Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the TNReady test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, June 24, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Tennessee schools were revised on October 14^th after the TN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 End-of-Course math scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 587)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
470014801960	101	White Station Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5465 Mason Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2184	1,099	70	15.6		273 (24.8%)	466 (42.4%)	189 (17.2%)	91 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.1%)	$12,725			$2,361			$9,767	75.8	80.6	76	25
470090001835	102	South Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3536 Lantana RD	Crossville	38572	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 788-6713	587	36	16.3		542 (92.3%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$11,253			$946			$9,083	75.8	78.1	92	10
470111000353	103	T A Dugger Junior High School	Public	6-8	305 West E ST	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	No	(423) 547-8025	633	38	16.5		576 (91.0%)	12 (1.9%)	19 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$10,629			$1,064			$9,089	75.8	76.1	105	2
470234000852	104	South Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	707 2nd Avenue South	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5884	540	37	14.5		527 (97.6%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,509			$1,485			$9,157	75.1	77.2	99	5
470447001782	105	Greenfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	319 West Main ST	Greenfield	38230	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 235-3424	485	39	12.5		418 (86.2%)	24 (4.9%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$11,628			$1,413			$9,390	74.9	60	203	98
470159000374	106	Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	6810 Lebron Sterchi DR	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1474	738	46	16		554 (75.1%)	67 (9.1%)	52 (7.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.7%)	$11,576			$1,034			$10,060	74.8	72.8	123	17
470318001697	107	Head Middle	Public, Magnet	5-8	1830 Jo Johnston AVE	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 329-8160	521	30	17.1		162 (31.1%)	273 (52.4%)	36 (6.9%)	34 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	$16,936			$1,777			$14,637	74.6	57.2	224	117
470408000046	108	Munford Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Education AVE	Munford	38058	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 837-1700	914	47	19.4		708 (77.5%)	112 (12.3%)	39 (4.3%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	$8,765			$685			$7,560	74.6	78.8	88	20
470006000236	109	Alcoa Middle School	Public	6-8	532 Faraday ST	Alcoa	37701	Blount County	Alcoa	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-5211	481	32	15.2		297 (61.7%)	58 (12.1%)	66 (13.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.2%)	$14,097			$922			$12,500	74.6	75.3	110	1
470183000466	110	Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6745 Highway 79 North	Buchanan	38222	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 644-1600	505	34	14.9		457 (90.5%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$12,081			$2,214			$8,930	74.6			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Mathematics, TNReady English Language Arts, TNReady Science, TNReady Social Studies, TNReady Algebra I, TNReady Integrated Math I, TNReady Integrated Math II, TNReady English I, TNReady Geometry test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.