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MNPS Virtual School

Q: Is MNPS Virtual School a good school?

MNPS Virtual School ranks 241 st of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend MNPS Virtual School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 131 students attended MNPS Virtual School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of MNPS Virtual School?

Students at MNPS Virtual School are 47% White, 37% African American, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Virtual Grades 6-12

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 40% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

MNPS Virtual School is a small public virtual school in Nashville, TN, serving just 131 students in grades 6–12 through Metro Nashville Public Schools, making it one of the smallest schools in its comparison group and one of only two in the area — along with Martin Luther King Junior School — that covers both middle and high school grades.

The school's greatest strength is its ability to keep students on track to graduate. Its 96.4% graduation rate far exceeds the district's 83.4% and the state's 90.5%, while its 3.6% dropout rate is dramatically better than the district's 15.2%. This is especially impressive given that the dropout rate was above 16% just a few years ago. Academic performance in the middle grades is also a bright spot: 7th-grade math proficiency (58.3%) and 8th-grade science proficiency (72.7%) are roughly double the district averages. High school English II is another consistent standout, with proficiency rates well above both district and state levels in recent years. Compared to nearby Hillsboro High School, MNPS Virtual has a better graduation rate, lower dropout rate, and stronger English II and middle-grades scores.

The challenges are concentrated in high school math and ninth-grade English. English I proficiency sits at just 20.0% versus 37.3% statewide, and Integrated Math III proficiency is only 12.0% compared to 33.0% statewide. Because the school is so small, these results can swing dramatically from year to year, so single-year rankings should be read with caution. The school also spends a great deal per student — $22,910 — with a low 9:1 student-to-teacher ratio, yet that investment has not produced top-tier test scores across the board. In state rankings, MNPS Virtual sits above Pearl-Cohn High School and Nashville Big Picture High School, but well below Nashville's elite magnets like Hume-Fogg High School and Early College High School. For families seeking flexibility and a strong path to graduation, this virtual program is a solid option — but those concerned about upper-level math support may want to look more closely.

131

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,910

Per pupil spending ?

26.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

160 Rural Avenue
Nashville, TN 37209

(615) 463-0188

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

African American:

36.6%

Hispanic:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Integrated Math III scores 21 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

Middle school

40^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 75 pts since 2018

From bottom 18% (2018) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

241^st of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	953 of 1020	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	300 of 483	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	626 of 975	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	10.0	936 of 980	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	40 of 594	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	33.8	391 of 583	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	482 of 587	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	480 of 594	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	502 of 569	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	461 of 563	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	232 of 318	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	212 of 316	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	196 of 299	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	294 of 546	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	467 of 554	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	449 of 560	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	471 of 552	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	16.8	451 of 495	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	392 of 560	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	425 of 557	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	497 of 540	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	14.7	451 of 481	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	241 of 400	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	184 of 389	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	225 of 392	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	162 of 384	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	155 of 358	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	57 of 342	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	75 of 341	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.6	40 of 273	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	40.5	221 of 351	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	73.9	47 of 300	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	57.2	118 of 296	60.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	128 of 233	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	61 of 239	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	27.8	163 of 222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	162 of 365	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	145 of 365	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	166 of 366	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	245 of 350	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	71 of 337	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	258 of 368	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	148 of 359	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	90 of 349	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	276 of 323	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	163 of 325	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	75 of 312	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	83 of 301	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	22 of 307	92.8%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

African American (2022)38th percentile

Female (2022)36th percentile

Male (2022)4th percentile

Middle school

Female (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2024)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)6th percentile-12 vs school

High school

Female (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II68%+10 vs state

Science68%+21 vs state

Social Studies68%+16 vs state

English Language Arts52%+11 vs state

Mathematics48%+5 vs state

Integrated Math I42%+12 vs state

Biology I38%-12 vs state

US History25%-17 vs state

English I20%-17 vs state

Integrated Math II19%-12 vs state

Integrated Math III12%-21 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 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 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 8th Grade	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 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II 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
MNPS Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	160 Rural Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 463-0188	152	17	9.0	26.0%	70 (46.1%)	60 (39.5%)	16 (10.5%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	40.8	241^st of 400 public high schools	39.8%		48.8	184^th of 389 public high schools	52.7%	57		58.3		48.3		58.3	45.5	51.6							36.8			37.5			35.3				42.1			16.7			19.2				5.0		12.0			26.3		25.0	20.0			20.0	67.9			67.9		75.0	72.7	67.7		66.7	72.7	67.7	$22,910	$837	$21,634
The Academy at Old Cockrill	Public	9-12	610 49th Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-2294	31	7	4.2	50.0%	6 (19.4%)	22 (71.0%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																					< 5%					10.0																	$61,746	$1,459	$59,833
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	5200 Delaware Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-3278	110	14	7.7	57.4%	10 (9.1%)	88 (80.0%)	11 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	374^th of 400 public high schools	6.5%					(n/a)														< 5%	< 5%			< 5%			< 5%				< 5%			6.9			5.9				< 5%		< 5%			< 5%		< 5%	< 5%			< 5%	7.1			6.9
W. A. Bass Adult Program School	Public	9-12	5200 Delaware Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-3278	283	4	70.7	35.6%	35 (12.4%)	174 (61.5%)	67 (23.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)								(n/a)
Transitions at Bass School	Public	9-12	5200 Delaware Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-3278	20	2	8.8	77.8%	0 (0.0%)	16 (80.0%)	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																																			< 5%		< 5%			< 5%		< 5%																	$51,105	$837	$49,825
Nashville Big Picture High School	Public	9-12	160 Rural Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2081	150	16	9.2	26.4%	18 (12.0%)	112 (74.7%)	13 (8.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	27.4	297^th of 400 public high schools	25.8%		25.7	301^st of 389 public high schools	22.6%	4															24.0			29.6			12.9				12.9			10.7			16.7				13.8		13.8			19.2		22.2	24.2			24.2	57.1			57.1									$31,197	$1,242	$29,163
Early College High School	Public	9-12	120 White Bridge Road	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(629) 999-6344	160	12	13.1	19.5%	43 (26.9%)	77 (48.1%)	31 (19.4%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	91.6	15^th of 400 public high schools	96.3%		84.5	34^th of 389 public high schools	91.3%	19														78.9				78.9			58.6				60.0			71.9			75.6			≥ 95%			87.5						63.2			63.2	91.3			87.5									$19,240	$893	$17,904
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
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
Hillsboro High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3812 Hillsboro PIKE	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8400	1,244	62	20.0	24.7%	484 (38.9%)	567 (45.6%)	125 (10.0%)	30 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.6%)	32.2	276^th of 400 public high schools	31.0%		30.2	271^st of 389 public high schools	30.3%	5														34.3	18.0			29.0			9.6				9.5		64.6	14.3			23.3		≥ 95%	76.2	22.4		35.3			17.1		18.2	34.3			34.2	57.4			56.4									$15,960	$896	$14,513

Frequently Asked Questions about MNPS Virtual School

What is the racial makeup of MNPS Virtual School?

Students at MNPS Virtual School are 47% White, 37% African American, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend MNPS Virtual School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 131 students attended MNPS Virtual School.

Is MNPS Virtual School a good school?

MNPS Virtual School ranks 241^st of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is MNPS Virtual School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

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