Moses McKissack Middle School, 915 38th Ave. N.: grades 6-8, 114 students in 2024-25, state letter grade C.
Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Moses McKissack Middle, 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 and school profile files and spring 2026 test file and the federal NCES school directory.
Moses McKissack Middle School is a Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) middle school serving sixth grade through eighth grade, in the Pearl-Cohn cluster in the Northwest quadrant of the district.
- Address: 915 38th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37209
- Main office: 615-329-8170
- Grades: 6-8
- School hours: 8:55 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 start times
- Website: mckissack.mnps.org
Who to call
- Front office: 615-329-8170
- Enrolling a new student: the school, or the Pearl-Cohn Enrollment Center at McKissack Middle School, 915 38th Ave. N., 615-329-8170, option 4, 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 Jawan Davis, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 122 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 114 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:
| Measure | Moses McKissack Middle |
|---|---|
| Overall letter grade, 2024-25 | C (score 2.9 of 5) |
| Achievement grade | F |
| Academic growth grade | A |
| Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students | B |
| Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 | 9.8% |
The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Moses McKissack Middle students in tested grades who met or exceeded expectations on TCAP: 14.4% in English language arts, 12.6% in math, 19.6% in science and 27.8% in social studies. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.
The State Report Card page for Moses McKissack Middle 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 Pearl-Cohn cluster map (PDF) and the other maps on its district maps page.
On the district’s 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF), Moses McKissack Middle takes students from Cockrill Elementary and Park Avenue Elementary and feeds Pearl-Cohn 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)
- 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 8:55 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school start times; the school kept its schedule when the district adjusted start times for 2026-27.
More
- The school’s own site: mckissack.mnps.org
- The school’s listing in the MNPS schools directory
- Neighborhood guides for the Pearl-Cohn zone: North Nashville, Downtown, West Nashville
- 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 Moses McKissack Middle serve?
Sixth grade through eighth grade. The school is at 915 38th Ave. N. in Nashville; the main office number is 615-329-8170.
What is Moses McKissack Middle’s state report card grade?
Moses McKissack Middle received a C overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.
Which high school does Moses McKissack Middle feed into?
Pearl-Cohn High, according to MNPS’s 2026-27 pathways chart. Check an address in the MNPS zone finder.
What time does Moses McKissack Middle start?
School runs from 8:55 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school start times.
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