Glencliff High School, 160 Antioch Pike: grades 9-12, 1,013 students in 2024-25, state letter grade D.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Glencliff High, Metro Nashville Public Schools’ school directory, 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF), district calendar, school start times and zone finder, the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card, 2024-25 letter grade, school profile, graduation rate and ACT files and spring 2026 test file, the federal NCES school directory, the TSSAA’s 2026-27 classifications.

Glencliff High School is a Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) high school serving ninth grade through 12th grade, in the Glencliff cluster in the Southeast quadrant of the district.

  • Address: 160 Antioch Pike, Nashville, TN 37211
  • Main office: 615-333-5070
  • Grades: 9-12
  • School hours: 7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 start times
  • Website: glencliffhigh.mnps.org

Who to call

  • Front office: 615-333-5070
  • Enrolling a new student: the school, or the Glencliff Enrollment Center, 160 Antioch Pike, 615-333-5070, option 7, open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays (all eight centers); MNPS Family Information Center 615-259-4636
  • Checking a zone: the MNPS zone finder
  • Buses: MNPS Transportation, 615-259-4636; the district says students who attend their zoned school and live more than 1.25 miles away (1.5 miles for high schools) can ride the bus

Principal

Principal James Stephens, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 1,077 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 1,013 students.

State report card

Tennessee grades every public school A to F. The department says School Letter Grades give “a snapshot of how each school in the state is performing, including student achievement and academic growth measures for all schools, as well as a measure of college and career readiness just for high schools.”

From the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file, 2025 graduation rate file and 2024-25 ACT file:

Measure Glencliff High
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 D (score 1.7 of 5)
Achievement grade F
Academic growth grade D
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students A
College and career readiness grade F
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 9%
College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 29.3%
Graduation rate, class of 2025 61.5% (246 of 400 students)
Average ACT composite, 2024-25 14.3 (245 students tested)

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Glencliff High students who met or exceeded expectations on each end-of-course exam: English II 12.9%, Integrated Math III 5.9%, Biology 9.5% and U.S. History 7.4%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for Glencliff High holds the full detail: results by grade and subject, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

MNPS attendance zones do not follow neighborhood lines. Check an address in the zone finder, which shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school, or see the district’s Glencliff cluster map (PDF) and the other maps on its district maps page.

On the district’s 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF), the Glencliff cluster’s middle schools, Margaret Allen Middle and Wright Middle, feed Glencliff High.

The cluster’s elementary schools are Fall-Hamilton Elementary, Glencliff Elementary, Glengarry Elementary, Glenview Elementary, John B. Whitsitt Elementary, Napier Elementary and Paragon Mills Elementary.

Some addresses in the Glencliff cluster have a zoned option, a second zoned school with bus service; see the district’s Glencliff zoned options map (PDF).

Calendar and school hours

The MNPS 2026-27 district calendar has these dates next:

  • Thursday, Oct. 22: report cards issued
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: parent conference day, no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, district closed
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break (district closed Nov. 26-27)
  • Dec. 15-17: half days for high school exams
  • Friday, Dec. 18: half day; the second quarter ends
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
  • March 22-26, 2027: spring break and the spring holiday
  • Tuesday, May 25, 2027: last day for students, a half day

The school day runs 7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school start times, which the Board of Education approved as part of a districtwide adjustment.

Sports and activities

Glencliff High competes in the TSSAA, the state high school athletic association. Boys basketball is in Class 3A, Region 5, District 10. The school’s athletics page lists baseball, basketball, bowling, boys and girls soccer, cheerleading and dance, cross country, football, softball, volleyball, golf, wrestling, tennis and track and field. It is one of the Academies of Nashville high schools; its website lists three career academies: Academy of Agriculture, Automotive and Technology; Academy of Health and Hospitality; and Ford Academy of Business and Innovation. Its website also lists an Early College at Glencliff program. For game nights, see our Friday night football guide and the scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Glencliff High serve?

Ninth grade through 12th grade. The school is at 160 Antioch Pike in Nashville; the main office number is 615-333-5070.

What is Glencliff High’s state report card grade?

Glencliff High received a D overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

What time does Glencliff High start?

School runs from 7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school start times.