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)
470090000310	381	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	486 Main ST	Pleasant Hill	38578	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 277-3677	613	36	16.8		568 (92.7%)	9 (1.5%)	32 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,636			$978			$8,426	34.6	39.8	344	37
470372001533	382	Burchfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1112 West 3rd ST	Oneida	37841	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 569-4935	480	33	14.4		466 (97.1%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,769			$2,062			$8,889	34.5	30.6	413	31
470099000323	383	DeKalb Middle School	Public	6-8	1132 West Broad ST	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 597-7987	526	36	14.8		380 (72.2%)	9 (1.7%)	116 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$11,180			$1,770			$8,513	34.4	30.6	414	31
470120001470	384	Fayetteville Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 A Wilson PKWY	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 438-2533	247	19	13		126 (51.0%)	86 (34.8%)	16 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	$15,379			$1,785			$12,792	34.3	44.7	316	68
470014802300	385	Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	168 Jefferson AVE	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 474-0955	347	24	14.7		7 (2.0%)	316 (91.1%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$21,014			$6,086			$14,613	34.3	24.5	449	64
470282000989	386	E K Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1044 Co 172 RD	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 745-2760	350	24	14.8		299 (85.4%)	8 (2.3%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	$11,908			$1,874			$9,179	34.2	25.3	444	58
470267000844	387	Lewisburg Middle School	Public	7-8	500 Tiger BLVD	Lewisburg	37091	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 359-1265	429	23	18.8		256 (59.7%)	45 (10.5%)	87 (20.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.4%)	$9,641			$742			$8,070	34.2	32.8	395	8
470333001417	388	Hilham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2305 Hilham HWY	Hilham	38568	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-6816	311	21	15		303 (97.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,961			$1,487			$8,671	34.1	44.2	317	71
470009000015	389	Lake City Middle School	Public	6-8	1132 S Main ST	Lake City	37769	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 426-2609	257	23	11		243 (94.6%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,328			$988			$12,602	34.1	34.7	374	15
470449001913	390	West Carroll Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	760 Highway 77	Atwood	38220	Carroll County	West Carroll Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 662-7116	373	35	10.8		318 (85.3%)	30 (8.0%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$11,994			$1,295			$9,617	33.9	25.4	443	53

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.