The brief
A Davidson County high school serving grades 9th – 12th.
W. A. Bass Adult Program is listed in Davidson County, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data2 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 25% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 37209; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Nashville school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $75,810
- Median home value
- $495,500
- Median rent
- $1,580/mo
- College educated
- 57.3%
- Homeownership
- 44.8%
- Poverty rate
- 13.5%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 37209; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 84
- Very Walkable
- Transit Score
- 42
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 50
- Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 4,646/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does W. A. Bass Adult Program serve?
W. A. Bass Adult Program serves students in grades 9th through 12th.
How many students attend W. A. Bass Adult Program?
W. A. Bass Adult Program has an enrollment of approximately 283 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W. A. Bass Adult Program?
The student-teacher ratio at W. A. Bass Adult Program is 70.8:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
Is W. A. Bass Adult Program a charter school?
No, W. A. Bass Adult Program is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is W. A. Bass Adult Program a Title I school?
No, W. A. Bass Adult Program is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- 9th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 283
- Student-teacher ratio
- 70.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Davidson County
- Phone
- (615) 298-8053
- Schools in district
- 162
- District spending per student
- $17,808
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 16.9%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 37209)
- 38,367
- Area average commute
- 23.2 min
- Area median age
- 32.5
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Tennessee Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.