Academic Magnet Requirements

Academic Magnet Entrance Requirements

 

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:

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  • 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.

Overview of 2023-2024 Academic Qualifications

  • Academic Grade Average and Subject Specifications
    Academic Grade Average and Subject Specifications
    • Students must have an academic average of 80 or above for all subjects combined for the spring semester of the previous school year and the first grading period (whether six weeks or nine weeks) of the current school year with no failing grades for any grading period (whether six weeks or nine weeks) in this time frame.
    • Students attending Head, John Early, Meigs and/or Rose Park middle schools and who are applying for an eligible summer pathway must have an academic average of 80 or above for all subjects combined for the second, third and fourth nine weeks of the current school year with no failing grades for any grading period (whether six weeks or nine weeks) in this time frame and meet the testing requirements from the 2022-2023 TCAP or Spring District Benchmark assessment.  
  • Testing Requirements for Eligibility*
    Testing Requirements for Eligibility*

    For entrance into a magnet school with academic
    entrance requirements during the 2023-2024 school year, a student can meet the assessment requirements as follows:

    • Students applying to Meigs Middle School, Martin Luther King Jr. School or Hume-Fogg High School for the 2023-2024 school year will meet the test score requirement with 2022 TCAP scores of Met Expectations or Exceeded Expectations in English/Language Arts (ELA) and Math OR with 2022 TCAP state stanine scores that total 14 or higher. An English Learner will meet the requirement with a score equivalent to Met Expectations or Exceeded Expectations in either of the two subjects. Fourth- and eighth-grade students may also meet the test score requirement with an academic magnet qualifying score on identified portions of the December 2022 District Benchmark ELA and Math assessments.
    • For Early College High School, the minimum score for incoming 9th and 10th grade students is a sum of 10 national stanine and/or Met Expectations or Exceeded Expectations in TCAP ELA and Math combined.
    • Incoming 11th grade applicants to Early College High
      School must have:
      - a minimum score of 21 on the ACT or
      - a minimum score of the below on the SAT
      › 490 in English
      › 500 in math
      › 500 in critical reading
  • English Learners
    English Learners

    English Learners who are currently enrolled in MNPS can meet the standardized test requirement for just one subject instead of two: either English/Language Arts OR Math.

    For entrance into academic magnets during the 2023-2024 school year, an English Learner student can meet the assessment requirements in any one of the following ways:

    • An EL student will meet the requirement with a score of Met Expectations or Exceeded Expectations in ELA or Math on the 2022 TCAP assessment.  
    • An EL student will meet the requirement with a TCAP state stanine of 7 or higher in either ELA or Math.  
    • A fourth or eighth grade EL student will meet the requirement with a qualifying score in ELA or Math on the Winter 2022 District Benchmark assessments.  
    • An EL student who is new to MNPS or perhaps even new to Tennessee and who does not have TCAP or District Benchmark scores can qualify by submitting test results from a nationally normed achievement test.
    • For Meigs Middle School, Martin Luther King Jr. School and Hume-Fogg High School, a score of 7 national stanine or above for either Reading/Language/Arts and/or Math will qualify.
    • For Early College High School, a national stanine score of 5 or above will qualify.
  • Davidson County Students who are New to MNPS
    Davidson County Students who are New to MNPS

    A Davidson County student who is new to MNPS, the state of Tennessee, is currently a home school student, and/or currently enrolled in a private school may qualify with the following:

    • Meeting the academic grade average and subject specifications as stated above.
    • If a student has not taken a 2022 TCAP or the 2022-2023 MNPS District Benchmark assessments, scores on a recent (2021-22 or later) nationally-normed achievement test that total 14 national stanine or higher for Reading/Language Arts and Math will meet the testing requirement.
    • If a student does not have a recent test score for any of these assessments, parents may choose to pay for a privately-administered nationally-normed achievement test. However, private testing results will only be accepted when no other recent test scores are available.