📍 1830 Jo Johnston AVE, Nashville, Davidson County, 37203
Head Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Nashville, Davidson County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Davidson County school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Head Middle enrolls 521 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 31% White and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 273 | 52% |
| White | 162 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 34 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Head Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-70, state senate district 19, state house district 58.
Head Middle is one of 161 schools in Davidson County, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The district serves 81,021 students district-wide and employs 4,975 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 521 students, Head Middle is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large