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Work hard. Have fun. Make history!

Our mission is to educate a diverse community of K-8 scholars through a joyful, rigorous curriculum within a structured, intentional culture, building a foundation of knowledge and habits for high school, college, and life.

  • growth

    Top 10

    in Metro Nashville

    NC East ranked 3rd out of the city’s 125 elementary schools in math growth and 8th in reading growth

  • achieve

    Top 2%

    in Tennessee

    NC East ranked in the state’s top 2% for math growth on the 21-22 TCAP Achievement Test

  • learn

    3x

    the state

    In 2021-2022, NC East grew 23 percentage points on TNReady, tripling the growth of the district and state

  • educated

    #1

    in TN

    By 8th Grade, our scholars outscore every district in the state in ELA and Math.

  • diverse

    70%

    Black or Latinx

    NCCS enrolls a racially, geographically, and economically diverse student body, representing 26 unique zip codes

growth

NC East ranked 3rd out of the city’s 125 elementary schools in math growth and 8th in reading growth

achieve

NC East ranked in the state’s top 2% for math growth on the 21-22 TCAP Achievement Test

learn

In 2021-2022, NC East grew 23 percentage points on TNReady, tripling the growth of the district and state

educated

By 8th Grade, our scholars outscore every district in the state in ELA and Math.

diverse

NCCS enrolls a racially, geographically, and economically diverse student body, representing 26 unique zip codes

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Excellence is a Habit

First Things First

Our FIRST habits – focus, integrity, resilience, scholarship, and team – teach children to set goals, live honestly, show determination, learn with joy, and care for others. Nashville Classical is more than a college prep school. We prepare scholars for life.

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