Nolensville High School

Nolensville High School is a large public high school serving 1,491 students in grades 9 through 12 in Nolensville, Tennessee, and is part of the highly regarded Williamson County Schools district, ranked #3 out of 141 districts in the state. The school has consistently earned 5 stars and currently ranks #23 out of 400 Tennessee high schools, placing it in the 94th percentile. While that's a slight dip from its #8 and #10 rankings in the previous two years, Nolensville has never ranked below the 94th percentile across all reported years. The school graduates 96.1% of its students, well above the state rate of 90.5%.

Academically, Nolensville significantly outperforms state averages in nearly every subject. On the most recent TNReady tests, 87.6% of students scored proficient in English II, 74.3% in Algebra II, and 75.3% in Geometry — each more than 30 percentage points above statewide results. The clearest area of concern is Algebra I, where only 39% of students scored proficient compared to the district's 62.7%. English I also dropped to 60.9%, below the district average of 65.2%. Compared to nearby Ravenwood High School, which ranks #7 in Tennessee, Nolensville matches or slightly exceeds it in English II and spends more per student, but trails in Algebra I, English I, Biology I, and Geometry. Nolensville clearly outperforms Stewarts Creek High School in most subjects, though Stewarts Creek boasts a slightly higher graduation rate.

Nolensville is particularly effective for several student populations, ranking among the top schools in Tennessee for Hispanic students, African American students, and special education students. Chronic absenteeism, however, is a concern relative to district norms: at 11.9%, it's well below the state's 18.3% but noticeably higher than the district's 7.4%. The graduation rate has also slowly declined over the past five years, from 98.4% to 96.1%. Still, Nolensville's combination of reasonable per-student spending and elite academic outcomes makes it one of the most efficient high-performing schools in the region, far outpacing nearby Metro Nashville schools like Antioch High School and Cane Ridge High School, which post graduation rates near 80% and proficiency rates in the teens and twenties. If Nolensville can shore up Algebra I and attendance, it has a realistic path back to the state's top 10.