Best Public Schools in Zip Code 37013

Zip code 37013 in Antioch, Tennessee is home to 21 schools—11 elementary, 5 middle, and 5 high schools—serving roughly 16,706 students, with the vast majority belonging to Metro Nashville Public Schools and three schools run by the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. The district context matters here: MNPS ranks 126th out of 141 Tennessee districts, and the charter commission ranks 127th, so most schools start from a low-performing baseline. However, individual schools vary dramatically.

KIPP Antioch College Prep Middle School is the clear academic leader, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide and scoring above Tennessee averages in math, ELA, science, and social studies—the only middle school in the zip code to do so. Its math proficiency of 47.0% is roughly 4–6 times higher than the four traditional middle schools, which rank in the bottom 16% of the state. KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School also stands out with the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the dataset (6.7%) and above-state-average ELA proficiency. Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School posts the best high school graduation rate at 95.7%, far exceeding the district's 83.4%, while Mt. View Elementary School is the strongest traditional elementary, with 4th-grade math proficiency above the state average.

The most urgent challenges are concentrated in traditional middle and high schools. Apollo Middle School and Antioch Middle School have math proficiency below 9%, while the comprehensive high schools—Antioch High School, Cane Ridge High School, and KA @ The Crossings School—all have chronic absenteeism above 38% and graduation rates hovering around 80%. Notably, spending does not predict success: KIPP Middle spends the least per student ($15,396) while producing the best results, whereas The Academy at Hickory Hollow spends $42,122 per student but reports no test scores and 78.6% chronic absenteeism. For parents, the KIPP schools demonstrate that high achievement is possible in this community, but most students in traditional schools remain far behind.