McGavock High School, Nashville: zone, report card and calendar

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

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

• Address: 3150 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
• Main office: 615-885-8850
• Grades: 9-12
• School hours: 7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 start times
• Website: mcgavock.mnps.org

Who to call

• Front office: 615-885-8850
• Enrolling a new student: the school, or the McGavock Enrollment Center, 3150 McGavock Pike, 615-885-8850, 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 Bruce Jackson, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 1,907 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 109 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 1,844 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:

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of McGavock High students who met or exceeded expectations on each end-of-course exam: English I 17.1%, English II 36.2%, Integrated Math I 10%, Integrated Math II 10.4%, Integrated Math III 12.7%, Biology 26.8% and U.S. History 25.8%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

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

On the district’s 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF), the McGavock cluster’s middle schools, DuPont Hadley Middle, DuPont Tyler Middle, Donelson Middle and Two Rivers Middle, feed McGavock High.

The cluster’s elementary schools are Andrew Jackson Elementary, Dodson Elementary, DuPont Elementary, Hermitage Elementary, Hickman Elementary, McGavock Elementary, Pennington Elementary, Ruby Major Elementary and Tulip Grove Elementary.

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

McGavock High competes in the TSSAA, the state high school athletic association. For 2026-27, the TSSAA football classification list puts its team in Class 6A, Region 5, with Antioch, Cane Ridge, Clarksville, John Overton, Rossview and West Creek. Boys basketball is in Class 4A, Region 4, District 8. The school’s athletics page lists baseball, basketball, bowling, boys and girls soccer, cheerleading and dance, cross country, football, softball, volleyball, golf, tennis, track and field and wrestling. It is one of the Academies of Nashville high schools; its website lists four career academies: Academy of Aviation and Transportation, Academy of Life Science and Law, Academy of Digital Design and Communication, and Gaylord Opryland Academy of Hospitality and USCCU Academy of Business and Finance. Its website also lists a Cambridge International program. For game nights, see our Friday night football guide and the scoreboard.

More

• The school’s own site: mcgavock.mnps.org
• The school’s listing in the MNPS schools directory
• Neighborhood guides for the McGavock zone: Donelson, Hermitage and Old Hickory
• Every public school in the city: Nashville public schools
• Calendars, enrollment and the school board: our Nashville schools guide

Frequently asked questions

What grades does McGavock High serve?

Ninth grade through 12th grade. The school is at 3150 McGavock Pike in Nashville; the main office number is 615-885-8850.

What is McGavock High’s state report card grade?

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

What time does McGavock High start?

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