Academic Magnet Entrance Requirements
2022-2023 Academic Requirements
If your student is applying for school for the current 2022-2023 academic year, the following criteria apply.
- 85 GPA or higher (Q3, Q4, & Q1)
- No missing or failing grades
- National stanine of 14 or higher
Fall/Winter MAP tests– Reading & Math
TN Ready (on track or mastered)
Additional information is available on this page in the Overview of Academic Requirements section.
2023-2024 Academic Requirements
The academic criteria is changing for the 2023-2024 school year. Please review the criteria for each school before submitting an application:

- Meigs Middle School (grades 5-8); Martin Luther King Jr. School (grades 7-12) and Hume-Fogg High School (grades 9-12)
- 80 GPA or higher (Quarter 3, Quarter 4 and Quarter 1)
- No missing or failing grades
- Met or exceeded expectations on TCAP (previously labeled On Track or Mastered)
- State or national stanine of 14 or higher
- Early College High School (grades 9-12)
- Grades 9 and 10: state or national stanine of 10 or higher
- Grade 11: minimum of 21 ACT or on the SAT a minimum score of 490 in English, 500 in math, 500 in critical reading
Application Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible to apply for a school with academic entrance requirements the following conditions must be met:
- The child’s parent or guardian must be a resident of Davidson County to apply for an optional school.
- The child must have an MNPS-issued student identification number issued by an MNPS enrollment center.
- The child must meet an academic grade average and subject specifications as listed below.
- The child must meet the eligible testing requirements as listed below.