Summary:
Zip code 37215 in Nashville, TN contains 3 schools serving grades PK–12 — two elementary schools and one high school — with no middle school in the zip code. All three schools belong to Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district currently ranked 126 of 141 districts in Tennessee, which makes the performance gap between the elementary and high school levels all the more striking.
The elementary schools are exceptional. Julia Green Elementary School ranks 17th of 1,019 elementary schools (98th percentile, 5 stars) with 86.8% ELA proficiency and 85.5% math proficiency. Percy Priest Elementary School ranks 20th of 1,019 (98th percentile, 5 stars) with 85.9% ELA and 82.0% math proficiency. By contrast, the district averages are just 31.8% ELA and 32.4% math. Both schools are performing at nearly three times the district average, and both have ranked in the 97th–99th percentile for three consecutive years. Fourth grade is a particular strength, with Julia Green posting 94.8% math proficiency and Percy Priest 88.9% ELA proficiency.
Hillsboro High School tells a very different story. Ranked 276 of 400 high schools (31st percentile, 2 stars), it has a respectable 90.8% graduation rate — above the district's 83.4% — and English II proficiency of 56.4%, near the state average of 58.1%. However, only 9.5% of students are proficient in Integrated Math I (the state average is 30.2%), and chronic absenteeism affects 33.6% of students, nearly double the state rate of 18.3%. With per-student spending similar across all three schools (~$16,000), the differences point to broader challenges at the high school level. Families in 37215 enjoy elite elementary options but face a much weaker secondary school experience.
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