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Maplewood High School

Q: Is Maplewood High School a good school?

Maplewood High School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Maplewood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Maplewood High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Maplewood High School?

Students at Maplewood High School are 56% African American, 33% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Maplewood High School?

Maplewood High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Chadwell Elementary School Elementary : Hattie Cotton Elementary School Elementary : Ida B. Wells Elementary School Elementary : Shwab Elementary School Elementary : Tom Joy Elementary School Middle : Jere Baxter Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 16% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Maplewood High School is a comprehensive public high school in Nashville, TN, serving approximately 700 students in grades 9–12 within the Metro Nashville Public Schools district. The school has historically struggled, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide in 2022–2023, but has moved up to the 16th percentile in 2025–2026 — a sign of gradual improvement, though it remains firmly in the bottom quartile of Tennessee high schools.

The most pressing concerns for families are attendance, dropout, and graduation rates. Maplewood's dropout rate of 26.9% is more than four times the state average (6.7%) and the highest among nearby schools, surpassing Whites Creek High School (11.4%), RePublic High School (14.5%), McGavock High School (17.2%), Hunters Lane High School (19.9%), and Stratford STEM Magnet School (21.9%). Chronic absenteeism affects 57.7% of Maplewood students — roughly triple the state rate and higher than all nearby traditional high schools except the tiny Academy at Opry Mills. The graduation rate of 71.2% is lower than every nearby school with reported data, including Whites Creek (88.0%), McGavock (79.9%), Hunters Lane (79.4%), and Stratford (77.0%).

Academically, proficiency rates in English, math, and science mostly fall in the 11–21% range, far below state averages. The contrast with nearby magnet schools is stark: Martin Luther King Junior School and Hume - Fogg High School post proficiency rates of roughly 80–95%. Maplewood actually spends more per student ($18,870) than several higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting that resources alone are not the answer. On a brighter note, the school's English Learner students rank 5th out of 50 statewide (90th percentile), and 12th-grade math proficiency (35%) exceeds both district and state averages. Graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores have all shown steady improvement over the past three years, indicating that Maplewood is moving in the right direction from a very low starting point.

700

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,870

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

401 Walton Lane
Nashville, TN 37216

(615) 262-6770

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Feeder schools for Maplewood High School:

Elementary:	Chadwell Elementary School
	Hattie Cotton Elementary School
	Ida B. Wells Elementary School
	Shwab Elementary School
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	Tom Joy Elementary School
Middle:	Jere Baxter Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.0%

Hispanic:

33.0%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (81% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

338^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 25High 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	19.5	338 of 400	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	351 of 389	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	369 of 392	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	381 of 384	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	354 of 358	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	327 of 347	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	342 of 342	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	341 of 351	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	289 of 300	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	278 of 296	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	272 of 285	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.7	255 of 269	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	256 of 273	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	259 of 267	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	182 of 230	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	206 of 233	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	219 of 240	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	239 of 239	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	220 of 222	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	202 of 208	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	5 of 50	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	333 of 365	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	338 of 365	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	360 of 366	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	348 of 350	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	323 of 340	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	333 of 337	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	207 of 229	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	196 of 213	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	199 of 209	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	192 of 202	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	151 of 189	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	136 of 180	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	148 of 153	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	159 of 159	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	48.6	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	240 of 308	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	304 of 324	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	313 of 337	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	323 of 330	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	317 of 322	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	302 of 317	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	328 of 368	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	345 of 366	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	357 of 359	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	316 of 332	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	317 of 329	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	158 of 210	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	285 of 330	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	316 of 323	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	313 of 326	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	325 of 325	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	311 of 312	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	298 of 306	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	285 of 301	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	292 of 307	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+80 vs school

Homeless (2023)50th percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

US History22%-21 vs state

Integrated Math III21%-12 vs state

English II20%-38 vs state

Biology I14%-35 vs state

Integrated Math I14%-16 vs state

Integrated Math II12%-20 vs state

English I11%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)				TNReady Algebra II (2026)			TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)						TNReady Integrated Math II (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math III (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 12th 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 9th Grade	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 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	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
Maplewood High School	Public	9-12	401 Walton Lane	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6770	686	37	18.6	48.6%	62 (9.0%)	397 (57.9%)	211 (30.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	19.5	338^th of 400 public high schools	15.5%		13.5	351^st of 389 public high schools	9.8%	13																	14.5			14.5		14.1				14.4		9.9			11.6			18.9	35.0	20.9			20.0		21.5	11.4				11.1		25.2	< 5%		20.5													$18,870	$1,830	$16,349
RePublic High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3307 Brick Church PIKE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 921-6620	624	17	36.7	41.1%	23 (3.7%)	299 (47.9%)	291 (46.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	11.5	366^th of 400 public high schools	8.5%		16.5	341^st of 389 public high schools	12.3%	25									11.5			11.4	11.8		11.6	25.6				24.2																		< 5%			< 5%	18.4				18.4		27.6			27.1	10.9			10.9									$15,407	$1,966	$12,279
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	123 Douglas Avenue	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 514-6260	467	24	19.4	37.4%	22 (4.7%)	277 (59.3%)	157 (33.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	53.9	168^th of 400 public high schools	58.0%		61.2	115^th of 389 public high schools	70.4%	53									24.2			24.0	29.0		28.1			63.6		62.9																		46.4			46.0	21.2				21.1		63.1			60.3	32.2			32.2									$20,463	$1,581	$18,443
Stratford STEM Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1800 Stratford Avenue	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 242-6730	756	49	15.3	54.3%	120 (15.9%)	460 (60.8%)	141 (18.7%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	22.1	327^th of 400 public high schools	18.3%		29.2	277^th of 389 public high schools	28.8%	50	16.1	5.7	12.5	11.2	11.3	9.7	16.4	12.4								46.0	21.4	25.0		29.3		9.0				11.2	36.8	10.2			13.4		35.3	20.4		22.1			26.7		25.7	19.6				19.4		37.6			35.8					24.2	13.9	20.9	19.4	15.0	15.5	19.4	16.7	$19,832	$1,634	$17,445
Hunters Lane High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1150 Hunters Lane	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 860-1401	1,394	82	16.9	39.4%	162 (11.6%)	595 (42.7%)	591 (42.4%)	15 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	29 (2.1%)	25	313^th of 400 public high schools	21.8%		26.4	295^th of 389 public high schools	24.2%	18																40.2	20.4	21.4		33.1		17.2				17.1		21.2			22.0			21.1		21.9			24.4		23.8	11.0				10.8		34.1	< 5%		29.9													$17,246	$1,362	$15,203
East Nashville Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	110 Gallatin Road	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6947	547	35	15.6	53.7%	15 (2.7%)	490 (89.6%)	20 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	50.9	189^th of 400 public high schools	52.8%		29.9	272^nd of 389 public high schools	30.1%	83																37.3				36.4		32.4				32.4		34.3			33.8			57.3		56.2			55.6		55.6	14.9				14.7		43.5			43.5													$19,051	$1,602	$16,593
The Academy at Opry Mills	Public	9-12	437 Opry Mills Drive	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 810-8306	31	5	5.8	28.1%	7 (22.6%)	15 (48.4%)	8 (25.8%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																																																$43,074	$1,054	$41,570
Whites Creek High School	Public	9-12	7277 Old Hickory Boulevard	Whites Creek	37189	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 876-5132	616	38	16.3	56.0%	51 (8.3%)	487 (79.1%)	61 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	11.4	367^th of 400 public high schools	8.3%		13.7	349^th of 389 public high schools	10.3%	18																18.3	< 5%			16.9		10.1				9.8		< 5%			< 5%			8.0		8.7		6.6	5.0		6.0	8.3				8.2		35.2			34.1													$17,667	$1,527	$15,379
McGavock High School	Public	9-12	3150 McGavock Pike	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8850	1,907	109	17.4	34.0%	538 (28.2%)	721 (37.8%)	529 (27.7%)	32 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (4.2%)	21	332^nd of 400 public high schools	17.0%		17.5	337^th of 389 public high schools	13.4%	5																62.5	24.8	13.3		26.8		10.1				10.0	47.6	8.4	< 5%		10.4		75.0	8.4		12.7			26.6	18.2	25.8	17.2				17.1		39.7	7.9		36.2													$16,789	$1,336	$14,777
Hume - Fogg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Broadway	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 291-6300	893	48	18.7	4.7%	513 (57.4%)	149 (16.7%)	102 (11.4%)	99 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	97.8	4^th of 400 public high schools	99.0%		97.5	2^nd of 389 public high schools	99.5%	2																≥ 95%				≥ 95%		84.6				84.6	≥ 95%	94.5			≥ 95%	≥ 95%	95.0	89.2		94.4						91.7				91.7		≥ 95%			≥ 95%													$15,512	$866	$14,067

Frequently Asked Questions about Maplewood High School

What is the racial makeup of Maplewood High School?

Students at Maplewood High School are 56% African American, 33% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Maplewood High School?

Maplewood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chadwell Elementary School
Elementary : Hattie Cotton Elementary School
Elementary : Ida B. Wells Elementary School
Elementary : Shwab Elementary School
Elementary : Tom Joy Elementary School
Middle : Jere Baxter Middle School

How many students attend Maplewood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Maplewood High School.

What district is Maplewood High School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Is Maplewood High School a good school?

Maplewood High School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Tennessee high schools.

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