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)
470318002264	451	Nashville Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	1300 56th Ave N	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 921-8440	211	3	70.3		10 (4.7%)	92 (43.6%)	103 (48.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$22,694			$5,498			$16,023	24.5	33.8	386	65
470129000405	452	South Middle School	Public	6-8	601 West Cumberland ST	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7355	318	24	13.2		266 (83.6%)	25 (7.9%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$14,352			$2,382			$11,020	24.4	26.7	437	15
470042000121	453	Elk Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	6691 Hwy 297	Pioneer	37847	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6866	123	14	8.7		117 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$11,130			$2,751			$7,181	23.5	31.9	401	52
470228000827	454	Lara Kendall Elementary	Public	3-8	200 College ST	Ridgely	38080	Lake County	Lake County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 264-5586	335	35	9.6		220 (65.7%)	91 (27.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$12,894			$2,369			$10,115	23.3	18.3	485	31
470318001309	455	H. G. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	150 Davidson RD	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2020	433	29	14.9		127 (29.3%)	97 (22.4%)	161 (37.2%)	29 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$19,263			$2,003			$16,416	23.3	17.5	491	36
470045010426	456	Cannon County Middle School	Public	6-8	511 Annie Cox DR	Woodbury	37190	Cannon County	Cannon County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 218-3220	405	22	18.6		362 (89.4%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,355			$2,321			$7,500	23.3	18.5	483	27
470276000982	457	Whitthorne Middle School	Public	5-8	915 Lion PKWY	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-2558	955	59	16.1		487 (51.0%)	205 (21.5%)	184 (19.3%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (6.8%)	$10,560			$1,118			$8,851	23.2	16	502	45
470014802171	458	Power Center Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5449 Winchester RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-6874	449	21	21		1 (0.2%)	288 (64.1%)	157 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,408			$2,001			$13,091	22.6	18.3	486	28
470129000395	459	Huntland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Gore ST	Huntland	37345	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 361-0300	662	48	13.9		533 (80.5%)	17 (2.6%)	106 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,199			$1,200			$9,363	22.3	26.5	439	20
470444001776	460	Waynesboro Middle School	Public	5-8	407 South Main ST	Waynesboro	38485	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 722-5545	285	20	14.4		265 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,750			$2,065			$8,982	22.3	21.3	462	2

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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:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.