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LEAD Southeast

Public, Charter Grades 5-12
166th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 389 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 57% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

LEAD Southeast is a public charter high school serving grades 5-12 in Nashville, Tennessee, which is part of the Davidson County school district.

While LEAD Southeast outperforms the district and state averages in several subject areas, including mathematics, biology, and U.S. history, it underperforms in English language arts. The school's performance for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups is particularly strong, ranking in the top 25% and top 33% of Tennessee high schools, respectively. However, its performance for Asian and English language learner students is more mixed. LEAD Southeast's graduation rate and dropout rate have fluctuated over the past few years, and its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, LEAD Southeast generally outperforms the Johnson Alternative Learning Center and Glencliff High School, which are also part of the Davidson County district. However, it lags behind the higher-performing charter schools in the area, such as Valor Flagship Academy and KIPP Antioch Global High School, which rank among the top 5% and top 10% of Tennessee high schools, respectively. Despite higher per-student spending, LEAD Southeast's student-teacher ratio has remained relatively high, and its performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with its statewide ranking and proficiency rates fluctuating significantly from year to year.

833
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,690
Per pupil spending ?
85.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 531 Metroplex DR
       Nashville, TN  37211

(615) 338-9672

District: Davidson County

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.3%
White:
22.3%
African American:
13.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2021 → 57th in 2025
Strengths
95% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)
Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2021
Above the Tennessee median (57th percentile)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!English I scores 22 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
District avg32%
Tennessee avg43%
Middle school
277th of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Top 48%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to top 48% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
166th of 389
Tennessee public high schools ?
Top 43%▲ up 33 pts since 2021
From bottom 24% (2021) to top 43% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 27High Schools in the Davidson County
122nd 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202550.1277 of 58352.5%★★★☆☆
202438.6351 of 58740.2%★★☆☆☆
202329.3426 of 59428.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.7431 of 56924.3%★☆☆☆☆
202118.7464 of 57619.4%★☆☆☆☆
201953.3218 of 57462.0%★★★☆☆
201848.0285 of 56349.4%★★☆☆☆
201773.259 of 36283.7%★★★★☆
201554.1259 of 49247.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202568.770 of 31277.6%★★★★☆
202459.698 of 31869.2%★★★☆☆
202347.6133 of 31657.9%★★★☆☆
202242.1141 of 29952.8%★★★☆☆
202133.4158 of 27743.0%★★☆☆☆
201960.086 of 29370.6%★★★★☆
201860.882 of 28471.1%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202449.837 of 6543.1%★★☆☆☆
202320.050 of 5610.7%★☆☆☆☆
20226.558 of 626.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.561 of 621.6%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202556.225 of 10075.0%★★★★☆
202445.331 of 7357.5%★★★☆☆
202345.020 of 4252.4%★★★☆☆
201970.33 of 2387.0%★★★★★
201854.812 of 3969.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202544.3307 of 54643.8%★★☆☆☆
202428.9406 of 55426.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.5455 of 56018.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.3456 of 55217.4%★☆☆☆☆
202117.7445 of 53817.3%★☆☆☆☆
201958.2185 of 52965.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202551.3128 of 28655.2%★★★☆☆
202437.2175 of 28538.6%★★☆☆☆
202328.6211 of 28526.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3214 of 27522.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.5201 of 26123.0%★☆☆☆☆
201950.592 of 22859.6%★★★☆☆
201844.1114 of 21947.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202571.986 of 49082.4%★★★★☆
202459.5151 of 51070.4%★★★★☆
202355.0183 of 51464.4%★★★☆☆
202244.4246 of 49550.3%★★★☆☆
202123.4386 of 48320.1%★☆☆☆☆
201960.8131 of 49073.3%★★★★☆
201870.661 of 48187.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202554.1223 of 55059.5%★★★☆☆
202447.4271 of 56051.6%★★★☆☆
202338.0336 of 55739.7%★★☆☆☆
202230.2371 of 54031.3%★★☆☆☆
202119.4429 of 52918.9%★☆☆☆☆
201943.1280 of 52346.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202532.2210 of 33236.7%★★☆☆☆
202455.370 of 29976.6%★★★★☆
201852.882 of 27970.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202548.2235 of 49252.2%★★★☆☆
202436.4315 of 50437.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.8397 of 50321.1%★☆☆☆☆
202220.4429 of 50014.2%★☆☆☆☆
202113.1466 of 4966.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201959.6151 of 48468.8%★★★☆☆
201865.2123 of 48174.4%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202551.6166 of 38957.3%★★★☆☆
202450.7168 of 39257.1%★★★☆☆
202340.8213 of 38444.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.3226 of 35836.9%★★☆☆☆
202126.9262 of 34724.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202555.483 of 23364.4%★★★☆☆
202462.160 of 24075.0%★★★★☆
202358.266 of 23972.4%★★★★☆
202256.959 of 22273.4%★★★★☆
202159.846 of 20877.9%★★★★☆
201963.536 of 18780.7%★★★★☆
201876.316 of 19992.0%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202437.135 of 4725.5%★★☆☆☆
20235.244 of 452.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202535.231 of 5038.0%★★☆☆☆
202489.92 of 2993.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202537.1222 of 36539.2%★★☆☆☆
202447.2177 of 36551.5%★★★☆☆
202346.9176 of 36651.9%★★★☆☆
202236.7224 of 35036.0%★★☆☆☆
202131.0246 of 34027.6%★☆☆☆☆
201936.7218 of 33735.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202551.677 of 21363.8%★★★☆☆
202447.590 of 20956.9%★★★☆☆
202346.893 of 20254.0%★★★☆☆
202235.7124 of 18934.4%★★☆☆☆
202130.2125 of 18030.6%★★☆☆☆
201948.566 of 15356.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202571.353 of 32483.6%★★★★☆
202456.9104 of 33769.1%★★★☆☆
202358.980 of 33075.8%★★★★☆
202256.791 of 32271.7%★★★★☆
202157.974 of 31776.7%★★★★☆
201954.498 of 30267.5%★★★☆☆
201834.9208 of 30832.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202560.8106 of 36871.2%★★★★☆
202450.8154 of 36657.9%★★★☆☆
202338.2209 of 35941.8%★★☆☆☆
202231.5241 of 34930.9%★★☆☆☆
202123.2270 of 33218.7%★☆☆☆☆
201942.8171 of 32948.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202453.753 of 18371.0%★★★★☆
202349.549 of 15468.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202542.6177 of 32345.2%★★☆☆☆
202448.0149 of 32654.3%★★★☆☆
202347.4149 of 32554.2%★★★☆☆
202234.2218 of 31230.1%★★☆☆☆
202121.2273 of 30610.8%★☆☆☆☆
201937.3179 of 30140.5%★★☆☆☆
201868.761 of 30780.1%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+30 vs school
African American (2025)78th percentile+25 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+23 vs school
Male (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school
White (2025)52nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)44th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2024)43rd percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2025)37th percentile-16 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+26 vs school
Male (2025)71st percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2024)71st percentile+14 vs school
African American (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school
White (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school
Female (2025)39th percentile-18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school
Asian (2024)26th percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
US History57%+18 vs state
Social Studies50%~ state avg
English II46%-9 vs state
Biology I42%-3 vs state
Integrated Math II42%+13 vs state
Mathematics38%-4 vs state
Science37%-9 vs state
English Language Arts29%-10 vs state
Integrated Math III26%~ state avg
Integrated Math I26%~ state avg
English I17%-22 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 833 students attended LEAD Southeast.

LEAD Southeast ranks 166th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at LEAD Southeast are 56% Hispanic, 22% White, 13% African American, 7% Asian.

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2024–25 dropout ratesApr 2, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataDec 18, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesOct 28, 2025


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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