The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318001815

Nashville School Of The Arts

1250 Foster AVE, Nashville, TN 37210 · (615) 291-6600 · Davidson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Enrollment
548
High
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 754
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
123
Grade 10
142
Grade 11
164
Grade 12
119
Student demographics
White
23843%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56%
Hispanic
7814%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 16%
Black
20337%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 21%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16630%
Female
38270%

Discussions

+ POST

Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
64.6%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.4pp since 2022
Math
21.1%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.6pp since 2022
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
548
-19 (-3%) vs 2017
% White
43%
was 51%
% Hispanic
14%
was 8%
% Black
37%
was 37%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Nashville School Of The Arts

Located at 1250 Foster AVE, in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville School Of The Arts is a tight-knit high school that serves 548 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Davidson County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Nashville School Of The Arts sits 27% below that benchmark.

Within Davidson County, which oversees 160 schools and 81,532 students, Nashville School Of The Arts is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Nashville School Of The Arts lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Davidson County shows median household earnings sit near $77,853, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Nashville School Of The Arts is one of 177 public schools in Davidson County (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: STEM Prep High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nashville School Of The Arts.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Nashville School Of The Arts's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 567 (now 548). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 51% to 43%.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Davidson County at a glance

View full county profile
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
Nashville School Of The Arts
District
Davidson County
Address
1250 Foster AVE, Nashville, TN 37210
Phone
(615) 291-6600
County
Davidson County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
548
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
470318001815
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Davidson County
Other schools in Nashville
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Nashville School Of The Arts
How large is Nashville School Of The Arts?
Nashville School Of The Arts enrolls approximately 548 students in grades 09-12.
Is Nashville School Of The Arts an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nashville School Of The Arts is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student diversity at Nashville School Of The Arts?
Student demographics at Nashville School Of The Arts are roughly 43% White, 14% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Nashville School Of The Arts?
Nashville School Of The Arts is overseen by Davidson County in Davidson County.
What county does Nashville School Of The Arts serve?
Nashville School Of The Arts serves Davidson County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post