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Enrollment
548
High
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 754
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
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Tennessee public high schools
- A-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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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 | 123 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 142 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 164 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 119 | 22% |
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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.4pp since 2022
Math
21.1%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 28.7% |
| 2022-23 | 61.2% | 14.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Nashville School Of The Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #229 of 339 ▼ 79 | #11 of 27 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #34 of 337 ▼ 4 | #4 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #212 of 381 | #18 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #33 of 332 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #179 of 200 | #8 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
548
-53 (-9%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 717
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 | 548 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 33.5 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 31.3 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 28 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 23 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 29% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 35 | 20.5:1 | 30% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nashville School Of The Arts.
About Nashville School Of The Arts
Nashville School Of The Arts is a low-enrollment high school in Nashville, Tennessee. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 548 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Tennessee is about 754 students, so this school is 27% smaller than average.
Davidson County runs 160 schools with a combined 81,532 students. Nashville School Of The Arts is one of them.
Nashville School Of The Arts has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 43%. Other reported shares: 37% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 55% White among all Davidson County residents. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The allk12 Grade for Nashville School Of The Arts is A-. Compared with Tennessee public high schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Within Davidson County, the median household income is $77,853, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Nashville School Of The Arts, Davidson County has 176 other public schools.
STEM Prep High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Nashville School Of The Arts, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Nashville School Of The Arts falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Nashville School Of The Arts's enrollment declined 9%, to 548.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Other schools in Nashville
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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
- STEM Prep High School0.1 mi · 505
- STEM Prep Academy0.2 mi · 454
- Rocketship United0.8 mi · 501
- Casa Azafran Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 83
- John B. Whitsitt Elementary1.2 mi · 523
- Margaret Allen Middle1.4 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Nashville School Of The ArtsHow 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.
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