Summary:
Zip code 37210 in Nashville, TN is served by four high schools within Metro Nashville Public Schools, enrolling a combined 1,614 students across grades 9–12 (with one alternative center serving grades 5–12) in a district rated 126th out of 141 in Tennessee. The academic landscape here is far from uniform: Nashville School Of The Arts stands clearly above the rest, while the other three schools struggle in different ways.
Nashville School Of The Arts is the only school in the zip code with a 3-star rating, ranking 145th out of 400 Tennessee high schools (64th percentile). It beats state averages in Biology, English I, English II, and US History — with a 74.6% English II proficiency rate versus 58.1% statewide — and even outscored the state in Integrated Math II. STEM Prep High School posts the group's best graduation rate at 95.8% and lowest dropout rate at 4.2%, but its test scores lag far behind: only 24.8% proficient in Biology and 19.7% in Algebra I, and its ranking collapsed from the 49th to 21st percentile in two years. Lead Academy has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 15.8% — below the state average of 18.3% — and a solid 92.4% graduation rate, yet it also remains near the bottom academically.
Johnson Alternative Learning Center is the outlier: a small alternative school serving grades 5–12 with the lowest ranking (379th of 400), roughly 5% proficiency in most subjects, and a 36.4% chronic absenteeism rate. It spends $35,390 per student, more than double the others, reflecting the high cost of specialized settings. Notably, the arts school spends the least ($16,162) yet achieves the best outcomes, while STEM Prep spends the most among traditional schools ($19,689) with far weaker results. Overall, all three traditional schools graduate students at rates above the state average, but low TNReady scores at STEM Prep and Lead Academy suggest many graduates may not meet college-ready benchmarks.
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