John Overton High

4820 Franklin Rd, Nashville TN, 37220 | Nashville-Davidson County School District | 615-333-5135
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2027
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 12% 66% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 222 in Nashville
  • Ranked #0 of 2314 in Tennessee
Proficiency Averages
26%Nashville
35%Tennessee

John Overton High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Nashville-Davidson County School District" in Nashville, TN. There are a total of 2,027 students and 105 teachers at John Overton High, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

John Overton High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 12.0%, which is 66% lower than the Tennessee average.

John Overton High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2027
Teachers105
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment382
Taking some courses282
Taking some courses (not tests)80
Passing some courses58
Passing no courses227

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At John Overton High, there are a total of 382 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 282 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All4%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School4%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All20%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School20%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

John Overton High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictTennesseeNational
White 34.7% 31.9% 67.1% 51.1%
Black 23.0% 42.9% 21.2% 15.9%
Asian 13.6% 4.1% 1.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 28.1% 19.8% 8.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.2% 1.0% 1.5% 3.1%

Nashville demographics profile

StatisticNashvilleTennesseeNational
Population667,0706,833,174328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,40216791
Median age34.238.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)46%57%55%
Speak English82%93%79%
Speak Spanish9%4%13%

Education level achieved in Nashville

IndexNashvilleTennesseeNational
Completed 8th grade84.7%82.0%84.3%
Completed high school83.5%79.9%83.0%
Completed some college63.7%53.2%59.4%
Completed associate degree44.0%32.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors37.6%25.4%30.3%
Completed masters14.1%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.5%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.9%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The John Overton High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.