Summary:
Zip code 37138 (Old Hickory, TN) is home to just one middle school, DuPont Hadley Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 with 385 students as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. The school has earned a consistent 2-star rating, ranking 383rd out of 594 Tennessee middle schools (36th percentile) in 2025-2026, after improving from the 33rd to the 40th percentile in previous years. Notably, it outperforms its district, which ranks near the bottom of the state at 126th out of 141 districts.
Academically, DuPont Hadley tells two very different stories. A select group of 8th graders in Integrated Math I posted an exceptional 92% proficiency rate, far surpassing the district (73.8%) and state (73.9%). The school also shows relative strength in science (42.8% proficient) and social studies (45%), with 6th grade science (54.3%) and 7th grade social studies (56.6%) at or above state averages. However, on-grade-level math and English Language Arts lag significantly: just 19.7% of students are proficient in math and 25.5% in ELA, compared to state averages of 43% and 40.6%. The 8th grade is especially concerning, with only 8% proficient in grade-level math and 19.6% in ELA, well below both the district and state.
Chronic absenteeism is a concern, with 22.9% of students chronically absent, about 4.6 percentage points above the state average. Per-student spending is high at $18,082 (a district-level figure), raising questions about efficiency given the mixed results. Free/reduced-price lunch percentage and student-teacher ratio data are not reported, limiting a full equity analysis. Overall, DuPont Hadley is a mid-performing school within a struggling district, showing clear pockets of excellence in advanced math and social studies but facing significant challenges in core grade-level math and ELA, especially in 8th grade.
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