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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the John Overton High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,942
High
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001327
John Overton High
4820 Franklin RD, Nashville, TN 37220 · (615) 333-5135 · Davidson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,942 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Tennessee public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 500 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 508 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 464 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 470 | 24% |
Student demographics
65%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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Davidson County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
28.5%
TN avg 40.9% . -3.3pp since 2022
Math
15.5%
TN avg 39.3% . +4.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 14.3% |
| 2022-23 | 31.8% | 10.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where John Overton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #279 of 339 ▼ 7 | #17 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #262 of 337 ▼ 14 | #14 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,942 | #21 of 381 | #3 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #31 of 332 | #6 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #171 of 200 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,942
-49 (-2%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,301
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 | 1,942 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,969 | 107.6 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,016 | 114.8 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,991 | 123 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,027 | 105.1 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,918 | 97 | 19.8:1 | 69% (1,322) |
| 2010-11 | 1,845 | 92 | 20.1:1 | 58% (1,063) |
| 2000-01 | 1,339 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,301 | 79 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Overton High.
About John Overton High
John Overton High is a high school located in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. The school had 1,942 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Tennessee) has about 754 students.
Davidson County has 160 schools and 81,532 students, and John Overton High is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 51% of enrollment at John Overton High. Smaller groups are 22% White, 19% Black, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Davidson County is roughly 14% Hispanic. John Overton High has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The allk12 Grade for John Overton High is C-. Compared with Tennessee public high schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Davidson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,853, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. John Overton High is among the 177 public schools in Davidson County.
Crieve Hall Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,942, close to the 1,991 recorded in 2020-21.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- McGavock HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Hunters Lane HighHigh · 1,414 students
- Valor Flagship AcademyHigh · 1,402 students
- James Lawson High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
Other schools in Nashville
- 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
- Hillsboro HighHigh · 1,224 students
Nearby schools
- Crieve Hall Elementary1.1 mi · 489
- Norman Binkley Elementary1.2 mi · 762
- Glendale Elementary1.4 mi · 433
- Croft Middle2.1 mi · 411
- John Trotwood Moore Middle2.1 mi · 454
- Granbery Elementary2.5 mi · 769
Frequently asked questions
About John Overton HighHow large is John Overton High?
John Overton High enrolls approximately 1,942 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does John Overton High serve?
John Overton High serves grades 09-12.
How diverse is John Overton High?
John Overton High reports a student body of 22% White, 51% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees John Overton High?
John Overton High is overseen by Davidson County in Davidson County.
What city is John Overton High in?
John Overton High is located in Nashville, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.