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)
470210000677	231	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	361 West Broadway BLVD	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 475-6133	586	37	16		474 (80.9%)	13 (2.2%)	81 (13.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,661			$1,408			$7,528	55.7	65.7	172	59
470153001838	232	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	309 Main ST	Altamont	37301	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 692-3710	338	21	15.9		329 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,130			$1,244			$7,921	55.6	56.4	229	3
470249000884	233	Flintville School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Flintville School RD	Flintville	37335	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 937-8271	513	32	16		434 (84.6%)	13 (2.5%)	42 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$10,212			$1,651			$7,922	55.2	73.8	116	117
470222000749	234	Karns Middle School	Public	6-8	2925 Gray Hendrix RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7732	950	60	15.8		667 (70.2%)	76 (8.0%)	130 (13.7%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.6%)	$10,108			$856			$8,827	55.2	62.5	190	44
470075000278	235	Del Rio Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Highway 107	Del Rio	37727	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5570	92	11	8.5		92 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,559			$1,668			$13,127	55.1	70.1	138	97
470060000238	236	Chester County Junior High School	Public	6-8	930 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8135	608	38	15.9		466 (76.6%)	87 (14.3%)	29 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$9,841			$1,177			$8,079	54.8	70.8	135	101
470159002220	237	Ivy Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	6-12	8520 Dayton PIKE	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	No	(423) 305-7494	440	33	13.3		382 (86.8%)	14 (3.2%)	23 (5.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$12,734			$805			$11,561	54.6	53.5	250	13
470288001001	238	Michie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6418 Hwy 57 East	Michie	38357	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 439-4135	364	32	11.2		347 (95.3%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,322			$1,775			$8,733	54.5	44.7	315	77
470222000744	239	Halls Middle School	Public	6-8	4317 East Emory RD	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7494	1,042	63	16.6		874 (83.9%)	24 (2.3%)	110 (10.6%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.1%)	$9,699			$849			$8,430	54.4	46.5	296	57
470183000616	240	Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	937 Pioneer RD	Henry	38231	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 227-2067	335	27	12.2		247 (73.7%)	19 (5.7%)	43 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$14,601			$2,615			$11,051	54.3	58.7	212	28

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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