Metro Nashville Public Schools

Community Eligibility Program

Free Lunch at Eligible Schools

Child Lunch

NOTE: As a result of a waiver from the US Department of Agriculture, all breakfast and lunch meals will be provided at no-cost to students during the 2021-22 school year.

Because students rely on our nutrition services program as a source for a healthy meal, our schools serve a free breakfast to all students in all schools, and our district offers no-cost meals to students in eligible schools.

The no-cost lunch at some schools is made possible by the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a federal reimbursement program that allows school districts to offer lunch at no cost to students at schools that meet criteria.

What does this mean for my student?

If your child attends a CEP school, breakfast and lunch are available at no charge.
Students who attend a school that will require an application for free or reduced-price lunch will be able to apply online and by paper form.
Families who pay for student lunches can pay online using My School Bucks.
When Metro Schools are operating virtually, we are still required to follow eligibility rules for meal distribution to students. It is important for all eligible families in non-CEP schools to apply for Free and Reduced Meals.

CEP Schools

The following schools are eligible for the Community Eligibility Provision and therefore offer lunch at no cost to all students.

Academy at Hickory Hollow
Academy at Old Cockrill
Academy at Opry Mills
Alex Green ES
Amqui ES
Antioch HS
Antioch MS
Apollo MS
Bellshire Design Center
Big Picture HS
Brick Church College Prep
Cambridge ELC Cameron College Prep
Cameron College Prep
Cane Ridge ES
Cane Ridge HS
Carter Lawrence ES
Chadwell ES
Charlotte Park ES
Churchwell ES
Cockrill ES
Cole ES
Cora Howe School

Croft MS
Cumberland ES
Dodson ES
Donelson MS
Dupont ES
DuPont Hadley MS
DuPont Tyler MS
Eagle View ES
Early College HS
East End Prep
East Nashville HS
East Nashville MS
Fall-Hamilton ES
Gateway ES
Glencliff HS
Glengarry ES
Glenview ES
Goodlettsville ES
Goodlettsville MS
Gower ES
Harris-Hillman
Hattie Cotton ES
Haynes MS
Haywood ES
Henry Maxwell ES
Hermitage ES
H.G. Hill MS
Hickman ES
Hillwood HS
Hull-Jackson Montessori
Hunters Lane HS

Ida B. Wells ES
Inglewood ES
Issac Litton MS
Isaiah T. Creswell MS
Ivanetta Davis ELC
J.E. Moss ES
Jere Baxter MS
Joelton ES
John Early MS
JFK MS
John Overton HS
Johnson ALC
Jones Paideia ES
KIPP Academy Nash MS
KIPP Nashville College HS
Lakeview ES
Lead Academy Upper
Madison MS
Maplewood HS
Margaret Allen MS
McGavock ES
McGavock HS
McKissack MS
McMurray MS
Mt. View ES
Murrell School
Napier ES

Neely's Bend College Prep
Neely's Bend ES
Norman Binkley ES
Old Center ES
Paragon Mills ES
Park Avenue ES
Pearl Cohn HS
Rosebank ES
Ross Early Learning
Ruby Major ES
Shwab ES
Smith Springs ES
STEM Prep MS
STEM Prep HS
Stratford HS
Stratton ES
Thomas Edison ES
Thurgood Marshall MS
Tom Joy ES
Tulip Grove ES
Tusculum ES
Two Rivers MS
Una ES
W.A. Bass Alternative
W.A. Bass Transition
Warner ES
Westmeade ES
Whitsitt ES
Whites Creek HS
Wright MS

Free & Reduced Meal Schools

The following schools require a free and reduced-price application for families who are eligible for free/reduced pricing.

A.Z. Kelley ES
Andrew Jackson ES
Bellevue MS
Casa Azafrán ELC
Crieve Hall ES
Dan Mills ES
Eakin ES
Glencliff ES
Glendale ES
Granbery ES
Harpeth Valley ES
Head Magnet MS
Hillsboro HS
Hume-Fogg Magnet HS
J.T. Moore MS
Julia Green ES

Lead Prep Southeast MS
Lockeland ES
Meigs Magnet MS
M.L. King Magnet HS
MNPS Virtual School
Nashville Classical
Nashville School of the Arts
Oliver MS
Pennington ES
Percy Priest ES
Rose Park Magnet MS
Shayne ES
Stanford ES
Sylvan Park ES
Waverly Belmont ES
West End MS