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Stratford STEM Magnet School

Q: Is Stratford STEM Magnet School a good school?

Stratford STEM Magnet School ranks 277 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 29% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Stratford STEM Magnet School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Nashville, Tennessee, with 756 students. 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.

Stratford STEM Magnet School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the state and county averages on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in math, where proficiency rates range from 5.9% in 8th grade to 19.2% in 6th grade. Stratford STEM Magnet School also has a higher dropout rate of 6.7% in 2023-2024 compared to the state average, and very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 18.9% to 48.1% over the past few years.

Interestingly, Stratford STEM Magnet School's performance is consistently lower than the nearby public and magnet high schools in the Davidson County district, such as Hume-Fogg High, a magnet school that ranks in the top 2 high schools in the state and significantly outperforms Stratford across all academic metrics. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $13,622 in 2020-2021 to $23,898 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting that addressing the underlying issues of chronic absenteeism and effectively serving the diverse student population may be key to improving Stratford STEM Magnet School's performance.

810

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,832

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Stratford AVE
Nashville, TN 37216

(615) 262-6730

District: Davidson County

Feeder schools for Stratford STEM Magnet School:

Elementary:	Dan Mills Elementary
	Inglewood Elementary
	KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School
	Rosebank Elementary
	More...
	Warner Elementary
Middle:	Isaac Litton Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.0%

White:

17.2%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (77% vs 90%)

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (22% vs 7%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg43%

Middle school

524^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 10 pts since 2018

From bottom 1% (2018) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

277^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	524 of 583	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	533 of 587	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	545 of 594	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	557 of 569	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	568 of 576	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	573 of 574	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	562 of 563	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	282 of 312	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	254 of 318	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	272 of 316	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	291 of 299	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	282 of 284	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	497 of 546	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	495 of 554	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	529 of 560	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	527 of 552	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	528 of 529	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	476 of 490	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	467 of 510	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	491 of 514	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	485 of 495	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	479 of 481	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	497 of 550	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	526 of 560	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	509 of 557	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	501 of 540	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	497 of 529	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	517 of 523	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	277 of 389	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	341 of 392	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	342 of 384	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	331 of 358	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	333 of 347	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	335 of 342	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	320 of 341	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	271 of 273	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	322 of 351	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	278 of 300	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.4	276 of 296	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	280 of 285	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	260 of 269	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.1	248 of 273	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.0	251 of 267	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	145 of 233	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	213 of 240	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	233 of 239	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	217 of 222	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	38 of 50	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	305 of 365	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	343 of 365	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	347 of 366	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	333 of 350	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	318 of 340	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	336 of 337	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	182 of 213	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	203 of 209	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	108 of 202	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	165 of 189	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	142 of 180	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	128 of 153	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	223 of 324	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	306 of 337	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	322 of 330	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	307 of 322	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	308 of 317	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	302 of 302	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	307 of 308	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	242 of 368	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	307 of 366	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	316 of 359	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	321 of 349	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	319 of 332	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	308 of 329	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	136 of 198	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	164 of 183	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	43 of 154	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	24.7	131 of 151	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	157 of 323	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.7	255 of 326	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	220 of 325	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	265 of 312	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	288 of 306	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	286 of 301	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	261 of 307	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

High school

Homeless (2025)58th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Biology I36%-10 vs state

US History33%-6 vs state

English II31%-23 vs state

Social Studies21%-28 vs state

English I20%-19 vs state

Integrated Math II19%-10 vs state

Science18%-28 vs state

English Language Arts15%-24 vs state

Integrated Math III15%-12 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 vs state

Integrated Math I8%-17 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 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 All Grades	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 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th 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
Stratford STEM Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1800 Stratford AVE	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6730	756	49	15.3		120 (15.9%)	460 (60.8%)	141 (18.7%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	29.2	277^th of 389 public high schools	28.8%		15.4	341^st of 392 public high schools	13.0%	64	19.2	10.9	5.9	11.4	19.2	21.9	5.9	15.2					76.2	30.3		36.2	7.8	8.5	30.0	17.7	19.5		14.5	14.8		30.8	33.1	20.3	20.1	34.3	7.7	31.0			19.2	20.3	14.7	17.9	19.2	20.6	22.1	20.8	$19,832	$1,634	$17,445
The Academy at Opry Mills	Public	9-12	437 Opry Mills DR	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 687-4028	31	5	5.8		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
East Nashville Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	110 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6947	547	35	15.6		15 (2.7%)	490 (89.6%)	20 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	29.9	272^nd of 389 public high schools	30.1%		20.7	322^nd of 392 public high schools	17.9%	50													24.1			23.8	10.0	10.0		37.2	36.5		15.8	16.5		12.6	12.6	14.6	14.6	43.9		43.9											$19,051	$1,602	$16,593
McGavock High	Public	9-12	3150 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8850	1,907	109	17.4		538 (28.2%)	721 (37.8%)	529 (27.7%)	32 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (4.2%)	17.5	337^th of 389 public high schools	13.4%		13.5	352^nd of 392 public high schools	10.2%	15														11.1		11.1	7.9	8.0	50.0	6.9	9.2	37.9	10.4	12.2		20.6	21.1	11.9	11.9	29.4		27.2											$16,789	$1,336	$14,777
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	123 Douglas AVE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	467	24	19.4		22 (4.7%)	277 (59.3%)	157 (33.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	61.2	115^th of 389 public high schools	70.4%		34.3	255^th of 392 public high schools	34.9%	140									25.9	25.9	31.9	31.3			53.1	52.4									54.2		52.0	26.3	26.3	62.4		61.5	25.8	25.8									$20,463	$1,581	$18,443
Maplewood High	Public	9-12	401 Walton LN	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6770	686	37	18.6		62 (9.0%)	397 (57.9%)	211 (30.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	13.5	351^st of 389 public high schools	9.8%		9.8	369^th of 392 public high schools	5.9%	18														5.7		8.7				6.2	5.9		14.0	13.8		8.8	8.5	5.9	5.9	11.5		9.0											$18,870	$1,830	$16,349
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
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
Hume - Fogg High	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Broadway	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 291-6300	893	48	18.7		513 (57.4%)	149 (16.7%)	102 (11.4%)	99 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	97.5	2^nd of 389 public high schools	99.5%		99.5	3^rd of 392 public high schools	99.2%	1																	81.8	81.8		84.8	91.5	94.0	87.2	92.4		93.9	93.9																$15,512	$866	$14,067
RePublic High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3307 Brick Church PIKE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 921-6620	624	17	36.7		23 (3.7%)	299 (47.9%)	291 (46.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	16.5	341^st of 389 public high schools	12.3%		26.9	292^nd of 392 public high schools	25.5%	49											18.1	17.4	15.2			14.6											5.5	12.1	12.5	37.9		37.8	18.6	18.0									$15,407	$1,966	$12,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Stratford STEM Magnet School

What schools feed into Stratford STEM Magnet School?

Stratford STEM Magnet School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dan Mills Elementary
Elementary : Inglewood Elementary
Elementary : KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School
Elementary : Rosebank Elementary
Elementary : Warner Elementary
Middle : Isaac Litton Middle

How many students attend Stratford STEM Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Stratford STEM Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Stratford STEM Magnet School?

Students at Stratford STEM Magnet School are 62% African American, 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Stratford STEM Magnet School in?

Davidson County

Is Stratford STEM Magnet School a good school?

Stratford STEM Magnet School ranks 277^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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