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)
470014802045	501	Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 Jefferson AVE	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-1580	593	51	11.5		4 (0.7%)	529 (89.2%)	43 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$19,363			$4,389			$14,658	15.5	14	518	17
470063000254	502	Soldiers Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	1510 Legion ST	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3531	363	26	13.8		345 (95.0%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,363			$1,919			$9,419	15.5	30.9	411	91
470318002260	503	LEAD Cameron	Public, Charter	5-8	1034 1st Avenue South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6365	512	45	11.3		41 (8.0%)	109 (21.3%)	346 (67.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$21,901			$4,902			$15,824	15.4	14.3	513	10
470014802217	504	Treadwell Middle School	Public	6-8	920 N Highland St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6100	621	36	17.2		36 (5.8%)	222 (35.7%)	337 (54.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	$13,598			$2,652			$9,792	15.4	12.5	529	25
470014802585	505	Compass Community School Berclair Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3880 Forrest	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 323-2162	231	21	11		8 (3.5%)	12 (5.2%)	208 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,111			$3,701			$12,095	15	16.5	497	8
470014802605	506	Compass Community School Frayser Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3690 Thomas ST	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 358-7431	210	17	12.3		5 (2.4%)	65 (31.0%)	139 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,201			$4,090			$12,795	15	19.4	476	30
470165000547	507	Middleton High School	Public	7-12	138 Florida AVE	Middleton	38052	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 376-8391	418	32	13.1		232 (55.5%)	161 (38.5%)	12 (2.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,943			$2,108			$10,098	14.7	13	525	18
470159002595	508	Howard Connect Academy	Public	6-8	100 E 25th ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6888	253	24	10.7		17 (6.7%)	162 (64.0%)	65 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$14,340			$2,482			$11,831	14.4	18.2	487	21
470318001243	509	Donelson Middle	Public	6-8	110 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4080	439	35	12.5		125 (28.5%)	170 (38.7%)	118 (26.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$19,260			$2,532			$15,951	14.2	13.9	519	10
470014801595	510	Woodstock Middle School	Public	6-8	5885 Woodstock Cuba Rd	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4180	229	22	10.2		4 (1.7%)	205 (89.5%)	12 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$16,993			$2,939			$13,016	13.9	9.8	547	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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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