Choosing a school in Nashville means weighing public, charter, magnet, private, Montessori, and home-school options — plus daycare for younger children — across one fast-growing city. National directories aren't built for that. This guide pulls every option into a single, Nashville-specific tool, with the local context families actually need: MNPS feeder pathways, EFS/ESA vouchers, WeGo transit, and Tennessee state letter grades.
It stays ad-free, with no pay-to-rank. No school can buy a better position here.
Kate Ezell is a proven connector in the Nashville education and business community. Deeply passionate about making quality public schools and tools available to all students, she has served in numerous leadership positions and in consulting roles on education and community-building initiatives at the local, state, and national levels.
Through her Nashville-based consulting firm, Ezell Consulting, Kate pairs her experience in community relations, fundraising, strategic planning, and project management with her relationships in the business community and among civic leaders to impact education and social issues. Her early investment banking career led to leadership roles across Nashville's nonprofit community and a lasting commitment to the city's potential as an ever-better "It City."
Have a correction, a school we're missing, or a question about the guide? Kate would love to hear from you.