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Cheatham County Schools
Cheatham County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Cheatham County (Ashland City). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cheatham County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cheatham County
13 of 14 schools in Cheatham County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 6D: 2
Best schools in Cheatham County
Statewide rankings: all 339 high schools in Tennessee · all 306 middle schools in Tennessee · all 944 elementary schools in Tennessee
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B East Cheatham Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B West Cheatham Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Harpeth High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Harpeth Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Sycamore Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C Kingston Springs Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Pleasant View Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Ashland City Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Cheatham Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Sycamore High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Cheatham County
High schools (2)
- B- Harpeth High School, Kingston Springs
- C- Sycamore High School, Pleasant View
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C- Cheatham Middle School, Ashland City
- B- Harpeth Middle School, Kingston Springs
- B- Sycamore Middle School, Pleasant View
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C- Ashland City Elementary, Ashland City
- B East Cheatham Elementary, Ashland City
- C Kingston Springs Elementary, Kingston Springs
- D Pegram Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School, Pegram
- C Pleasant View Elementary, Pleasant View
- B West Cheatham Elementary, Chapmansboro
Other schools and academies (3)
- D+ Cheatham Co Central, Ashland City
- Cheatham County Virtual School, Ashland City
- C- Riverside Academy, Ashland City
Where Cheatham County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Ashland City (6)
- Kingston Springs (3)
- Pleasant View (3)
- Chapmansboro (1)
- Pegram (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Cheatham County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,629 students with 347 full-time-equivalent teachers and 767 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4700570
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Dickson County (17 schools, 16 mi)
- Davidson County (155 schools, 19 mi)
- Montgomery County (42 schools, 21 mi)
- Robertson County (23 schools, 22 mi)
- Franklin SSD (8 schools, 26 mi)
- Williamson County (50 schools, 27 mi)
- Houston County (4 schools, 34 mi)
- Hickman County (9 schools, 37 mi)
Questions about Cheatham County
How many schools are in Cheatham County?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Cheatham County, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cheatham County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ashland City, Kingston Springs, Pleasant View, Chapmansboro, Pegram.
How good are the schools in Cheatham County?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39.8%. 54% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cheatham County?
5,629 students were enrolled in Cheatham County in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cheatham County?
Cheatham County is in Tennessee, based in Cheatham County, with its district office in Ashland City. Its boundary covers about 303 sq mi.