Summary:
ZIP code 37208 in Nashville, Tennessee, contains just one high school, Pearl-Cohn High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 526 students as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. Because there is only one high school in this area, there are no within-zip comparisons to make, so all context comes from comparing the school to its district and the state of Tennessee. The school spends $18,830 per student, and it represents the full high school experience for the 37208 community.
Pearl-Cohn's overall performance remains below district and state averages in most areas. The graduation rate is 76.8%, compared to 83.4% for the district and 90.5% for the state, while the dropout rate of 23.2% is more than triple the state rate of 6.7%. Chronic absenteeism affects 46.1% of students, more than double the state average of 18.3%. Academically, the school is below the state in every tested subject on TNReady assessments. The largest gaps are in English I (8.9% proficient vs. 37.8% statewide), US History (14.5% vs. 42.4%), and English II (32.5% vs. 58.1%).
However, there are encouraging signs. Pearl-Cohn's state ranking improved from the 3rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 19th percentile in 2025–2026, and test scores saw large year-over-year gains in Biology I, Integrated Math II, and English II. The 10th-grade Integrated Math II proficiency rate of 27.6% actually exceeds both the district (22.4%) and state (24.8%), and 10th-grade Biology I proficiency (30.5%) tops the district rate (24.0%). Despite high per-student spending, outcomes remain low, pointing to challenges like chronic absenteeism that resources alone have not solved. The school's recent upward trajectory is real, but sustained improvement is needed to close the remaining gaps.
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