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John Early Middle

1000 Cass ST, Nashville, TN 37208 · (615) 291-6369 · Davidson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Tennessee public middle schools
  • FTest 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
136
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 63828%
Grade 75339%
Grade 84533%
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
64%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
1813%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
10376%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
75%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
7253%
Female
6447%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
John Early Middle→Pearl-Cohn High
Feeds from
Robert Churchwell 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
Math
7.2%
TN avg 39.3%

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Tennessee average is about 39 of 100.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-25N/A7.2%
2022-237.4%N/A
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where John Early Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Davidson County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
7.2%#333 of 336#41 of 41
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
7.4%#326 of 336#40 of 41
Enrollment
ranked largest first
136#339 of 349#41 of 44
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-61.7%#2 of 216#2 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
136
-141 (-51%) vs 2020
-56% since 2010-11, when it was 312
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25136N/AN/AN/A
2023-2416916.410.3:1N/A
2022-2317418.79.3:1N/A
2020-212772610.7:1N/A
2017-1835526.713.3:1N/A
2015-164483712.1:180% (359)
2010-113122910.8:199% (309)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Early Middle.

About John Early Middle

John Early Middle is a very small middle school located in Nashville, Tennessee. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 136 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Tennessee average about 554 students, which makes this school 75% below average.

Davidson County has 160 schools and 81,532 students, and John Early Middle is one of those schools.

The student body at John Early Middle is 76% Black. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. Among all residents of Davidson County, the Black share is about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.

John Early Middle earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 2% of Tennessee public middle schools.

In the surrounding county, Davidson County, median household income comes to about $77,853, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 177, with about 86,005 students.

Hull-Jackson Elementary, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

Reported enrollment: 277 (2020-21) and 136 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.

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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
John Early Middle
District
Davidson County
Address
1000 Cass ST, Nashville, TN 37208
Phone
(615) 291-6369
County
Davidson County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
136
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
470318001701
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About John Early Middle
What is the total enrollment at John Early Middle?
John Early Middle enrolls approximately 136 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John Early Middle serve?
John Early Middle serves grades 06-08.
How diverse is John Early Middle?
John Early Middle reports a student body of 4% White, 13% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees John Early Middle?
John Early Middle is overseen by Davidson County in Davidson County.
What city is John Early Middle in?
John Early Middle is located in Nashville, TN.
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