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Pearl-Cohn High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 12% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Pearl-Cohn High is a public magnet high school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 545 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.

Pearl-Cohn High consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Tennessee, with rankings between 343 and 383 out of 389 high schools in the state over the past several years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. The school has had four-year graduation rates ranging from 80.5% to 89.2%, which are lower than the state and district averages, and dropout rates ranging from 6.7% to 17.6%, which are higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Pearl-Cohn High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 51.0%, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Davidson County district, such as Nashville Big Picture High School, Lead Academy, and Hume-Fogg High, generally outperform Pearl-Cohn High across various metrics, including academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. Hume-Fogg High, in particular, is a top-performing school in the state. The high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic performance at Pearl-Cohn High suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges related to socioeconomic factors, resource allocation, and student engagement, which will require a comprehensive approach to address.

526

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,830

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

904 26th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37208

(615) 329-8150

District: Davidson County

Feeder schools for Pearl-Cohn High:

Elementary:	Cockrill Elementary
	Jones Elementary
	Park Avenue Elementary
	Robert Churchwell Elementary
Middle:	John Early Middle
	Moses McKissack Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.2%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg28%

Tennessee avg44%

343^rd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	14.9	343 of 389	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	382 of 392	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	383 of 384	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	357 of 358	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	326 of 342	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	315 of 341	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	338 of 351	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	292 of 300	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	292 of 296	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	282 of 285	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	264 of 269	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	259 of 273	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	265 of 267	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	191 of 233	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	206 of 240	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	236 of 239	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	208 of 208	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	179 of 187	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	181 of 199	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	344 of 365	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	352 of 365	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	364 of 366	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	340 of 340	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	287 of 324	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	323 of 337	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	329 of 330	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	317 of 317	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	276 of 308	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	326 of 368	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	360 of 366	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	356 of 359	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	340 of 349	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	330 of 332	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	300 of 329	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	138 of 198	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	123 of 127	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	61.0	25 of 159	84.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II22%-33 vs state

Biology I13%-33 vs state

US History11%-27 vs state

Integrated Math III11%-16 vs state

Integrated Math II10%-19 vs state

English I10%-29 vs state

Integrated Math I10%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)			TNReady English Language Arts (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 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 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th 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 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Pearl-Cohn High	Public, Magnet	9-12	904 26th Avenue North	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 329-8150	545	32	17.0		7 (1.3%)	479 (87.9%)	39 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	14.9	343^rd of 389 public high schools	11.8%		7.1	382^nd of 392 public high schools	2.6%	39								12.1	13.0	9.6	9.6		10.2	10.0	20.0	8.3	10.6	10.5	11.3	9.8	9.8	21.0	21.5						$18,830	$1,785	$16,330
Martin Luther King Junior School	Public, Magnet	7-12	613 17th Avenue North	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 329-8400	1,219	60	20.2		583 (47.8%)	384 (31.5%)	114 (9.4%)	101 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.8%)	97.8	1^st of 389 public high schools	99.7%		97.7	4^th of 392 public high schools	99.0%	3	45.9	90.4	70.4	75.7	76.3	76.0	91.4		90.9	91.5	93.2		84.0	87.7		88.5	91.8	83.7	83.7	90.3	90.3			93.8	93.8	91.7	91.7	91.7	$14,856	$856	$13,262
The Academy at Old Cockrill	Public	9-12	610 49th AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-2294	31	7	4.2		6 (19.4%)	22 (71.0%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			18.2										$61,746	$1,459	$59,833
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
W. A. Bass Adult Program	Public	9-12	5300 Delaware AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8053	283	4	70.7		35 (12.4%)	174 (61.5%)	67 (23.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)								(n/a)
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	5200 Delaware AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-3278	110	14	7.7		10 (9.1%)	88 (80.0%)	11 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Transitions at Bass	Public	9-12	5200 Delaware AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-3278	20	2	8.8		0 (0.0%)	16 (80.0%)	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																			9.1										$51,105	$837	$49,825
Nashville Big Picture High School	Public	9-12	160 Rural AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2081	150	16	9.2		18 (12.0%)	112 (74.7%)	13 (8.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	25.7	301^st of 389 public high schools	22.6%		27.5	285^th of 392 public high schools	27.3%	16								25.9	25.0				17.9	17.9		9.7	8.8	24.1	24.1	24.0	24.0	32.3	32.3						$31,197	$1,242	$29,163
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
Early College High School	Public	9-12	120 White Bridge RD	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-3333	160	12	13.1		43 (26.9%)	77 (48.1%)	31 (19.4%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	84.5	34^th of 389 public high schools	91.3%		88.3	19^th of 392 public high schools	95.2%	15							60.9		60.9	43.8	42.4	92.9	83.3	86.8						76.1	76.1	90.9	90.9						$19,240	$893	$17,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Pearl-Cohn High

How many students attend Pearl-Cohn High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Pearl-Cohn High.

What district is Pearl-Cohn High in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of Pearl-Cohn High?

Students at Pearl-Cohn High are 88% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Pearl-Cohn High a good school?

Pearl-Cohn High ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Tennessee high schools.

What schools feed into Pearl-Cohn High?

Pearl-Cohn High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cockrill Elementary
Elementary : Jones Elementary
Elementary : Park Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Robert Churchwell Elementary
Middle : John Early Middle
Middle : Moses McKissack Middle

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