Schools in Zip Code 37207

The 14 schools in Nashville's 37207 ZIP code serve students from elementary through high school under the Metro Nashville Public Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 11% of Tennessee districts. The area includes 7 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools, with enrollment ranging from just 30 students at Murrell at Glenn School to 1,414 at Hunters Lane High School. What makes this ZIP code stand out is the dramatic performance gap between KIPP-operated charter schools and traditional neighborhood schools.

The standout schools are the KIPP schools. KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School leads the high schools with a 96% graduation rate, a 3-star state rating, and Biology proficiency of 62.9% — nearly double the rate at Hunters Lane High School (33.1%) and nearly triple that of RePublic High School (24.2%). In middle school, KIPP Academy Nashville School and KIPP Nashville College Prep School both earned 3-star ratings and post math proficiency rates above 42%, compared with just 6.2% at Haynes Middle School and 12.4% at Jere Baxter Middle School. At the elementary level, KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary School and Shwab Elementary School exceed district and state averages in math and reading, while Bellshire Elementary School and Tom Joy Elementary School remain in the bottom 6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest predictor of success in this area. KIPP Academy Nashville School has just 7.5% chronic absenteeism, while Haynes Middle School (51.0%) and RePublic High School (54.6%) struggle with attendance. Higher spending doesn't guarantee better results — Haynes Middle School spends about $20,855 per student yet has 6.2% math proficiency, while KIPP Academy Nashville School spends less ($19,368) and achieves 42.1%. Shwab Elementary School shows improvement is possible, jumping from the 22nd to 47th percentile, and Nashville Classical West School has strong attendance (8.2%) but no test data available. RePublic High School presents a puzzle: an 85.5% graduation rate but very low test scores and attendance problems.