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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 37209

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Schools

3,421

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSylvan Park Elementary School37^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Moses McKissack Middle School up 56 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center 7.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 37209 in Nashville, Tennessee contains 14 schools serving elementary through high school grades, all part of Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district ranked in the bottom 11th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating. These 14 schools enroll 3,362 students across five elementary schools, two middle schools, and seven high schools, though several of the high schools are alternative or transition programs with very small enrollments ranging from 18 to 68 students. The educational landscape here is sharply divided, with some schools performing in the top 5% of Tennessee while others sit in the bottom 2%.

For parents seeking strong academic outcomes, Sylvan Park Elementary School and Early College High School stand out clearly. Sylvan Park Elementary School ranks 37th out of 1,019 elementary schools (96th percentile, 5 stars) with proficiency rates near 78% in math, reading, and science, dramatically above state averages, and chronic absenteeism of just 8.8%. Early College High School ranks 15th out of 400 high schools, with 87.5% English II proficiency and a 95.8% graduation rate. At the other extreme, Park Avenue Elementary School and Cockrill Elementary School rank in the bottom 2% of Tennessee elementary schools, with math proficiency below 13% and chronic absenteeism above 20%. The two middle schools, Nashville Prep School and Moses McKissack Middle School, are also weak links, with math and ELA proficiency rates in the low teens.

Attendance appears to be the strongest predictor of success in this zip code. The top schools have absenteeism below 11%, while alternative schools like Transitions at Bass School (100%), W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center (85.7%), and The Academy at Old Cockrill (82.6%) have the highest rates. Spending shows no clear relationship with achievement: Sylvan Park Elementary School spends $16,249 per student while The Academy at Old Cockrill spends $61,746. Trends are moving in opposite directions: Sylvan Park Elementary School improved from 145th to 37th in two years, while Gower Elementary School declined from 371st to 590th. For parents, school choice within this single zip code can mean the difference between a top-5% education and one that falls far below state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Algebra II (2026)		TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math II (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math III (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)				TNReady English I (2026)			TNReady English II (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Encompass Community School	Public, Charter	K-3	4300 Park Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 931-0166																			(n/a)	< 5%						< 5%	< 5%						< 5%																																				< 5%						< 5%
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	5200 Delaware Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-3278	110	14	7.7	79.3%	10 (9.1%)	88 (80.0%)	11 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	374^th of 400 public high schools	6.5%					(n/a)																			< 5%	< 5%			< 5%		< 5%			< 5%		6.9			5.9			< 5%		< 5%		< 5%		< 5%	< 5%		< 5%	7.1			6.9
Moses McKissack Middle School	Public	6-8	915 38th Ave N	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 329-8170	122	9	14.2	95.1%	2 (1.6%)	109 (89.3%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	16.6	501^st of 594 public middle schools	15.7%		8	557^th of 583 public middle schools	4.5%	56				< 5%	8.0	21.4	12.6				14.3	< 5%	20.5	14.4																																							17.9	12.0	25.0	19.6	10.7	40.0	31.8	27.8	$27,891	$1,610	$25,349
Charlotte Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Annex Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2006	514	35	14.8	90.0%	91 (17.7%)	93 (18.1%)	290 (56.4%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	14.4	895^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.2%		18.1	859^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.9%	36	21.4	33.3	25.0				26.6	14.3	25.9	18.4				19.5																																				25.3	27.2	22.4				25.0					$17,486	$1,054	$15,532
Cockrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Indiana Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-8075	282	21	13.4	94.7%	36 (12.8%)	135 (47.9%)	105 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	5.5	999^th of 1019 public elementary schools	2.0%		6.4	982^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.7%	17	5.9	21.1	12.1				12.3	< 5%	15.8	6.1				8.3																																				< 5%	21.1	12.1				10.7					$23,450	$2,138	$19,726
Gower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Old Hickory Boulevard	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2012	617	37	16.8	47.5%	290 (47.0%)	94 (15.2%)	136 (22.0%)	51 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.1%)	43.1	590^th of 1019 public elementary schools	42.1%		49.7	487^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.7%	103	34.7	42.9	34.1				37.2	44.1	45.1	38.3				42.7																																				38.0	46.1	41.8				41.8					$17,376	$1,021	$15,477
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3703 Park Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8412	330	22	14.7	95.4%	22 (6.7%)	269 (81.5%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	5.3	1002^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.6	991^st of 1009 public elementary schools	1.8%	11	5.1	17.9	14.3				12.5	7.5	20.5	< 5%				10.7																																				10.0	17.9	< 5%				10.7					$21,145	$1,611	$18,068
Sylvan Park Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	4801 Utah Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8423	439	30	14.4	37.8%	309 (70.4%)	70 (15.9%)	20 (4.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	96.4	37^th of 1019 public elementary schools	96.4%		94.8	46^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.4%	9	75.9	81.5	76.4				77.8	84.3	73.4	75.3				78.2																																				80.7	80.0	76.7				79.2					$16,249	$837	$14,669
Early College High School	Public	9-12	120 White Bridge Road	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(629) 999-6344	160	12	13.1	43.2%	43 (26.9%)	77 (48.1%)	31 (19.4%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	91.6	15^th of 400 public high schools	96.3%		84.5	34^th of 389 public high schools	91.3%	19																			78.9				78.9		58.6			60.0		71.9			75.6		≥ 95%			87.5					63.2		63.2	91.3			87.5												$19,240	$893	$17,904
W. A. Bass Adult Program School	Public	9-12	5200 Delaware Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-3278	283	4	70.7	54.9%	35 (12.4%)	174 (61.5%)	67 (23.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)								(n/a)
Nashville Big Picture High School	Public	9-12	160 Rural Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2081	150	16	9.2	60.2%	18 (12.0%)	112 (74.7%)	13 (8.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	27.4	297^th of 400 public high schools	25.8%		25.7	301^st of 389 public high schools	22.6%	4																				24.0			29.6		12.9			12.9		10.7			16.7			13.8		13.8		19.2		22.2	24.2		24.2	57.1			57.1												$31,197	$1,242	$29,163
The Academy at Old Cockrill	Public	9-12	610 49th Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-2294	31	7	4.2	82.2%	6 (19.4%)	22 (71.0%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																						< 5%				10.0																			$61,746	$1,459	$59,833
MNPS Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	160 Rural Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 463-0188	152	17	9.0	28.7%	70 (46.1%)	60 (39.5%)	16 (10.5%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	40.8	241^st of 400 public high schools	39.8%		48.8	184^th of 389 public high schools	52.7%	57					58.3		48.3					58.3	45.5	51.6						36.8			37.5		35.3			42.1		16.7			19.2			5.0		12.0		26.3		25.0	20.0		20.0	67.9			67.9					75.0	72.7	67.7		66.7	72.7	67.7	$22,910	$837	$21,634
Nashville Prep School	Public, Charter	5-8	1300 56th Ave N	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 921-8440	211	3	70.3	75.8%	10 (4.7%)	92 (43.6%)	103 (48.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	15.3	510^th of 594 public middle schools	14.1%		9.9	535^th of 583 public middle schools	8.2%	25			7.7	16.7	10.6	14.6	13.5			8.3	14.6	19.1	8.3	13.5																																						27.3	25.0	27.7	22.9	25.3	27.1	39.1	29.2	31.7	$15,824	$2,114	$12,252
Transitions at Bass School	Public	9-12	5200 Delaware Avenue	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-3278	20	2	8.8	75.7%	0 (0.0%)	16 (80.0%)	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																																				< 5%		< 5%		< 5%		< 5%																			$51,105	$837	$49,825

Cities Near Zip Code 37209

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nashville	0.71 mi	132	261^st
Whites Creek	7.32 mi	2	344^th
Brentwood	8.87 mi	15	4^th
Franklin	9.88 mi	25	14^th
Madison	10.03 mi	8	339^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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