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LEAD Cameron

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

LEAD Cameron is a public charter middle school serving grades 5-8 in Nashville, Tennessee, with 496 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. LEAD Cameron has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, receiving a 1-star rating as well.

LEAD Cameron consistently underperforms compared to the Davidson County and Tennessee averages on TNReady assessments across all subjects and grade levels. The school's performance is particularly low in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 11.9% to 18.5% in 2024-2025, compared to 22.6% to 32.8% for Davidson County and 29.6% to 40.7% for Tennessee. LEAD Cameron's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for English Language Learners and Special Education students in the bottom quarter of Tennessee middle schools.

LEAD Cameron is located in close proximity to several other middle schools, including John Early Middle, West End Middle, and Meigs Middle, which exhibit a wide range of performance, with some performing significantly better than LEAD Cameron. While LEAD Cameron's per-student spending is relatively high, the school's academic performance does not seem to be commensurate with its funding levels, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

529

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,871

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1034 1st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37210

(615) 291-6365

District: Davidson County

Students who attend LEAD Cameron usually attend:

High:

Glencliff High School

Feeder schools for LEAD Cameron:

Elementary:	Fall-Hamilton Elementary
	Glenview Elementary
	John B. Whitsitt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

25.1%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

487^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	18.3	487 of 583	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	503 of 587	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	513 of 594	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	481 of 569	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	477 of 576	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	384 of 574	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	386 of 563	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.2	297 of 362	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	454 of 492	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	406 of 485	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	192 of 312	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	173 of 318	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	222 of 316	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	200 of 299	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	203 of 277	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	118 of 293	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	114 of 284	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	64 of 100	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	34 of 73	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	477 of 546	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	447 of 554	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	467 of 560	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	439 of 552	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	453 of 538	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	369 of 529	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	225 of 286	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	264 of 285	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	254 of 285	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	232 of 275	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	208 of 261	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	113 of 228	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	115 of 219	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	371 of 490	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	381 of 510	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	338 of 514	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	368 of 495	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	375 of 483	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	174 of 490	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	233 of 481	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	443 of 550	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	504 of 560	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	514 of 557	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	478 of 540	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	450 of 529	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	342 of 523	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	321 of 332	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	199 of 288	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	238 of 260	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	153 of 222	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	132 of 279	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	9.2	487 of 504	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	385 of 503	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	400 of 500	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	408 of 484	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	284 of 481	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)38th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Integrated Math I92%+66 vs state

Social Studies28%-21 vs state

Science25%-21 vs state

Mathematics20%-23 vs state

English Language Arts14%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Integrated Math I (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 Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 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
LEAD Cameron	Public, Charter	5-8	1034 1st Avenue South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6365	496	47	10.6		36 (7.3%)	110 (22.2%)	337 (67.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	18.3	487^th of 583 public middle schools	16.5%		15.4	503^rd of 587 public middle schools	14.3%	16	31.3	21.4	14.4	20.3	19.5	12.5	11.9	12.2	18.5	14.1	91.7	91.7	15.6	17.8	36.0	23.1	25.3	24.6	34.5	23.8	27.9	$19,871	$2,545	$16,413
Rose Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 9th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6405	387	25	15.7		95 (24.5%)	231 (59.7%)	38 (9.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	51	266^th of 583 public middle schools	54.4%		68.2	148^th of 587 public middle schools	74.8%	118		29.0	43.7	32.0	34.6		48.9	28.2	28.0	36.2	84.6	84.6		48.9	48.5	30.7	44.3	42.7	42.7	37.6	41.2	$18,515	$1,145	$16,493
STEM Prep Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1162 Foster AVE	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 752-0002	506	20	25.3		78 (15.4%)	123 (24.3%)	295 (58.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	34.8	387^th of 583 public middle schools	33.6%		52.9	249^th of 587 public middle schools	57.6%	138	39.4	27.9	17.1	26.1	26.3	30.3	25.0	27.8	20.2	25.3			28.8	32.4	39.3	24.6	31.6	48.5	40.2	49.6	46.2	$19,893	$1,515	$17,919
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
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
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
Margaret Allen Middle	Public	6-8	500 Spence LN	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6385	294	23	12.6		23 (7.8%)	92 (31.3%)	165 (56.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	10.8	526^th of 583 public middle schools	9.8%		10.1	546^th of 587 public middle schools	7.0%	20			15.3	16.7	12.3		14.5	12.9	5.3	10.8	7.7	7.7		19.4	24.7	11.8	19.7	12.9	25.0	24.0	21.3	$18,857	$1,243	$16,520
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
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
West End Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3529 West End AVE	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8425	332	23	14.1		152 (45.8%)	133 (40.1%)	22 (6.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	62.7	188^th of 583 public middle schools	67.8%		71	127^th of 587 public middle schools	78.4%	61		20.0	56.8	19.4	33.7		38.1	46.8	46.4	44.1	78.4	78.4		41.7	48.4	40.0	43.6	47.6	70.5	50.9	56.4	$17,869	$1,037	$15,969

Frequently Asked Questions about LEAD Cameron

What district is LEAD Cameron in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of LEAD Cameron?

Students at LEAD Cameron are 67% Hispanic, 25% African American, 6% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of LEAD Cameron attend?

Students who attend LEAD Cameron usually go on to attend Glencliff High School

How many students attend LEAD Cameron?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended LEAD Cameron.

Is LEAD Cameron a good school?

LEAD Cameron ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Tennessee middle schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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