Lead Academy

Lead Academy operates as a small high school in Nashville, Tennessee, run under Davidson County. Current enrollment sits at 487 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Lead Academy sits 35% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Davidson County, which oversees 160 schools and 81,532 students, Lead Academy is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lead Academy lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder is composed of 29% Black, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Davidson County put the typical household earns roughly $77,853 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Davidson County's 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), Lead Academy is one campus in the mix.

LEAD Cameron is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lead Academy.

Lead Academy operates from a city-core location. Lead Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lead Academy has edged up 17%, going from 415 students in 2018 to 487 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 63% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.