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LEAD Cameron School

Q: Is LEAD Cameron School a good school?

LEAD Cameron School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend LEAD Cameron School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of LEAD Cameron School?

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

Q: What high school do graduates of LEAD Cameron School attend?

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

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

LEAD Cameron School is a public charter middle school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 529 students in grades 5–8 as part of the Metro Nashville Public Schools district. Its overall academic performance places it in the bottom tier of Tennessee middle schools (13th percentile in 2025–2026), though not at the very bottom. Within a few miles, Meigs Middle School ranks #1 in the state (100th percentile) and Head Middle School sits at the 80th percentile, while John Early Middle School, Wright Middle School, and Margaret Allen Middle School all rank below LEAD Cameron (5th–7th percentile). East Nashville Middle School is the closest comparison at the 14th percentile.

One of the school's most striking features is its advanced math program. In 2024–2025, 91.7% of LEAD Cameron students in Integrated Math I tested proficient, compared to just 23.8% districtwide—a remarkable outlier. However, this success does not extend to grade-level math, where only 17.6% of students were proficient in 2025–2026. The school also shows a sharp achievement drop between 5th and 6th grade: 5th grade math proficiency is 34.3%, but 6th grade falls to 10.7%. KIPP Academy Nashville School, which also serves grades 5–8, does not show this pattern. Science (24.7%) and social studies (28.1%) proficiency are relatively stronger, more than double the school's ELA rate of 11.9%.

There are encouraging trends. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 41.7% in 2020–2021 to 25.7% in 2024–2025, though it remains above the district average of 23.3%. Per-pupil spending is high at $19,871, notably more than several higher-performing nearby schools like Meigs ($15,849) and West End Middle School ($17,869). Subgroup results are uneven: African American students and English Learners posted stronger rankings in some years (46th and 53rd percentiles in 2023–2024), while Special Education students rank in the bottom 5th percentile statewide. The key takeaway: LEAD Cameron has a clear advanced math success story, a challenging middle-school transition, and meaningful attendance improvements—but significant ground still to cover in core subjects.

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) 806-6320

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend LEAD Cameron School usually attend:

High:

Glencliff High School

Feeder schools for LEAD Cameron School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

25.1%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg44%

514^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 18% (2017) to bottom 13% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 38Middle 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	14.1	514 of 594	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.1	286 of 328	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.4	250 of 302	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.4	392 of 478	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.9	330 of 349	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

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

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies28%-23 vs state

Science25%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 vs state

English Language Arts12%-29 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 Integrated Math I (2026)			TNReady Integrated Math 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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 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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 7th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 7th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 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 School	Public, Charter	5-8	1034 1st Avenue South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 806-6320	496	47	10.6	75.6%	36 (7.3%)	110 (22.2%)	337 (67.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	14.1	514^th of 594 public middle schools	13.5%		18.3	487^th of 583 public middle schools	16.5%	27	34.3	10.7	19.0	17.6	17.6	20.0	12.6	11.1	10.0	11.9									20.0	17.0	34.9	22.7	24.7	29.7	34.9	20.0	28.1	$19,871	$2,545	$16,413
Rose Park Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 9th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6405	387	25	15.7	58.3%	95 (24.5%)	231 (59.7%)	38 (9.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	48.6	299^th of 594 public middle schools	49.7%		51	266^th of 583 public middle schools	54.4%	33		36.3	25.4	44.3	34.1		37.9	41.5	26.1	35.3				81.5	81.5					46.6	44.6	23.9	39.6	52.4	50.8	36.5	46.6	$18,515	$1,145	$16,493
STEM Prep Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1162 Foster Avenue	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 921-2200	506	20	25.3	92.4%	78 (15.4%)	123 (24.3%)	295 (58.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	37.3	389^th of 594 public middle schools	34.5%		34.8	387^th of 583 public middle schools	33.6%	2	16.9	20.0	28.0	25.8	23.6	23.7	30.4	30.8	21.3	27.0									25.4	25.6	40.9	28.6	31.0	49.6	62.9	40.8	51.3	$19,893	$1,515	$17,919
Meigs Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	713 Ramsey Street	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 271-3222	693	34	20.5	25.0%	441 (63.6%)	107 (15.4%)	50 (7.2%)	58 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	99.9	1^st of 594 public middle schools	99.8%		98.7	5^th of 583 public middle schools	99.1%	4		93.9	≥ 95%	90.0	94.2		93.9	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%			≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%		≥ 95%	≥ 95%		≥ 95%	≥ 95%		≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	$15,849	$846	$14,172
East Nashville Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Gallatin Road	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	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%)	15	512^th of 594 public middle schools	13.8%		8.9	550^th of 583 public middle schools	5.7%	38		21.4	6.4	11.8	11.9		17.9	22.9	7.4	15.4										10.7	29.2	18.5	20.8	25.0	50.0	11.1	28.5	$24,843	$2,040	$21,119
Head Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1830 Jo Johnston Avenue	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 329-8160	551	31	17.9	41.9%	183 (33.2%)	283 (51.4%)	41 (7.4%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	74	117^th of 594 public middle schools	80.3%		74.5	113^th of 583 public middle schools	80.6%	4		67.3	31.1	50.7	54.7		69.1	31.1	29.6	50.2										72.8	48.6	25.5	57.7	85.8	51.4	45.7	67.5	$18,927	$1,229	$16,728
Margaret Allen Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Spence Lane	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6385	294	23	12.6	87.5%	23 (7.8%)	92 (31.3%)	165 (56.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	7.4	567^th of 594 public middle schools	4.5%		10.8	526^th of 583 public middle schools	9.8%	41		< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%		6.8	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%				15.4	15.4					23.0	12.1	5.6	15.4	23.0	15.2	16.7	19.0	$18,857	$1,243	$16,520
KIPP Academy Nashville School	Public, Charter	5-8	123 Douglas Avenue	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 514-6266	391	6	65.1	86.1%	7 (1.8%)	225 (57.5%)	153 (39.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	59.6	220^th of 594 public middle schools	63.0%		46.1	307^th of 583 public middle schools	47.3%	87	43.0	35.0	42.9	48.0	42.1	44.3	34.0	29.6	33.7	34.9									39.2	42.0	49.0	34.7	41.3	81.0	62.2	58.2	67.2	$19,368	$2,042	$16,088
John Early Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Cass Street	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6369	169	16	10.3	80.1%	6 (3.6%)	133 (78.7%)	23 (13.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	9	554^th of 594 public middle schools	6.7%		7.8	558^th of 583 public middle schools	4.3%	4		14.3	< 5%	6.7	9.1		11.4	9.1	18.2	13.3										11.4	13.0	24.2	16.5	11.4	21.7	18.2	16.5	$29,546	$2,245	$25,638
West End Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3529 West End Avenue	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8425	332	23	14.1	41.9%	152 (45.8%)	133 (40.1%)	22 (6.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	57.2	236^th of 594 public middle schools	60.3%		62.7	188^th of 583 public middle schools	67.8%	48		28.6	40.9	26.1	32.4		43.9	36.5	35.0	38.2				83.9	83.9					50.6	46.6	44.2	47.2	58.8	65.5	36.4	52.8	$17,869	$1,037	$15,969

Frequently Asked Questions about LEAD Cameron School

What district is LEAD Cameron School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of LEAD Cameron School?

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

Is LEAD Cameron School a good school?

LEAD Cameron School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Tennessee middle schools.

What high school do graduates of LEAD Cameron School attend?

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

How many students attend LEAD Cameron School?

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

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