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Sumner County Schools
Sumner County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Sumner County (Gallatin). SchoolGrade grades 49 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sumner 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 Sumner County
46 of 49 schools in Sumner County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 16B: 13C: 9D: 6F: 2
Best schools in Sumner 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.
- A+ Merrol Hyde Magnet School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Dr William Burrus Elementary At Drakes Creek (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Madison Creek Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Union Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Indian Lake Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Jack Anderson Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Station Camp Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A T W Hunter Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Harold B Williams Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Beech Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Sumner County
High schools (7)
- C+ Beech SR High School, Hendersonville
- D+ Gallatin Senior High School, Gallatin
- C+ Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville
- C Portland High School, Portland
- A- Station Camp High School, Gallatin
- D+ Westmoreland High School, Westmoreland
- F White House High School, White House
Middle and junior high schools (13)
- C Joe Shafer Middle School, Gallatin
- B- Knox Doss Middle School At Drakes Creek, Hendersonville
- D+ Portland East Middle School, Portland
- C- Portland West Middle School, Portland
- A Robert E Ellis Middle, Hendersonville
- C- Rucker Stewart Middle, Gallatin
- A Station Camp Middle School, Gallatin
- Sumner County Middle College High School, Gallatin
- Sumner County Middle Technical College High School At Portla, Portland
- A T W Hunter Middle School, Hendersonville
- B- V G Hawkins Middle School, Hendersonville
- C+ Westmoreland Middle School, Westmoreland
- A- White House Middle School, White House
Elementary and primary schools (26)
- A Beech Elementary, Hendersonville
- D+ Benny C Bills Elementary School, Gallatin
- B- Bethpage Elementary, Bethpage
- B- Clyde Riggs Elementary, Portland
- A Dr William Burrus Elementary At Drakes Creek, Hendersonville
- B Gene W Brown Elementary, Hendersonville
- C- George A Whitten Elementary, Hendersonville
- C Guild Elementary, Gallatin
- A Harold B Williams Elementary School, White House
- B- Howard Elementary, Gallatin
- A Indian Lake Elementary, Hendersonville
- B J W Wiseman Elementary, Portland
- A Jack Anderson Elementary, Hendersonville
- B- Lakeside Park Elementary, Hendersonville
- A Madison Creek Elementary, Goodlettsville
- D+ Millersville Elementary, Goodlettsville
- A- Nannie Berry Elementary, Hendersonville
- B North Sumner Elementary, Bethpage
- A- Oakmont Elementary, Cottontown
- B- Portland Gateview Elementary School, Portland
- A Station Camp Elementary, Gallatin
- A Union Elementary School, Gallatin
- D+ Vena Stuart Elementary, Gallatin
- B+ Walton Ferry Elementary, Hendersonville
- B- Watt Hardison Elementary, Portland
- B- Westmoreland Elementary, Westmoreland
Other schools and academies (3)
- E B Wilson, Gallatin
- A+ Merrol Hyde Magnet School, Hendersonville
- F R T Fisher Alternative, Gallatin
Where Sumner County schools are
Cities and towns served (8)
- Hendersonville (16)
- Gallatin (14)
- Portland (8)
- Westmoreland (3)
- White House (3)
- Bethpage (2)
- Goodlettsville (2)
- Cottontown (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Sumner County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 30,661 students with 2,066 full-time-equivalent teachers and 4,277 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4704020
- 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
- Trousdale County (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Lebanon (7 schools, 19 mi)
- Robertson County (23 schools, 23 mi)
- Wilson County (24 schools, 24 mi)
- Macon County (8 schools, 26 mi)
- Davidson County (155 schools, 28 mi)
- Smith County (9 schools, 32 mi)
- Cheatham County (14 schools, 39 mi)
Questions about Sumner County
How many schools are in Sumner County?
SchoolGrade grades 49 public schools in Sumner County, across 8 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sumner County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hendersonville, Gallatin, Portland, Westmoreland, White House and 3 more.
How good are the schools in Sumner County?
Across the 46 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 45% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.8%. 72% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sumner County?
30,661 students were enrolled in Sumner County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sumner County?
Sumner County is in Tennessee, based in Sumner County, with its district office in Gallatin. Its boundary covers about 529 sq mi.