Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

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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)
470318001384	431	Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	5-8	3500 John Mallette DR	Nashville	37218	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6515	302	23	13.3		46 (15.2%)	227 (75.2%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$21,126			$3,658			$16,342	27.4	20.3	470	39
470014802673	432	Memphis School of Excellence Cordova	Public, Charter	6-12	8360 Macon RD	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(901) 421-6825	362	22	16.8		33 (9.1%)	224 (61.9%)	80 (22.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$16,339			$3,450			$12,573	27.4	31.9	402	30
470014801018	433	Bellevue Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	575 S Bellevue Blvd	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4488	606	35	17.4		7 (1.2%)	527 (87.0%)	37 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.3%)	$12,795			$2,416			$9,517	26.9	29.6	423	10
470024000053	434	Holladay Elementary	Public, Alternative	K-9	148 Stokes RD	Holladay	38341	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-6874	111	14	8.1		101 (91.0%)	2 (1.8%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$13,901			$1,590			$10,946	26.8	42.6	325	109
470360000032	435	East Robertson High School	Public	6-12	158 Kilgore Trace	Cross Plains	37049	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 654-2191	708	47	15		553 (78.1%)	37 (5.2%)	81 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.1%)	$11,127			$482			$10,031	26.8	31.4	407	28
470063000252	436	Powell Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Powell Valley School LN	Speedwell	37870	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-4659	299	19	15.9		292 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,685			$1,822			$9,481	26.7	22.4	458	22
470198000644	437	Waverly Junior High School	Public	4-8	601 E. Railroad ST	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 296-4514	455	28	16.4		399 (87.7%)	28 (6.2%)	14 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$8,760			$1,154			$7,288	26.7	37.5	356	81
470015001587	438	Millington Central Middle High School	Public	7-12	8050 West ST	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Millington Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 873-8100	1,211	81	14.9		420 (34.7%)	455 (37.6%)	201 (16.6%)	18 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (9.4%)	$11,732			$1,323			$9,644	26.2	32.5	397	41
470015102675	439	Germantown Online Academy of Learning	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3350 S. Forest Hill Irene RD	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	Yes	No	(901) 757-6479	65	20	3.3		30 (46.2%)	25 (38.5%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	$8,303			$290			$7,988	26.1			(n/a)
470309001884	440	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	146 Liberty RD	Wartburg	37887	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 346-2800	246	13	19.6		238 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$11,859			$1,833			$8,626	26	30	419	21

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.