Haynes Middle

As a close-knit middle school in Nashville, Tennessee, Haynes Middle enrolls 234 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Davidson County. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Davidson County comprises 160 schools with combined enrollment of 81,532 students; Haynes Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Haynes Middle shows that 71% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest reads as 15% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Davidson County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In the broader community, census data for Davidson County shows median household earnings sit near $77,853, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Haynes Middle is one of 177 public schools in Davidson County (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Purpose Prep, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Haynes Middle operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 234 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 96% to 71% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.