ZIP 37215 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 37215

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 37215 (Forest Hills, TN) is associated with Metropolitan Nashville Public School District (LEA 4703180) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (63 public, 37 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.7% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Lipscomb University about 2.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

LEA ID

4703180

Private school share (ACS)

1.7%

Colleges & universities (60)

Lipscomb University2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville3.7 miles (6.0 km)2yr-public
Nashville State Community College3.9 miles (6.2 km)2yr-public
Belmont University4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
Vanderbilt University4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville5.3 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
John A Gupton College5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-private
Tennessee State University5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
Meharry Medical College6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus6.0 miles (9.7 km)4yr-private
Trevecca Nazarene University6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
Nashville Film Institute6.1 miles (9.8 km)2yr-private

Show all 60 colleges & universities

Fisk University6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting7.3 miles (11.8 km)2yr-private
Fortis Institute-Nashville7.7 miles (12.4 km)2yr-private
Williamson Christian College8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-private
American Baptist College8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville9.3 miles (14.9 km)2yr-private
Tennessee Board of Regents10.0 miles (16.1 km)2yr-public
Remington College-Nashville Campus10.6 miles (17.1 km)2yr-private
Herzing University-Nashville12.3 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
Nossi College of Art and Design12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
Welch College25.3 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
Volunteer State Community College27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro28.8 miles (46.4 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson29.8 miles (47.9 km)2yr-public
Middle Tennessee State University31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-public
Cumberland University31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
Columbia State Community College35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
Austin Peay State University42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-public
North Central Institute49.4 miles (79.4 km)2yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-public
Motlow State Community College57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-public
The University of Tennessee Southern61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski62.3 miles (100.3 km)2yr-public
Ross College-Hopkinsville63.0 miles (101.4 km)2yr-private
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College65.5 miles (105.4 km)2yr-public
Western Kentucky University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-public
Hopkinsville Community College66.2 miles (106.5 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-public
Tennessee Technological University74.5 miles (120.0 km)4yr-public
Fortis Institute-Cookeville75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-private
The University of the South79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll82.8 miles (133.3 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston87.3 miles (140.5 km)2yr-public
Athens State University88.4 miles (142.3 km)4yr-public
Murray State University90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-public
Alabama A & M University91.0 miles (146.4 km)4yr-public
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College91.7 miles (147.6 km)2yr-public
Oakwood University92.2 miles (148.3 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie92.6 miles (149.1 km)2yr-public
Huntsville Bible College93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
Bethel University94.0 miles (151.2 km)4yr-private
University of Alabama in Huntsville94.4 miles (152.0 km)4yr-public
Madisonville Community College96.1 miles (154.7 km)2yr-public
Heritage Christian University96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-private
John C Calhoun State Community College99.4 miles (160.0 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
THE COVENANT SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Percy Priest Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
HARPETH HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Julia Green Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
MONTESSORI CENTRE	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
John Trotwood Moore Middle	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Hillsboro High	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
LIPSCOMB ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT GREEN HILLS	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Glendale Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
GREEN HILLS CHILD DEVELOPMENT LLC	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
LINDEN WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
H. G. Hill Middle	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
CHILDREN'S HOUSE OF NASHVILLE	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
AKIVA SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
GATEWAY ACADEMY AT THE LEARNING LAB	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
THE OAK HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Westmeade Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
West End Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
OVERBROOK SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
ST CECILIA ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
GATEWAY ACADEMY AT THE LEARNING LAB	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
John Overton High	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
THE JEWISH MIDDLE SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
JEWISH MIDDLE SCHOOL (PART OF THE JEWISH UPPER SCH	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
ST BERNARD ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Early College High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
CURREY INGRAM ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
FATHER RYAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Eakin Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Waverly-Belmont Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
GROW ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Scales Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Harris-Hillman Special Education	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Sylvan Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
ABINTRA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Crieve Hall Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Nashville Big Picture High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Brentwood Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
OTTER CREEK KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Brentwood High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Susan Gray School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Park Avenue Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
MNPS Virtual School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Norman Binkley Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ST ANN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Carter-Lawrence Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Nashville Classical West	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Transitions at Bass	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
W. A. Bass Adult Program	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
The Academy at Old Cockrill	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
HERMITAGE HALL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Cockrill Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Granbery Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Rose Park Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Fall-Hamilton Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
GENESIS ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Gower Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Moses McKissack Middle	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Casa Azafran Early Learning Center	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE - MIDTOWN	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Charlotte Park Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Head Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Croft Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Bellevue Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
ST EDWARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Nashville Prep	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Grassland Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Wright Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Grassland Middle School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
JESUS ONLY ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Pearl-Cohn High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Martin Luther King Jr School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Aventura Community Schools	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Johnson Alternative Learning Center	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
John B. Whitsitt Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
LEAD Cameron	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Lead Academy	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Hume - Fogg High	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Wayne Reed Child Care Center	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Glencliff High School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
TEMPLETON ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Valor Flagship Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Valor Voyager Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
STEM Prep High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF THE INCARNATION	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Nashville School Of The Arts	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Lipscomb Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
ST CLEMENT COPTIC ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
McMurray Middle	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Glencliff Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Napier Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
STEM Prep Academy	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
CASA DEI MONTESSORI	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 37215

What school district is ZIP code 37215 in?

ZIP 37215 (Forest Hills, TN) maps to Metropolitan Nashville Public School District (LEA ID 4703180) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 37215?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 63 public and 37 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 37215 attend private school?

About 1.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 37215 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	80.6%
High school	5.8%
Less than HS	1.4%
School district	Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

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