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John Early Middle

Q: Is John Early Middle a good school?

John Early Middle ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend John Early Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 136 students attended John Early Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John Early Middle?

Students at John Early Middle are 76% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of John Early Middle attend?

Students who attend John Early Middle usually go on to attend Pearl-Cohn High

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

John Early Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Nashville, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 169. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Early Middle consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Tennessee middle schools, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.2% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 42.2% statewide and 31.9% in Davidson County. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 46.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, John Early Middle struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 10-20% for African American, low-socioeconomic, and female students.

In contrast, other magnet schools in the area, such as Meigs Middle, Head Middle, and Rose Park Middle, consistently rank in the top 20-30% of Tennessee middle schools and have significantly higher proficiency rates across all subject areas. The combination of John Early Middle's low performance, high chronic absenteeism, and significant achievement gaps suggests that the school may be facing challenges in areas such as student engagement, teacher quality, and resource allocation, which the Davidson County district will need to address to improve outcomes for all students.

136

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,546

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Cass ST
Nashville, TN 37208

(615) 291-6369

District: Davidson County

Students who attend John Early Middle usually attend:

High:

Pearl-Cohn High

Feeder schools for John Early Middle:

Elementary:	Jones Elementary
	Robert Churchwell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.7%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

558^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 37Middle 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	7.8	558 of 583	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	575 of 587	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	577 of 594	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	559 of 569	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	550 of 576	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	466 of 574	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	482 of 563	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	340 of 362	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	475 of 492	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.2	473 of 485	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	457 of 475	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	414 of 466	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	449 of 462	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	430 of 435	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	286 of 312	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	306 of 318	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	309 of 316	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	285 of 299	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	262 of 293	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	273 of 284	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	544 of 546	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	544 of 560	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	530 of 552	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	323 of 529	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	481 of 490	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	509 of 514	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	468 of 495	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	471 of 490	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	436 of 481	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	459 of 550	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	528 of 560	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	531 of 557	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	527 of 540	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	469 of 529	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	477 of 523	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	93.8	19 of 484	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	62 of 481	87.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2019)96th percentile+77 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science10%-36 vs state

Social Studies10%-39 vs state

English Language Arts7%-32 vs state

Mathematics7%-35 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The teachers are crapy and when u report things to them they do nothing . You end up having to call the school board. The teachers sit on their phones instead of teaching our kids. It's a horrible school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (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 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 Early Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Cass ST	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6369	169	16	10.3		6 (3.6%)	133 (78.7%)	23 (13.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	7.8	558^th of 583 public middle schools	4.3%		6	575^th of 587 public middle schools	2.0%	17			15.0		7.2		7.4					7.7	17.9		10.5		22.5		10.4	$29,546	$2,245	$25,638
Haynes Middle	Public	6-8	510 West Trinity LN	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6688	252	11	23.8		21 (8.3%)	188 (74.6%)	32 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	8.1	555^th of 583 public middle schools	4.8%		5.6	578^th of 587 public middle schools	1.5%	23		9.7	10.7	8.6	9.7		18.7	10.5		10.3		16.7	11.8	11.3	13.2	13.9	26.2		14.5	$20,855	$2,051	$17,509
Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	3500 John Mallette DR	Nashville	37218	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6515	302	23	13.3		46 (15.2%)	227 (75.2%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	31.9	405^th of 583 public middle schools	30.5%		27.4	431^st of 587 public middle schools	26.6%	26		10.3	25.9	18.2	17.6		30.2	35.8	15.4	28.1		19.6	40.7	23.9	27.8	40.6	55.6	31.3	43.0	$19,608	$1,812	$16,592
Head Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1830 Jo Johnston AVE	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 329-8160	551	31	17.9		183 (33.2%)	283 (51.4%)	41 (7.4%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	74.5	113^th of 583 public middle schools	80.6%		74.6	107^th of 587 public middle schools	81.8%	6		70.3	22.2	37.1	52.0		66.8	35.4	30.8	52.1		75.0	31.6	43.1	58.2	81.5	44.3	47.7	65.9	$18,927	$1,229	$16,728
KIPP Academy Nashville	Public, Charter	5-8	123 Douglas AVE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 514-6266	391	6	65.1		7 (1.8%)	225 (57.5%)	153 (39.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	46.1	307^th of 583 public middle schools	47.3%		52.8	251^st of 587 public middle schools	57.2%	56	41.1	29.7	31.6	46.4	37.3	35.8	23.1	32.7	27.1	29.7	30.5	27.5	36.7	28.9	31.0	62.6	41.8	60.8	54.9	$19,368	$2,042	$16,088
Moses McKissack Middle	Public	6-8	915 38th Ave N	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 329-8170	122	9	14.2		2 (1.6%)	109 (89.3%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	8	557^th of 583 public middle schools	4.5%		6.9	569^th of 587 public middle schools	3.1%	12		6.3	9.3	7.9	8.0		9.4	14.0	10.5	11.5			11.6	13.5	8.9	15.6	27.9	10.5	18.6	$27,891	$1,610	$25,349
Meigs Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	713 Ramsey ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 271-3222	693	34	20.5		441 (63.6%)	107 (15.4%)	50 (7.2%)	58 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	98.7	5^th of 583 public middle schools	99.1%		99.6	3^rd of 587 public middle schools	99.5%	2				88.1					87.0	93.3		93.5			94.4	79.6			88.3	$15,849	$846	$14,172
Brick Church Middle School	Public	6-8	2835 Brick Church PIKE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 910-5700	0																		(n/a)																				$38,044	$1,997	$33,961
East Nashville Middle	Public	6-8	110 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6670	285	19	14.7		11 (3.9%)	255 (89.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	8.9	550^th of 583 public middle schools	5.7%		10.5	539^th of 587 public middle schools	8.2%	11		6.0	12.5	17.7	12.5		14.0	7.8		8.5		16.0	15.6	14.3	15.3	28.0	14.1	14.3	18.1	$24,843	$2,040	$21,119
Nashville Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	1300 56th Ave N	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 921-8440	211	3	70.3		10 (4.7%)	92 (43.6%)	103 (48.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9.9	535^th of 583 public middle schools	8.2%		24.5	451^st of 587 public middle schools	23.2%	84	5.0	12.2	20.4	9.4	12.9		11.4	10.0	10.9	10.0	14.3	23.8	16.3	14.8	17.5	14.3	22.0	18.5	18.5	$15,824	$2,114	$12,252

Frequently Asked Questions about John Early Middle

What is the racial makeup of John Early Middle?

Students at John Early Middle are 76% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

What high school do graduates of John Early Middle attend?

Students who attend John Early Middle usually go on to attend Pearl-Cohn High

Is John Early Middle a good school?

John Early Middle ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend John Early Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 136 students attended John Early Middle.

What district is John Early Middle in?

Davidson County

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