LEAD Public Schools is a Nashville-based charter school network that operates six schools – both open and zoned enrollment – in grades 5-12. We are proud to serve a diverse population of students, and our mission is to prepare ALL students to be ready for college and ready for life.

READY

Students of color, economically disadvantaged, and limited English proficiency students are not left behind at LEAD. In fact, they succeed at higher rates than their state and local district peers.

ALL STUDENTS

TN  89.6%

MNPS  79%

LAHS  90%

LSEHS  93%

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BLACK, HISPANIC & NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS

TN  82%

MNPS  79.9%

LAHS  90%

LSEHS  91.2%

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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

TN  82.7%

MNPS  79.1%

LAHS  89.5%

LSEHS  84%

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% READY GRADUATES:

According to the State of Tennessee, a Ready Graduate is a student who demonstrates college and career readiness by graduating on time in and earning a composite ACT score of a 21 or higher.
Data: Tennessee Report Card 2019

41%

Tennessee

30%

MNPS

49%

LAHS

STUDENT GROWTH

A majority of our students come to LEAD 2-3 years behind grade level. We work to help them grow year over year and catch up academically.

TVAAS measures student growth year over year on a scale of 1-5, compared to the performance of each student’s peers.  

Following a year of significant academic growth in 2021-22, LEAD Public Schools continued momentum with all six of its schools meeting or exceeding growth standards outlined by the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) for the 2022-23 school year.

For the 2022-23 school year, LEAD Cameron, LEAD Neely’s Bend, LEAD Southeast Middle, and LEAD Southeast High each earned a Level 5 score, achieving the highest possible level of academic growth. This is the second year in a row these four schools have earned a Level 5–a significant accomplishment, especially given the challenges schools have faced coming out of the pandemic.

SCHOOLS

SCHOOL-WIDE COMPOSITE (2022-2023)

LEAD Academy High

4

Cameron

5

Lead Southeast Middle

5

Neely’s Bend

5

Brick Church

3

LEAD Southeast High

5

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

Our teachers are the foundation of everything we do. We believe investing in our teachers, and ensuring they have a strong school environment to help them succeed, will achieve strong student outcomes.

In both the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years,  five LEAD teachers were named Blue Ribbon Teachers by MNPS for their excellence in teaching— with only 50 teachers receiving the award out of 6,000 in the district. This means, LEAD accounts for 10% of the total number of award recipients!

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Abigail Upperman

LEAD Cameron
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Paige Pennigar

LEAD Southeast High School
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Malorie Crafton

LEAD Southeast High School
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Ryan MacDonald

LEAD Southeast Middle School
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Zach WIlliams

LEAD Southeast Middle School
  • Sarah Best, LEAD Academy High School
  • Kirsten Lindquist, LEAD Cameron
  • Hannah Knox, LEAD Southeast Middle
  • Sami Levy, LEAD Southeast Middle
  • Katleyn Ippensen, LEAD Southeast Middle
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