Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Metro Nashville Public Schools
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Location
	Nashville, Tennessee United States
District information
Type	Public school
Grades	PK–12
Established	1855; 169 years ago
Superintendent	Dr. Adrienne Battle
NCES District ID	4703180
Students and staff
Students	80,494 (2020–21)
Teachers	5,245.50 (FTE)
Staff	4,227
Student–teacher ratio	15.35
Other information
Website	www.mnps.org

Metro Nashville Public Schools, or MNPS, is a school district that serves the city of Nashville, Tennessee and Davidson County.^[2] As of the 2020–21 school year more than 80,000 students were enrolled in the district's 162 schools.^[1]

Schools in the MNPS district include, but not limited too, schools like, MEIGS Magnet Middle School, Rose Park Math and Science Magnet Middle School, Hume Fogg Magnet High School, and MLK Magnet High School.

History

Metro Nashville Public Schools traces its roots to 1855, when Hume School opened its doors. In 1963, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools officially formed with the unification of Nashville and Davidson County schools.^[3] The district today includes 155 schools, offering instruction from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade, with high schools also offering college-level credits.

Academics

More than 99 percent of MNPS teachers meet federal standards in at least one subject, with 98.90 percent of classes taught by a highly qualified instructor. The average teacher experience is 13.0 years at the elementary level, 11.5 years at the middle school level, and 14.0 years at the high school level. A total of 39.83 percent of MNPS teachers have a bachelor's degree, 36.67 percent have a master's degree, 18.81 percent have Master's plus, and 4.6 percent have a doctorate degree.^{[citation needed]}

Current enrollment reflects a diverse spectrum of backgrounds. Students represent more than 100 countries ^{[clarification needed]} and speak languages from more than 100 language groups. MNPS currently has the International Baccalaureate programs in nine schools. Also of note are the magnet schools Hume-Fogg, Nashville School of the Arts, and Martin Luther King.

Administration

Board of education

The Board of Education is composed of nine elected members, each serving 4-year terms, and each coming from one of the nine districts in the city. The current^[when?] board members are:^[4]

District 1: Dr. Sharon Gentry
District 2: Rachael Anne Elrod, Vice Chair
District 3: Emily Masters
District 4: John Little
District 5: Christiane Buggs, Chair
District 6: Fran Bush
District 7: Freda Player-Peters
District 8: Gini Pupo-Walker
District 9: Abigail Tyler

Director of Schools

The Board of Education hires a Director of Schools to oversee daily operations of the schools in Nashville.

As of 2019, Dr. Adrienne Battle is the Director of Schools for MNPS.^[5]

High Schools

Middle School

Antioch Middle School
Apollo Middle School
Bellevue Middle School
Brick Church Middle School
Creswell Middle School
Croft Middle School
Donelson Middle School
DuPont Hadley Middle School
East Nashville Magnet Middle School
Goodlettsville Middle School
H.G. Hill Middle School
Haynes Middle School
Head Magnet Middle School
Isaac Litton Middle School
Jere Baxter Middle School
John Early Museum Magnet Middle School
John F. Kennedy Middle School
J.T. Moore Middle School
Madison Middle School
Margaret Allen Middle School
McMurray Middle School
Meigs Magnet Middle School
McKissack Middle School
Oliver Middle School
Rose Park Magnet Math and Science Middle
Stratford STEM Magnet School Lower Campus
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
Two Rivers Middle School
West End Middle School
Wright Middle School

Elementary School

A. Z. Kelley Elementary School
Alex Green Elementary School
Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Bellshire Elementary School
Cane Ridge Elementary School
Carter-Lawrence Elementary School
Chadwell Elementary School
Charlotte Park Elementary School
Cockrill Elementary School
Cole Elementary School
Crieve Hall Elementary School
Cumberland Elementary School
Dan Mills Elementary School
Dodson Elementary School
DuPont Elementary School
Eagle View Elementary School
Eakin Elementary School
Fall-Hamilton Elementary School
Gateway Elementary School
Glencliff Elementary School
Glendale Elementary School
Glengarry Elementary School
Glenview Elementary School
Goodlettsville Elementary School
Gower Elementary School
Granbery Elementary School
Harpeth Valley Elementary School
Hattie Cotton Elementary School
Haywood Elementary School
Henry C. Maxwell Elementary School
Hermitage Elementary School
Hickman Elementary School
Hull-Jackson Elementary School
Ida B. Wells Elementary School
Inglewood Elementary School
J.E. Moss Elementary School
Joelton Elementary School
Jones Paideia Elementary School
Julia Green Elementary School
Lakeview Elementary School
Lockeland Elementary School
May Werthan Shayne Elementary School
McGavock Elementary School
Mt.View Elementary School
Napier Elementary School
Norman Binkley Elementary School
Old Center Elementary School
Paragon Mills Elementary School
Park Avenue Elementary School
Pennington Elementary School
Percy Priest Elementary School
Robert Churchwell Elementary School
Rosebank Elementary School
Ruby Major Elementary School
Shwab Elementary School
Smith Springs Elementary School
Stanford Elementary School
Sylvan Park Paideia Elementary School
Thomas A. Edison Elementary School
Tom Joy Elementary School
Tulip Grove Elementary School
Tusculum Elementary School
Una Elementary School
Warner Elementary School
Waverley Belmont Elementary School
Weastmeade Elementary School
Whittsit Elementary School

K-8 Schools

Amqui K-8 School
Neely's Bend K-8 School

Specialty Schools

The Academy at Hickory Hollow
The Academy at Old Cockrill
The Academy at Opry Mills

Special Education Schools

Cora Howe School
Harris-Hillman School
Murrell School

Alternative Learning Centers

W.A. Bass Learning Center
Johnson Alternative Learning Center

Adult School

Transitions at Bass

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Davidson County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Davidson County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 23, 2022. - Text list
^ "History". MNPS. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
^ "Board of Education". Metro Nashville Public Schools. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ Gonzales, Jason. "Shawn Joseph is Nashville's new schools chief".

[nces_dist-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Davidson County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

[2] "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Davidson County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 23, 2022. - Text list

[History-3] "History". MNPS. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

[4] "Board of Education". Metro Nashville Public Schools. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

[5] Gonzales, Jason. "Shawn Joseph is Nashville's new schools chief".

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