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)
470360001507	241	White House Heritage High School	Public	7-12	7744 Highway 76 E DR	White House	37188	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-0311	1,001	52	19.4		811 (81.0%)	34 (3.4%)	98 (9.8%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.1%)	$11,152			$950			$9,682	54.2	49.6	275	34
470303002668	242	CMCSS K-12 Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1312 Highway 48	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 553-1117	888	60	14.7		358 (40.3%)	260 (29.3%)	143 (16.1%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	109 (12.3%)	$9,583			$4,707			$4,730	53.9	71.3	131	111
470024000049	243	Big Sandy School	Public, Alternative	K-12	13305 Highway 69 A	Big Sandy	38221	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 593-3221	288	36	7.9		275 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$10,843			$1,576			$8,261	53.9	48.2	284	41
470420001712	244	East Middle School	Public	6-8	908 Country Club DR	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2632	376	26	14.4		263 (69.9%)	28 (7.4%)	36 (9.6%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.5%)	$14,462			$2,700			$10,913	53.8	46.4	299	55
470140000419	245	Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	108 West Knox ST	Rutherford	38369	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 665-6180	282	18	15.7		227 (80.5%)	35 (12.4%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$11,123			$1,248			$8,175	53.7	66.5	167	78
470123000373	246	Allardt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Portland Avenue	Allardt	38504	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-9515	390	25	15.8		371 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,616						$8,448	53.4	69.5	143	103
470339001434	247	Linden Middle School	Public	5-8	130 College AVE	Linden	37096	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 589-5000	200	17	12.1		184 (92.0%)	6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$15,564			$3,988			$10,904	53.1	43.9	319	72
470333001414	248	Allons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Old Celina HWY	Allons	38541	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5921	306	22	13.8		290 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,276			$1,660			$8,875	53.1	49.6	274	26
470318002257	249	STEM Prep Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1162 Foster AVE	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 752-0002	529	18	29.3		103 (19.5%)	129 (24.4%)	282 (53.3%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,815			$3,071			$16,623	52.9	40.5	339	90
470249000080	250	Unity School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Boonshill-Petersburg	Petersburg	37144	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-9018	436	26	17		404 (92.7%)	12 (2.8%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$10,846			$1,412			$8,366	52.9	53.2	252	2

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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