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)
470222000756	181	Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	3329 West Emory RD	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-9008	822	55	14.9		660 (80.3%)	29 (3.5%)	89 (10.8%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$10,418			$894			$9,043	63.4	59.7	206	25
470276002227	182	Spring Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	3501 Cleburne RD	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 451-1531	524	32	16.4		362 (69.1%)	64 (12.2%)	80 (15.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,380			$1,061			$9,662	63.2	70.9	134	48
470030001387	183	Carpenters Middle School	Public	6-8	920 Huffstetler RD	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-1414	529	34	15.7		496 (93.8%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$12,140			$1,658			$9,745	63.1	61.7	196	13
470249000885	184	Highland Rim School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Highland Rim RD	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-4197	765	48	15.9		635 (83.0%)	32 (4.2%)	77 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	$9,789			$1,103			$8,101	62.9	72.2	127	57
470180000611	185	South Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5455 Highway 22 A	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-6890	329	23	14.4		281 (85.4%)	10 (3.0%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	$11,900			$2,006			$8,933	62.7	50.7	269	84
470276000969	186	Hampshire Unit School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4235 Old State RD	Hampshire	38461	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 285-2300	422	37	11.4		370 (87.7%)	11 (2.6%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$12,686			$846			$11,162	62.6	53.9	249	63
470147002614	187	North Greene Middle School	Public	5-8	2705 Ottway RD	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 234-8511	201	16	12.4		186 (92.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$15,166			$1,836			$12,018	62.6	68	154	33
470276002598	188	Battle Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	121 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 388-8403	677	39	17.4		506 (74.7%)	56 (8.3%)	98 (14.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$10,016			$901			$8,498	62.5	63.5	186	2
470015702690	189	KIPP Antioch College Prep Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	3655 Murfreesboro Pike	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(629) 208-7525	506	26	19.8		157 (31.0%)	187 (37.0%)	133 (26.3%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$13,661			$1,091			$12,077	62.4	49.5	278	89
470057000361	190	Sycamore Middle School	Public	5-8	1025 Old Clarksville PIKE	Pleasant View	37146	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	No	(615) 746-8852	650	40	16.1		570 (87.7%)	8 (1.2%)	53 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$9,517			$931			$7,955	62.4	56.5	227	37

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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