MNPS Virtual School, 160 Rural Ave.: grades 6-12, 131 students in 2024-25, state letter grade C.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: MNPS Virtual, Metro Nashville Public Schools’ school directory, 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF), district calendar 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 and the federal NCES school directory.

MNPS Virtual School is a Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) virtual school serving sixth grade through 12th grade. MNPS’s 2026-27 pathways chart lists it with the Lawson cluster in the district’s Southwest quadrant.

  • Address: 160 Rural Ave., Nashville, TN 37209
  • Main office: 615-463-0188
  • Grades: 6-12
  • Website: vlearn.mnps.org

Who to call

  • Front office: 615-463-0188
  • Enrolling a new student: the school, or the Lawson Enrollment Center, 8001 Highway 70 S., 615-353-6000, open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays (all eight centers); MNPS Family Information Center 615-259-4636
  • Applying: the MNPS School Options process
  • Getting there: MNPS says that in most cases it does not provide school buses to out-of-zone students at optional schools; high school students, and middle school students at MNPS optional schools, ride WeGo buses free through the StrIDe program (Transportation, 615-259-4636)

Principal

Principal Brenda Diaz, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 152 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 131 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 MNPS Virtual
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 C (score 3.1 of 5)
Achievement grade C
Academic growth grade C
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 31.9%
Graduation rate, class of 2025 96.4% (27 of 28 students)
Average ACT composite, 2024-25 21 (26 students tested)

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of MNPS Virtual students in tested grades who met or exceeded expectations on TCAP: 51.6% in English language arts, 48.3% in math, 67.7% in science and 67.7% in social studies. It also has the share of MNPS Virtual students who met or exceeded expectations on each end-of-course exam: English I 20%, English II 67.9%, Integrated Math I 42.1%, Integrated Math II 19.2%, Integrated Math III 12%, Biology 37.5% and U.S. History 25%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

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

Admission and pathway

MNPS Virtual has no attendance zone. Students apply through the district’s School Options process, which MNPS says uses a computerized random selection for applications received by the deadline; for 2026-27, applications opened Jan. 20, 2026, and were due Feb. 13. New MNPS families may apply year-round to optional schools with open seats.

MNPS lists MNPS Virtual among the schools that require students to audition or interview; the school contacts applicants to arrange it.

The district’s 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF) lists MNPS Virtual with the Lawson cluster, whose zoned high school is James Lawson High.

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

Sports and activities

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does MNPS Virtual serve?

Sixth grade through 12th grade. The school is at 160 Rural Ave. in Nashville; the main office number is 615-463-0188.

What is MNPS Virtual’s state report card grade?

MNPS Virtual received a C overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.