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Enrollment
487
High
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318002122
Lead Academy
1035 1st Ave South, Nashville, TN 37210 · (615) 327-5422 · Davidson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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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STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
Community
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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 | 147 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 113 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%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
23.9%
TN avg 40.9% . +0.7pp since 2022
Math
14.6%
TN avg 39.3% . +5.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.9% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 12.8% |
| 2022-23 | 23.2% | 9.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lead Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #286 of 339 ▼ 3 | #19 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #281 of 337 ▼ 2 | #16 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #239 of 381 | #21 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #99 of 332 | #21 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #31 of 110 | #7 of 13 |
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
487
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 374
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 | 487 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 41 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 33.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 38 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 42.5 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 50 | 9.6:1 | 74% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | N/A | N/A | 49% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lead Academy.
About Lead Academy
At 1035 1st Ave South in Nashville, Tennessee, Lead Academy operates as a small high school. Total enrollment is 487 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. It has 35% fewer students than the average for high schools in Tennessee (about 754).
A total of 160 schools make up Davidson County, with 81,532 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Lead Academy, about 63 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 29% Black and 6% White. Davidson County's residents are about 14% Hispanic, 49 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lead Academy scores 51%.
Lead Academy earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Tennessee public high schools.
In Davidson County, home to about 715,388 people, the median household earns about $77,853 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lead Academy shares Davidson County with 176 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Lead Academy is closest to LEAD Cameron, less than a tenth of a mile away. Lead Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal data place Lead Academy in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Lead Academy as a charter school.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 3%.
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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
Other Lead Academy schools
One other US public school is named Lead Academy. Lead Academy is the largest of the 2.
- LEAD AcademyGreenville, SC · 403 students
Nearby schools
- LEAD Cameron0.0 mi · 529
- Johnson Alternative Learning Center0.2 mi · 74
- Napier Elementary0.5 mi · 260
- Fall-Hamilton Elementary1.0 mi · 273
- Rose Park Middle1.0 mi · 345
- Hume - Fogg High1.2 mi · 885
Frequently asked questions
About Lead AcademyHow many students attend Lead Academy?
Lead Academy enrolls approximately 487 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lead Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lead Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lead Academy?
At Lead Academy, the student body is approximately 6% White, 63% Hispanic, 29% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lead Academy public or private?
Lead Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Davidson County.
Where is Lead Academy located?
Lead Academy is located at 1035 1st Ave South, Nashville, TN 37210.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.