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)
470140000411	201	Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	322 East College ST	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 692-2444	408	29	14.2		310 (76.0%)	74 (18.1%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$12,295			$2,050			$9,271	60.7	75.8	108	93
470288000997	202	Adamsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	220 South Elm	Adamsville	38310	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 439-4137	709	49	14.5		664 (93.7%)	14 (2.0%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$10,517			$1,514			$8,380	60.6	57.4	220	18
470180000605	203	Pin Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	19925 Hwy 412 East	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-7341	370	25	15		320 (86.5%)	12 (3.2%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$10,664			$1,340			$8,541	60.5	41.1	334	131
470261000931	204	Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Taylor ST	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-2071	462	29	16.2		308 (66.7%)	27 (5.8%)	103 (22.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$11,346			$936			$9,563	60.1	52.6	255	51
470252000904	205	Philadelphia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Spring ST	Philadelphia	37846	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-6801	511	39	13.1		459 (89.8%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$12,144			$1,903			$9,617	59.9	65.1	175	30
470063000255	206	Springdale Elementary	Public	K-8	1915 Hwy 25E South	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9142	363	25	14.5		352 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,443			$1,544			$9,055	59.9	57.5	219	13
470075000283	207	Parrottsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1901 Highway 321	Parrottsville	37843	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-1612	506	31	16.5		470 (92.9%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$10,442			$1,514			$8,077	59.9	60.5	201	6
470159000515	208	Ooltewah Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Ooltewah Ringgold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6910	519	38	13.8		198 (38.2%)	105 (20.2%)	143 (27.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.5%)	$12,454			$942			$10,798	59.8	56.8	226	18
470147002615	209	South Greene Middle School	Public	6-8	740 DeBusk RD	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 638-7233	321	26	12.2		295 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$13,091			$1,589			$10,681	59.6	52.4	256	47
470222000728	210	Cedar Bluff Middle School	Public	6-8	707 North Cedar Bluff RD	Knoxville	37923	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7891	555	35	16		329 (59.3%)	56 (10.1%)	107 (19.3%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.6%)	$10,692			$781			$9,297	59.6	54.8	244	34

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.