Summary:
Zip code 37204 in Nashville, Tennessee, is home to three schools — Waverly-Belmont Elementary School, Glendale Elementary School, and John Trotwood Moore Middle School — serving grades K-8 with a combined enrollment of 1,412 students, all within Metro Nashville Public Schools. Although the district ranks in the 11th percentile statewide, each school in 37204 holds a 5-star SchoolDigger rating and ranks in the top 10% of its school type.
Glendale Elementary School is the academic standout, ranking 22nd among 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (98th percentile) with 90.3% ELA proficiency and an exceptional 93.9% third-grade reading rate. Waverly-Belmont Elementary School is the most improved, climbing more than 100 state ranking spots in three years, with math proficiency jumping from 59.9% to 69.2% year over year. John Trotwood Moore Middle School ranks 29th among 594 middle schools (95th percentile) and excels in science (76.8%) and Integrated Math I (93.9%). Every school in this zip code exceeds both district and state averages in math, ELA, and science.
Attendance is a strength: Waverly-Belmont's chronic absenteeism is just 8.4% and Moore Middle's is 16.0%, both below the state's 18.3% rate. Spending per student is similar across the three, ranging from $15,825 to $16,783. The biggest takeaway is that 37204 offers a rare pocket of excellence inside a low-ranked district. Glendale is the crown jewel, Waverly-Belmont is the rising improver, and Moore is a top-tier middle school with a robust accelerated math pathway. The only soft spot is Moore's eighth-grade ELA at 51.7% — still well above district and state averages — so families should watch middle-school literacy as students approach high school.
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