W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Nashville, Tennessee

W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center in Nashville, Tennessee enrolled 68 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 24% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 6%

89 students in 2022-23, 110 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 13.5 to 14.3.

Students enrolled at W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center by school year2022-23: 89, 2023-24: 1100501001502022-23892023-24110
Students enrolled at W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center by school year2022-23: 89, 2023-24: 1100501001502022-23892023-24110
Students enrolled at W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center by school year2022-23: 89, 2023-24: 1100501001502022-23892023-24110
Students enrolled at W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center by school year2022-23: 89, 2023-24: 1100501001502022-23892023-24110
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238913.56.6
2023-2411014.37.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center enrolled 27 students; it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions74
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

72.1% of students were Black, 22.1% Hispanic, 2.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black72.1%
  2. Hispanic22.1%
  3. White2.9%
  4. Two or more races1.5%
  5. American Indian1.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Math5% or less23% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Nashville

27 public high schools in Nashville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
John Overton High1,94217.6not reported
McGavock High1,84418.2not reported
Hunters Lane High1,41416.2not reported
Valor Flagship Academy1,40217.2not reported
Martin Luther King Jr School1,28020.2not reported
Hillsboro High1,22417.9not reported
Hillwood High1,12316.5not reported
Glencliff High School1,01317.0not reported

All public schools in Nashville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center

  1. Transitions at BassThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 18 students, 4.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. W. A. Bass Adult ProgramThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 309 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  3. Compare W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center with Transitions at BassStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools spends per student$17,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,808
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeW.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center is the number 351 by size of 384 Tennessee high schools open in 2024-25.#351 of 384
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center

  1. How many students attend W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center?
    68 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 89 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Nashville, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center?
    6.6 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center a Title I school?
    W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center in?
    Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, NCES district ID 4703180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470318000299 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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