Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
470014802088	531	Soulsville Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1115 College ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 261-6366	651	56	11.6		1 (0.2%)	630 (96.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$19,535			$4,687			$14,126	11.2	9.1	555	24
470345002599	532	Polk Innovative Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	131 Stephens ST	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(423) 299-0471	68	15	4.5		64 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	$37,539			$2,255			$34,610	11.1	23.2	456	76
470318001370	533	Stratford STEM Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1800 Stratford AVE	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6730	787	57	13.9		109 (13.9%)	502 (63.8%)	140 (17.8%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	$19,064			$2,535			$15,953	11.1	10.4	545	12
470165000540	534	Bolivar Middle School	Public	6-8	915 Pruitt ST	Bolivar	38008	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 658-3656	317	25	12.9		69 (21.8%)	231 (72.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$13,205			$2,076			$10,083	11	14.3	515	19
470258002254	535	North Parkway Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 North PKWY	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 427-3384	340	18	18.8		20 (5.9%)	276 (81.2%)	18 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$13,120			$2,704			$9,722	10.9	7.7	568	33
470014802084	536	Memphis Business Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3306 Overton Crossing	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 357-2708	390	35	11		7 (1.8%)	300 (76.9%)	78 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$22,514			$6,153			$16,045	10.8	13.3	523	13
470014802040	537	American Way Middle	Public	6-8	3805 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1250	690	42	16.5		3 (0.4%)	425 (61.6%)	241 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	$13,964			$3,182			$10,093	10.7	7	574	37
470117001411	538	East Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Leach RD	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-3151	297	15	19.3		81 (27.3%)	194 (65.3%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,046			$2,744			$9,428	10.6	11.5	537	1
470318002468	539	East Nashville Middle	Public	5-8	110 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6670	261	20	13.2		10 (3.8%)	230 (88.1%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$21,187			$2,801			$17,415	10.5	8.8	557	18
470014801144	540	Riverview Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	241 Majuba Ave	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7340	429	27	15.8		4 (0.9%)	413 (96.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,490			$2,753			$10,800	10.3	5.2	586	46

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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