Best High Schools in Zip Code 37013

Zip code 37013 in Antioch, TN, is served by 5 high schools spanning grades 5 through 12 — Antioch High School, Cane Ridge High School, Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School, KA @ The Crossings School, and The Academy at Hickory Hollow — all part of Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district ranked 126th of 141 in Tennessee. The two large traditional schools enroll 77% of the 5,459 students. Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School is the strongest, ranking 252nd of 400 (37th percentile, 2 stars) with a 95.7% graduation rate, the lowest chronic absenteeism at 25.2%, and the only school to consistently beat district proficiency in core subjects. By contrast, Antioch High School (285th, 29th percentile) and Cane Ridge High School (302nd, 24th percentile) are 1-star schools with graduation rates near 80%, dropout rates above 16%, and chronic absenteeism above 41%.

Graduation and attendance metrics vary widely. The Academy at Hickory Hollow matches Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School's 95.7% graduation rate and has the lowest dropout rate at 3.2%, but suffers a striking 78.6% chronic absenteeism rate. KA @ The Crossings School graduates 89.6% but shows volatile test scores. All five schools exceed the state chronic absenteeism rate of 18.3%, and math proficiency is critically low everywhere — from 9.1% at Cane Ridge High School to 23.5% at Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School, well below the 32.3% state average. No school in the zip code reaches state proficiency in any core subject.

Spending does not predict success: The Academy at Hickory Hollow spends $42,122 per student — the most — yet has the worst absenteeism, while Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School produces the best outcomes at a moderate $20,219. KA @ The Crossings School spends $25,300 yet saw Biology I proficiency plunge from 56.4% to 26.7%. Encouragingly, Antioch High School and Cane Ridge High School are both improving, rising from the 13th and 5th percentiles to 29th and 24th, though both remain 1-star schools. The clearest priorities for 37013 are improving math performance, reducing chronic absenteeism, and raising graduation rates at the two largest schools.