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All from official public sources: TN Dept. of Education (A–F grades, proficiency); federal NCES (enrollment and demographics — Common Core of Data for public/charter, the Private School Survey for private); TN Dept. of Human Services (childcare); WeGo (transit); and schools' own sites (private tuition). We skip third-party aggregators for tuition — they're often stale.
The state releases grades once a year. These are 2024-25 (the latest); the next update is expected around mid-December 2026. Always confirm a school's current standing with the school.
Economically disadvantaged is the share of low-income students (identified via SNAP/TANF/foster). We show it instead of a "free/reduced-lunch %" because most Metro schools now feed all students for free (community eligibility), which makes that older number misleading.
Title I is federal funding for schools with many low-income students. "Yes" just means the school receives it — not a quality rating.
For public and charter schools, yes. For private schools it varies — the federal Private School Survey is voluntary, so some report race/ethnicity and some don't; where a school didn't report (or is too small to show safely), the card reads "data n/a." Private schools have no Title I/free-meal figure — expected, not a gap.
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It shouldn't happen — cards are built to match the schools the assistant names. For very broad questions, cards come from the regular filters instead. If you see a clear mismatch, please report it with the exact question.
By design. Ranking K-12 schools or hosting reviews can mislead — the right school for one family isn't "better" for another. We show the state's A–F grade and neutral facts and let you decide. It also keeps us ad-free with no pay-to-rank.
No. It's an independent resource from Ezell Consulting, using public data from MNPS, TDOE, TDHS, and WeGo but not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
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Use the feedback form — include the school name and what's off, and we'll investigate.