Smithson Craighead Academy, 730 Neelys Bend Road: K-5, 319 students in 2024-25, state letter grade C.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Smithson Craighead Academy, 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 and school profile files and spring 2026 test file and the federal NCES school directory.

Smithson Craighead Academy is a public charter school authorized by Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), serving kindergarten through fifth grade. MNPS’s 2026-27 pathways chart lists it with the Hunters Lane cluster in the district’s Northwest quadrant. It is run by Project Reflect, according to the school’s website. Its mailing address says Madison, a community inside Nashville’s consolidated city-county government.

Who to call

  • Front office: 615-228-9886
  • Applying: the school; MNPS says families who want an MNPS charter school may apply year-round, and its School Options page explains the application. MNPS Family Information Center 615-259-4636

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 333 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 319 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 Smithson Craighead Academy
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 C (score 3.4 of 5)
Achievement grade D
Academic growth grade A
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students B
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 26.4%

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Smithson Craighead Academy students in tested grades who met or exceeded expectations on TCAP: 40.1% in English language arts, 30.1% in math and 32.5% in science. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

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

Admission and pathway

Smithson Craighead Academy has no attendance zone of its own on MNPS’s zone maps. MNPS lists it in its charter schools directory; its School Options page says families can choose a participating charter school, and that families who want an MNPS charter school may apply year-round. The school’s website has its own enrollment steps.

The district’s 2026-27 pathways chart (PDF) lists Smithson Craighead Academy with the Hunters Lane cluster, whose zoned high school is Hunters Lane 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

Charter schools can set some dates of their own; check the school’s calendar.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Smithson Craighead Academy serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is at 730 Neelys Bend Road in Madison; the main office number is 615-228-9886.

What is Smithson Craighead Academy’s state report card grade?

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