Hillsboro High School, 3812 Hillsboro Road: grades 9-12, 1,224 students in 2024-25, state letter grade D.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Hillsboro 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.

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

  • Address: 3812 Hillsboro Road, Nashville, TN 37215
  • Main office: 615-298-8400
  • Grades: 9-12
  • School hours: 7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 start times
  • Website: hillsboro.mnps.org

Who to call

  • Front office: 615-298-8400
  • Enrolling a new student: the school, or one of MNPS’s eight enrollment centers, open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays; 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 Danielle Holdren, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 1,244 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 1,224 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 Hillsboro High
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 D (score 2.3 of 5)
Achievement grade C
Academic growth grade F
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students F
College and career readiness grade B
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 28.5%
College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 61.9%
Graduation rate, class of 2025 91.6% (250 of 273 students)
Average ACT composite, 2024-25 19 (245 students tested)

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Hillsboro High students who met or exceeded expectations on each end-of-course exam: English I 34.2%, English II 56.4%, Integrated Math I 9.5%, Integrated Math II 23.3%, Integrated Math III 35.3%, Biology 29% and U.S. History 18.2%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro cluster map (PDF) and the other maps on its district maps page.

On the district’s 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF), the Hillsboro cluster’s middle schools, John Trotwood Moore Middle and West End Middle, feed Hillsboro High.

The cluster’s elementary schools are Eakin Elementary, Julia Green Elementary, Percy Priest Elementary, Sylvan Park Elementary and Waverly-Belmont Elementary.

Some addresses in the Hillsboro cluster have a zoned option, a second zoned school with bus service; see the district’s Hillsboro 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

Hillsboro High competes in the TSSAA, the state high school athletic association. For 2026-27, the TSSAA football classification list puts its team in Class 5A, Region 5, with Centennial, James Lawson, Nolensville and Page. Boys basketball is in Class 4A, Region 4, District 8. The school’s athletics page lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, track and field, football, girls flag football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. It is one of the Academies of Nashville high schools; its website lists three career academies: Academy of Advanced Technology, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Academy of Global Health and Science; and Academy of International Business and Communications. For game nights, see our Friday night football guide and the scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Hillsboro High serve?

Ninth grade through 12th grade. The school is at 3812 Hillsboro Road in Nashville; the main office number is 615-298-8400.

What is Hillsboro High’s state report card grade?

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

What time does Hillsboro High start?

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