Enrollment
68
High
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY·NCES 470318000299
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center
5200 Delaware AVE, Nashville, TN 37209 · (615) 298-3278 · Davidson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL68 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
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
0
0 members
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 | 14 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 24% |
Student demographics
43%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
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TCAP 2022-23 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
11.4%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 68 | #354 of 381 | #30 of 34 |
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
68
+20 (+42%) vs 2020
-55% since 2000-01, when it was 151
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 | 68 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 110 | 14.3 | 7.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 13.5 | 6.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 48 | 13 | 3.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 45 | 10 | 4.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 58 | 14 | 4.1:1 | 79% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 88 | 13 | 6.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center.
About W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center is a small high school in Nashville, Tennessee. The school serves 68 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Tennessee is roughly 754 students; this school is 91% smaller than that.
Davidson County enrolls 81,532 students in 160 schools, including W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center.
At W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center, Black students make up 72% of the student body. The remaining shares are 22% Hispanic and 3% White. Davidson County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center is located in Davidson County, where the median household income is $77,853, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center is one of 177 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Transitions at Bass, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Reported enrollment: 48 (2020-21) and 68 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Nearby schools
- Transitions at Bass0.0 mi · 18
- W. A. Bass Adult Program0.0 mi · 309
- The Academy at Old Cockrill0.3 mi · 24
- Cockrill Elementary0.3 mi · 286
- MNPS Virtual School0.4 mi · 131
- Nashville Prep0.6 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About W.A. Bass Alternative Learning CenterHow many students attend W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center?
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center enrolls approximately 68 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center serve?
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center serves grades 09-12.
How diverse is W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center?
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center reports a student body of 3% White, 22% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center?
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center is overseen by Davidson County in Davidson County.
Where is W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center located?
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center is located at 5200 Delaware AVE, Nashville, TN 37209.
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