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)
470291001982	261	Meigs Middle School	Public	6-8	586 North Main	Decatur	37322	Meigs County	Meigs County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 334-9187	390	27	14.3		363 (93.1%)	7 (1.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$11,699			$1,501			$9,301	51.6	46.4	297	36
470159002211	262	Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1802 Bailey AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 702-7230	355	25	14.4		16 (4.5%)	144 (40.6%)	180 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$15,872			$844			$14,294	51.5	36.6	363	101
470014802418	263	Memphis Rise Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5221 Raleigh Lagrange RD	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 379-5750	766	50	15.2		21 (2.7%)	160 (20.9%)	561 (73.2%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$19,575			$4,627			$14,633	51.4	64.7	179	84
470359000566	264	Harriman Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 Cumberland ST	Harriman	37748	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 882-1727	293	19	15.6		237 (80.9%)	12 (4.1%)	8 (2.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.6%)	$12,653			$1,352			$10,358	51.2	42.1	329	65
470318002347	265	KIPP Nashville College Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	3410 Knight DR	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	328	11	29.8		9 (2.7%)	249 (75.9%)	53 (16.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$20,725			$3,319			$16,719	50.9	34.5	378	113
470216000697	266	Johnson County Middle School	Public	7-8	278 Fairground Hill	Mountain City	37683	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	No	(423) 727-2600	284	25	11.1		259 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,533			$913			$12,933	50.9	57.3	222	44
470435001742	267	Eastside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2121 Old Rock Island RD	Rock Island	38581	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4611	436	31	14.2		350 (80.3%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$10,945			$1,493			$8,557	50.8	16.6	496	229
470174000590	268	Surgoinsville Middle School	Public	5-8	1044 Main ST	Surgoinsville	37873	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 345-2252	255	22	11.8		234 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$13,348			$1,278			$11,143	50.6	56.2	230	38
470435001740	269	Centertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	376 Warrior BLVD	Mc Minnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4600	542	36	15.2		441 (81.4%)	7 (1.3%)	65 (12.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$10,482			$1,451			$8,031	50.5	45.6	304	35
470186000623	270	Hickman County Middle School	Public	6-8	1639 Bulldog BLVD	Centerville	37033	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	No	(931) 729-4234	321	21	15.6		289 (90.0%)	11 (3.4%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$11,535			$1,555			$9,287	50.2	43.5	320	50

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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.

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