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)
470378010489	361	Sevier County Junior High	Public	7-9	1180 Dolly Parton PKWY	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(865) 453-3150	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								37.6			(n/a)
470009000007	362	Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	110 N Hicks ST	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 457-3451	609	48	12.6		529 (86.9%)	21 (3.4%)	36 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	$12,245			$869			$10,744	37.2	40	343	19
470222002448	363	Emerald Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Carrick ST	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(865) 637-3227	448	25	17.9		77 (17.2%)	259 (57.8%)	68 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	$15,152			$2,463			$11,848	37.1	36.1	367	4
470069000266	364	Cleveland Middle	Public	6-8	3635 Georgetown Road N. W.	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	No	(423) 479-9641	1,271	87	14.6		627 (49.3%)	140 (11.0%)	378 (29.7%)	25 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	91 (7.2%)	$11,013			$1,123			$9,204	37.1	44.9	313	51
470123000383	365	York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	218 School AVE	Jamestown	38556	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-5832	425	33	13		409 (96.2%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,699						$9,793	37	31.4	404	39
470144000440	366	Washburn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7925 Hwy 131	Washburn	37888	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 497-2557	496	39	12.7		484 (97.6%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,331			$1,484			$9,975	37	36.4	365	1
470090001050	367	Stone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1219 Cook RD	Crossville	38555	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 456-5636	624	37	16.9		522 (83.7%)	12 (1.9%)	70 (11.2%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	$11,360			$897			$9,321	36.7	26.1	441	74
470300001196	368	Madisonville Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Oak Grove RD	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 442-4137	428	26	16.7		380 (88.8%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$14,509			$4,716			$9,027	36.5	33.6	388	20
470141000427	369	Bridgeforth Middle School	Public	6-8	1051 Bridgeforth CIR	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 363-7526	314	30	10.4		180 (57.3%)	80 (25.5%)	13 (4.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.5%)	$12,076			$1,436			$9,894	36.5	30	421	52
470159002285	370	Hamilton County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3074 Hickory Valley RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 209-8804	337	22	15.6		192 (57.0%)	81 (24.0%)	36 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.7%)	$9,007			$4,246			$4,734	36.4	37.6	355	15

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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.

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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.