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Whites Creek High School

Q: Is Whites Creek High School a good school?

Whites Creek High School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Whites Creek High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Whites Creek High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Whites Creek High School?

Students at Whites Creek High School are 79% African American, 11% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Whites Creek High School?

Whites Creek High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Alex Green Elementary School Elementary : Cumberland Elementary School Elementary : Joelton Elementary School Middle : Haynes Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Whites Creek High School is a grades 9–12 public school in Whites Creek, TN, serving 730 students within Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district ranked in the bottom 11th percentile statewide. Whites Creek itself ranks 367th out of 400 Tennessee high schools (8th percentile) for 2025–2026, placing it near the bottom of the local school landscape; nearby East Nashville Magnet High School and KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School rank much higher, while Martin Luther King Junior School and Hume - Fogg High School are among the state’s best.

Academic proficiency is a serious concern. On 2025–2026 TNReady exams, Whites Creek posted single-digit or low-teen proficiency rates in most subjects—Integrated Math I at 9.8%, US History at 6.0%, and English I at 8.2%, all far below district and state averages. It has the lowest reported proficiency in English I, US History, Integrated Math I, and Integrated Math III among nearby high schools, and only Maplewood High School scores lower in Biology I (14.5% vs. Whites Creek’s 16.9%). One unusual bright spot is English II, where 34.1% of students were proficient—higher than Hunters Lane High School, Maplewood, RePublic High School, and Pearl-Cohn High School, though still below East Nashville and KIPP.

Despite low test scores, Whites Creek’s 2024–2025 graduation rate of 88.0% beats the district average of 83.4% and is higher than several higher-ranked schools, including Pearl-Cohn (76.8%), Stratford STEM Magnet School (77.0%), Maplewood (71.2%), and Hunters Lane (79.4%). The dropout rate also improved from 20.3% to 11.4% since 2021–2022. However, chronic absenteeism remains high at 39.3%—about double the state rate—and math and history proficiency have stayed very low. The school spends about $17,667 per student, more than top-performing schools like MLK and Hume-Fogg, but outcomes in core subjects remain a major hurdle.

730

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,667

Per pupil spending ?

56.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

7277 Old Hickory Boulevard
Whites Creek, TN 37189

(615) 876-5132

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.0%

Hispanic:

11.2%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (11% vs 7%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg44%

367^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 29High 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	11.4	367 of 400	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	349 of 389	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	359 of 392	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	357 of 384	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	355 of 358	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	347 of 347	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	317 of 341	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	334 of 351	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	288 of 300	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	288 of 296	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	276 of 285	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.9	267 of 269	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	261 of 273	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	263 of 267	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	189 of 230	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	201 of 233	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	216 of 240	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	231 of 239	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	219 of 222	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	186 of 187	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	180 of 199	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	318 of 365	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	325 of 365	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	342 of 366	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	345 of 350	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	339 of 340	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	144 of 229	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	9.4	211 of 213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	187 of 209	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	184 of 202	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	298 of 308	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	292 of 324	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	305 of 337	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	324 of 330	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	312 of 322	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	300 of 317	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	288 of 308	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	351 of 368	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	350 of 366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	358 of 359	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	327 of 332	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	310 of 329	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	169 of 210	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	155 of 183	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	147 of 151	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	320 of 330	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	261 of 323	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	300 of 326	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	306 of 325	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	276 of 312	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	299 of 306	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	305 of 307	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2024)30th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II34%-24 vs state

Biology I17%-33 vs state

Integrated Math I10%-20 vs state

Integrated Math III9%-24 vs state

English I8%-29 vs state

US History6%-36 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 7th Grade	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 8th Grade	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pearl-Cohn High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	904 26th Avenue North	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 329-8150	545	32	17.0	65.8%	7 (1.3%)	479 (87.9%)	39 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	23.2	322^nd of 400 public high schools	19.5%		14.9	343^rd of 389 public high schools	11.8%	21																34.6	30.5			32.7			15.4				15.4			27.6			28.2			18.5		20.2			12.7		14.5	8.9				8.9		33.6			32.5													$18,830	$1,785	$16,330
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
Martin Luther King Junior School	Public, Magnet	7-12	613 17th Avenue North	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 329-8400	1,219	60	20.2	9.8%	583 (47.8%)	384 (31.5%)	114 (9.4%)	101 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.8%)	97.2	6^th of 400 public high schools	98.5%		97.8	1^st of 389 public high schools	99.7%	5		56.0	91.2	83.3		85.3	71.4	78.1								92.0				92.0		92.7	84.5				87.4		≥ 95%	94.2			≥ 95%		≥ 95%	87.7		90.6			92.3		92.3	88.3				88.3		≥ 95%			≥ 95%						92.7		92.7		≥ 95%	84.5	90.0	$14,856	$856	$13,262
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 Whites Creek High School

How many students attend Whites Creek High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Whites Creek High School.

What schools feed into Whites Creek High School?

Whites Creek High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alex Green Elementary School
Elementary : Cumberland Elementary School
Elementary : Joelton Elementary School
Middle : Haynes Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Whites Creek High School?

Students at Whites Creek High School are 79% African American, 11% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Whites Creek High School a good school?

Whites Creek High School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Tennessee high schools.

What district is Whites Creek High School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

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