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Enrollment
507
Middle
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318002432
Valor Voyager Academy
4531 Nolensville PIKE, Nashville, TN 37211 · (615) 823-7982 · Davidson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Tennessee public middle schools
- ATest 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
1
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 5 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 26% |
Student demographics
72%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
51.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.7pp since 2022
Math
63.1%
TN avg 39.3% . +3.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 63.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 58.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.8% | 59.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Valor Voyager Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #29 of 336 ▲ 7 | #2 of 41 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #36 of 336 ▼ 3 | #3 of 41 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #170 of 349 | #9 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #9 of 325 | #3 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #59 of 81 | N/A |
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
507
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
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 | 507 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 19 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 22 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 22 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 18.5 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 7 | 33.6:1 | 56% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valor Voyager Academy.
About Valor Voyager Academy
Valor Voyager Academy is one of the public schools in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a mid-sized middle school. It enrolls 507 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8.
Davidson County enrolls 81,532 students in 160 schools, including Valor Voyager Academy.
The largest group at Valor Voyager Academy is White students, at 39%. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Davidson County is roughly 55% White. The diversity index for Valor Voyager Academy is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Among Tennessee public middle schools, Valor Voyager Academy outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Davidson County show median household income comes to about $77,853, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 177 public schools in the county, enrolling about 86,005, Valor Voyager Academy among them.
Valor Voyager Academy's closest public school neighbor is Valor Flagship Academy, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Valor Voyager Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Valor Voyager Academy is a public charter school.
A 5% decline took enrollment from 536 in 2020-21 to 507 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- Valor Flagship Academy0.1 mi · 1,402
- Tusculum Elementary0.5 mi · 716
- McMurray Middle0.8 mi · 545
- Haywood Elementary1.0 mi · 666
- Croft Middle1.4 mi · 411
- Norman Binkley Elementary1.4 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Valor Voyager AcademyHow large is Valor Voyager Academy?
Valor Voyager Academy enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Valor Voyager Academy serve?
Valor Voyager Academy serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valor Voyager Academy?
At Valor Voyager Academy, the student body is approximately 39% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Valor Voyager Academy public or private?
Valor Voyager Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Davidson County.
What county does Valor Voyager Academy serve?
Valor Voyager Academy serves Davidson County in TN.
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