103 (9.6%)	192 (17.8%)	746 (69.3%)	30 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	14.3	348^th of 389 public high schools	10.5%		10.8	361^st of 392 public high schools	7.9%	13																	6.3	13.3	6.6				5.3	7.4		57.1	7.2	15.4	11.1			26.3	6.6	10.0	9.9	23.8		16.2													$18,848	$1,327	$16,806
Hillsboro High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3812 Hillsboro PIKE	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8400	1,244	62	20.0		484 (38.9%)	567 (45.6%)	125 (10.0%)	30 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.6%)	30.2	271^st of 389 public high schools	30.3%		35.8	245^th of 392 public high schools	37.5%	26																53.2	17.0		33.7	10.1	10.1	65.8	12.5	20.1	92.9	48.0	8.8	25.0	20.4		23.6		23.7	31.8	32.0	39.5		38.9													$15,960	$896	$14,513
LEAD Southeast	Public, Charter	5-12	531 Metroplex DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 338-9672	850	68	12.5		198 (23.3%)	129 (15.2%)	452 (53.2%)	64 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	51.6	166^th of 389 public high schools	57.3%		50.7	168^th of 392 public high schools	57.1%	2	39.7	39.8	40.9	31.7	38.0	27.0	35.5	31.3	22.9	29.3							41.8		42.4	11.8	25.7	80.0	37.8	42.1		90.0	20.2		26.0		56.5		56.9	17.6	16.7	47.6		45.5				28.6	38.9	35.7	42.4	37.4	51.9	55.7	41.5	49.6	$19,690	$2,030	$16,658
STEM Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1252 Foster AVE	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 425-0050	502	18	27.8		116 (23.1%)	107 (21.3%)	271 (54.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27.5	284^th of 389 public high schools	27.0%		45.2	198^th of 392 public high schools	49.5%	86											19.8	19.7				28.1	12.5		19.5								22.4		21.8	28.1			28.0	24.0	23.6	36.1		35.7		18.9	18.4										$19,689	$1,413	$17,191
Nashville School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	1250 Foster AVE	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 291-6600	569	34	16.9		264 (46.4%)	204 (35.9%)	65 (11.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	55	149^th of 389 public high schools	61.7%		62.8	106^th of 392 public high schools	73.0%	43																46.5	26.3		43.3	14.3	14.3	44.0	21.4	25.4		57.9	15.8		21.2		50.0		49.5	60.2	60.2	68.3		68.3													$16,162	$840	$14,687
Johnson Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	1200 2nd Ave South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 749-3067	117	15	8.0		16 (13.7%)	63 (53.8%)	33 (28.2%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	24.7	304^th of 389 public high schools	21.9%		5.2	390^th of 392 public high schools	0.5%	86																				6.7	10.0						7.7		5.6
Lead Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1035 1st Ave South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 327-5422	486	41	11.8		32 (6.6%)	138 (28.4%)	309 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	26.9	291^st of 389 public high schools	25.2%		26.1	299^th of 392 public high schools	23.7%	8																53.8	18.8		22.8	6.9	6.8	57.1	16.0	21.3			10.5		14.0		39.3		39.3	12.9	13.5	35.0		34.3													$18,565	$2,118	$15,617
Brentwood High School	Public	9-12	5304 Murray LN	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4220	1,647	85	19.4		1,326 (80.5%)	35 (2.1%)	57 (3.5%)	147 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (4.9%)	93.3	9^th of 389 public high schools	97.7%		93.9	8^th of 392 public high schools	98.0%	1											38.9	37.5		55.2	78.3	83.5	46.2		82.1												54.7		54.7	86.3	86.3	89.6		89.1		66.3	79.0										$11,797	$195	$11,295

Frequently Asked Questions about John Overton High

How many students attend John Overton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,942 students attended John Overton High.

What schools feed into John Overton High?

John Overton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crieve Hall Elementary
Elementary : Granbery Elementary
Elementary : Haywood Elementary
Elementary : May Werthan Shayne Elementary School
Elementary : Norman Binkley Elementary
Elementary : Tusculum Elementary
Middle : Croft Middle
Middle : McMurray Middle
Middle : William Henry Oliver Middle

Is John Overton High a good school?

John Overton High ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Tennessee high schools.

What district is John Overton High in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of John Overton High?

Students at John Overton High are 51% Hispanic, 22% White, 19% African American, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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