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How has Head Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
342
Middle
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001697
Head Middle
1830 Jo Johnston AVE, Nashville, TN 37203 · (615) 329-8160 · Davidson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Tennessee public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 191 | 56% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 20% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.9pp since 2022
Math
52.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 56.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 45.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Head Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #75 of 336 ▼ 35 | #4 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #33 of 336 ▼ 12 | #2 of 41 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #261 of 349 | #27 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #78 of 325 | #20 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.2% | #17 of 216 | #10 of 32 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
-232 (-40%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 606
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 342 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 30.8 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 30.5 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 31 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 42% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 41% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Head Middle.
About Head Middle
Head Middle is a middle school in Nashville, Tennessee, and it is part of Davidson County. Enrollment totals 342 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 38% below the 554-student average for middle schools in Tennessee.
Davidson County (160 schools, 81,532 students) runs Head Middle.
More than half of the students at Head Middle are Black (56%). The rest of enrollment is 29% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Davidson County's population at about 25%. The diversity index for Head Middle is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Among Tennessee public middle schools, Head Middle outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Davidson County, where median household income comes to about $77,853, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Davidson County counts 177 public schools with about 86,005 students.
Martin Luther King Jr School is about 0.3 miles from Head Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 342, from 574 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Head Middle lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
715,388
Census ACS
Median income
$77,853
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
177
86,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County
- Antioch High SchoolHigh · 2,212 students
- Cane Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,982 students
- John Overton HighHigh · 1,942 students
- McGavock HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Hunters Lane HighHigh · 1,414 students
- Valor Flagship AcademyHigh · 1,402 students
Other schools in Nashville
- John Overton HighHigh · 1,942 students
- McGavock HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Hunters Lane HighHigh · 1,414 students
- Valor Flagship AcademyHigh · 1,402 students
- James Lawson High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Martin Luther King Jr SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Luther King Jr School0.3 mi · 1,280
- Pearl-Cohn High0.7 mi · 526
- Robert Churchwell Elementary1.2 mi · 280
- Hume - Fogg High1.3 mi · 885
- Carter-Lawrence Elementary1.5 mi · 227
- Harris-Hillman Special Education1.5 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Head MiddleHow many students attend Head Middle?
Head Middle enrolls approximately 342 students in grades 06-08.
Is Head Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Head Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Head Middle?
At Head Middle, the student body is approximately 29% White, 8% Hispanic, 56% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Head Middle public or private?
Head Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County.
What county does Head Middle serve?
Head Middle serves Davidson County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.