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Isaac Litton Middle

4601 Hedgewood DR, Nashville, TN 37216 · (615) 262-6700 · Davidson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Tennessee public middle schools
  • C+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

Enrollment
264
Middle
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 554
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 67629%
Grade 710138%
Grade 88733%
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
12447%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
5621%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
7227%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
104%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
13350%
Female
13150%

School pathway

Feeds from
Dan Mills ElementaryPK–05Inglewood ElementaryPK–05
Based on published attendance-zone data from Davidson County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
32.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +4.7pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
TN avg 39.3% . -1.9pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2532.2%21.0%
2023-2431.7%28.1%
2022-2327.5%22.9%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Isaac Litton Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Davidson County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.0%#255 of 336
▼ 41
#16 of 41
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.2%#165 of 336
▼ 18
#10 of 41
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
264#305 of 349#33 of 44
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.9%#41 of 325#12 of 36
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-47.2%#11 of 216#7 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 2024-25
Enrollment
264
-156 (-37%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25264N/AN/AN/A
2023-2428617.516.3:1N/A
2022-2330117.617.1:1N/A
2020-214202318.3:1N/A
2017-185003116.1:1N/A
2015-164872519.5:163% (306)
2010-113373011.2:198% (330)
2000-01635N/AN/AN/A
1990-915423515.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Isaac Litton Middle.

About Isaac Litton Middle

In Nashville, Tennessee, Isaac Litton Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 264 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 554 students for middle schools in Tennessee.

Davidson County is made up of 160 schools with 81,532 students in all.

The biggest share of students at Isaac Litton Middle, 47%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Davidson County's population at about 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Isaac Litton Middle scores 66%.

Isaac Litton Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Tennessee public middle schools.

Census data for Davidson County show median household income comes to about $77,853, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 177 public schools in the county, enrolling about 86,005, Isaac Litton Middle among them.

Isaac Litton Middle's closest public school neighbor is Dan Mills Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Isaac Litton Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Federal data place Isaac Litton Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 264, down from 420 in 2020-21.

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Davidson County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Isaac Litton Middle
District
Davidson County
Address
4601 Hedgewood DR, Nashville, TN 37216
Phone
(615) 262-6700
County
Davidson County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
264
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
470318001322
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Isaac Litton Middle
How many students attend Isaac Litton Middle?
Isaac Litton Middle enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Isaac Litton Middle serve?
Isaac Litton Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How diverse is Isaac Litton Middle?
Isaac Litton Middle reports a student body of 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Isaac Litton Middle?
Isaac Litton Middle is overseen by Davidson County in Davidson County.
What county does Isaac Litton Middle serve?
Isaac Litton Middle serves Davidson County in TN.
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