Enrollment
114
Middle
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001260
Moses McKissack Middle
915 38th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209 · (615) 329-8170 · Davidson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% 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
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 32 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 35% |
Student demographics
27%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
Students here typically continue to
Moses McKissack Middle→Pearl-Cohn High
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
11.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
8.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.5% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 5.8% | 7.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Moses McKissack Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #329 of 336 ▼ 5 | #40 of 41 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #299 of 336 ▲ 32 | #29 of 41 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #340 of 349 | #42 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -65.5% | #1 of 216 | #1 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 2024-25Enrollment
114
-150 (-57%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 338
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 | 114 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 8.6 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 15 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 26 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 21.5 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 95% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 27 | 12.4:1 | 99% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 31 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moses McKissack Middle.
About Moses McKissack Middle
Moses McKissack Middle is a very small middle-grades school in Nashville, Tennessee. It enrolls 114 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 79% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Tennessee (about 554).
Moses McKissack Middle is in Davidson County, a district with 81,532 students across 160 schools.
Moses McKissack Middle is 85% Black by enrollment. Next come 9% Hispanic and 4% White. That compares with about 25% Black among all Davidson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
Moses McKissack 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 4% of Tennessee public middle schools.
In the surrounding county, Davidson County, the median household earns about $77,853 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Moses McKissack Middle, Davidson County has 177 public schools.
Park Avenue Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Moses McKissack Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Moses McKissack Middle holds at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Federal records list enrollment at Moses McKissack Middle as 264 in 2020-21 and 114 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
The allk12 page for Moses McKissack Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- John Overton HighHigh · 1,942 students
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- Valor Flagship AcademyHigh · 1,402 students
- James Lawson High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Martin Luther King Jr SchoolHigh · 1,280 students
Nearby schools
- Park Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 309
- Cockrill Elementary0.8 mi · 286
- The Academy at Old Cockrill0.8 mi · 24
- MNPS Virtual School1.0 mi · 131
- Pearl-Cohn High1.0 mi · 526
- W. A. Bass Adult Program1.1 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Moses McKissack MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Moses McKissack Middle?
Moses McKissack Middle enrolls approximately 114 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Moses McKissack Middle serve?
Moses McKissack Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student diversity at Moses McKissack Middle?
Student demographics at Moses McKissack Middle are roughly 4% White, 9% Hispanic, 85% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Moses McKissack Middle in?
Moses McKissack Middle is part of Davidson County.
What city is Moses McKissack Middle in?
Moses McKissack Middle is located in Nashville, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.