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Wilson Central High School

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Wilson Central High School ranks 97 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 75% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Wilson Central High School is a public high school located in Lebanon, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,625 students. The school is part of the Wilson County School District, which is ranked 25th out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson Central High School consistently ranks among the top 100 high schools in Tennessee, with a statewide ranking between 49 and 111 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on TNReady assessments is generally higher than the Wilson County and Tennessee state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Wilson Central High School had 50% of students proficient or better in English I, compared to 45.4% for Wilson County and 39.2% for the state. The school also performs well in mathematics, with 47.7% of students proficient or better in Geometry across all grades, compared to 46.3% for Wilson County and 36.8% for the state.

While Wilson Central High School performs better than most of the nearby high schools in the Wilson County district, such as Green Hill High School, Mt. Juliet High School, and Lebanon High School, its performance is not as strong as some of the top-performing high schools in the Rutherford County district, such as Smyrna High School. Additionally, Wilson Central High School has a chronic absenteeism rate between 15.3% and 20.8%, which is higher than the state average and may be an area for improvement.

1,686

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,416

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

419 Wildcat Way
Lebanon, TN 37090

(615) 453-4600

District: Wilson County

Feeder schools for Wilson Central High School:

Elementary:	Gladeville Elementary
	Rutland Elementary
	Southside Elementary
Middle:	Gladeville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Hispanic:

11.9%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2021 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (50% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Tennessee high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2021) to 75th (2025)

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

!Algebra I scores 11 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Tennessee avg40%

97^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Wilson County

25^th of 139Wilson 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	64.7	97 of 389	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	111 of 392	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	97 of 384	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	62 of 358	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	49 of 347	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	52 of 342	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	109 of 341	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	121 of 273	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.9	155 of 351	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.7	110 of 300	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.4	56 of 296	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	66.5	77 of 285	73.0%	★★★★☆
2012	70.4	91 of 269	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.2	98 of 273	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.2	131 of 267	50.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	71 of 233	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	76 of 240	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	113 of 239	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	40 of 222	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	32 of 208	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	28 of 187	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	73 of 199	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	20 of 47	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.9	7 of 48	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	19 of 50	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	94 of 365	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	95 of 365	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	83 of 366	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	54 of 350	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	29 of 340	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	70.3	51 of 337	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	88 of 213	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	126 of 209	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	89 of 202	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	105 of 189	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	91 of 180	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	29 of 153	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	59 of 159	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	159 of 324	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	198 of 337	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	101 of 330	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	25 of 322	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	65.9	46 of 317	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	23 of 302	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	53.1	92 of 308	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	99 of 368	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	118 of 366	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	114 of 359	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	83 of 349	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	92 of 332	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	53 of 329	83.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	55 of 198	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	45.5	74 of 183	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	86 of 154	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	99 of 151	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	83 of 125	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	58 of 127	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	98 of 159	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	100 of 323	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	105 of 326	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	92 of 325	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	66 of 312	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	60 of 306	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	59 of 301	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.9	114 of 307	62.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II74%+20 vs state

Algebra II53%+18 vs state

Biology I51%+5 vs state

English I50%+11 vs state

Geometry48%+11 vs state

Algebra I19%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady Integrated Math I (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2025)			TNReady Integrated Math III (2025)			TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)				TNReady Geometry (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 Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	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 All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	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 All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Wilson Central High School	Public	9-12	419 Wildcat Way	Lebanon	37090	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 453-4600	1,625	89	18.3		1,166 (71.8%)	147 (9.0%)	172 (10.6%)	88 (5.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (2.9%)	64.7	97^th of 389 public high schools	75.1%		62	111^th of 392 public high schools	71.7%	14	18.9	25.0	18.9		36.5	10.5	53.0	57.3	29.6	16.7	51.0													50.7	50.0	76.9	12.5		73.8	94.7	35.0	6.3	47.7					$10,416	$279	$9,713
Lebanon High School	Public	9-12	500 Blue Devil BLVD	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 444-9610	1,808	101	17.9		1,089 (60.2%)	268 (14.8%)	338 (18.7%)	33 (1.8%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (4.1%)	55.1	148^th of 389 public high schools	62.0%		52.1	155^th of 392 public high schools	60.5%	7	25.7	6.3	24.8	89.9	28.5		38.2	46.3	39.2	26.3	43.0													34.1	33.7	63.1	18.2		60.7		35.2	5.4	41.1					$10,488	$284	$9,822
Wilson County Adult High School	Public	9-12	207 Joe Branham DR	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 443-7199	31				15 (48.4%)	8 (25.8%)	5 (16.1%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Mt. Juliet High School	Public	9-12	1875 Golden Bear Gateway	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 758-5606	1,675	90	18.6		1,231 (73.5%)	149 (8.9%)	177 (10.6%)	65 (3.9%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	43 (2.6%)	73.1	65^th of 389 public high schools	83.3%		67.6	81^st of 392 public high schools	79.3%	16	28.7		28.2	89.4	34.6		49.6	67.0	35.3		61.1													50.0	49.0	69.3			65.9	88.6	41.6		49.7					$10,336	$415	$9,496
Green Hill High School	Public	9-12	220 North Greenhill RD	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 444-3282	1,656	91	18.1		1,319 (79.6%)	103 (6.2%)	147 (8.9%)	34 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	46 (2.8%)	80	43^rd of 389 public high schools	88.9%		74	58^th of 392 public high schools	85.2%	15	37.0		36.6	87.1	38.9	9.1	48.9	64.4	44.9		59.1													54.2	54.2	71.5			71.4		49.7	35.7	57.5					$10,423	$248	$9,743
Antioch High School	Public	9-12	1900 Hobson PIKE	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 641-5400	2,131	128	16.6		254 (11.9%)	665 (31.2%)	1,115 (52.3%)	61 (2.9%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	34 (1.6%)	24.1	306^th of 389 public high schools	21.3%		15.2	342^nd of 392 public high schools	12.8%	36								46.2	22.8	25.0	22.9	15.3	15.1	31.3	22.2	22.2	20.0	7.8	8.6		18.2	23.5	18.1	17.0	17.0	30.9			25.2									$15,541	$1,135	$13,743
Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	100 Bulldog DR	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3865	2,254	135	16.7		781 (34.6%)	435 (19.3%)	824 (36.6%)	132 (5.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (3.5%)	45.2	195^th of 389 public high schools	49.9%		50.6	170^th of 392 public high schools	56.6%	25	12.3	7.1	12.3	83.3	27.0	8.3	32.5	86.4	34.5	15.4	40.8									66.7	43.1	18.8	42.7	34.5	34.6	48.7			44.8	90.6	23.9	21.1	31.8					$11,440	$358	$10,592
Lavergne High School	Public	9-12	250 Wolverine Trail	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3870	2,115	130	16.2		396 (18.7%)	588 (27.8%)	1,014 (47.9%)	54 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	55 (2.6%)	33.3	262^nd of 389 public high schools	32.6%		38.7	229^th of 392 public high schools	41.6%	33	12.0	8.3	11.8		13.5		15.5	81.3	35.0		37.1										29.5	27.3	29.5	30.4	30.1	47.7		15.4	40.9	87.5	17.3		20.3					$11,275	$392	$10,439
Smyrna West Alternative School	Public	6-12	12619 Old Nashville HWY	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3856	71	13	5.4		17 (23.9%)	24 (33.8%)	21 (29.6%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.5%)	7.4	383^rd of 389 public high schools	1.5%		9.8	370^th of 392 public high schools	5.6%	13	6.3		11.1								5.9													14.3	13.3	14.3			12.5					20.0	12.5	10.0	8.3
Cane Ridge High School	Public	9-12	12848 Old Hickory BLVD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 687-4000	1,943	95	20.5		231 (11.9%)	760 (39.1%)	781 (40.2%)	127 (6.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	36 (1.9%)	13.3	353^rd of 389 public high schools	9.3%		9.5	372^nd of 392 public high schools	5.1%	19								54.8	12.9	11.8	17.1			65.6	7.4	11.9	59.1		6.8	10.6	8.9	29.4	10.1	15.9	16.1	25.8			20.7									$16,342	$1,308	$14,328

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Central High School

Is Wilson Central High School a good school?

Wilson Central High School ranks 97^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Wilson Central High School?

Wilson Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gladeville Elementary
Elementary : Rutland Elementary
Elementary : Southside Elementary
Middle : Gladeville Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Central High School?

Students at Wilson Central High School are 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Wilson Central High School in?

Wilson County

How many students attend Wilson Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,686 students attended Wilson Central High School.

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