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)
470210000681	141	Maury Middle School	Public	6-8	965 Maury CIR	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3424	516	38	13.7		452 (87.6%)	8 (1.6%)	18 (3.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.4%)	$10,588			$1,405			$8,525	69.2	76.7	102	39
470159000520	142	Sale Creek Middle / High School	Public	6-12	211 Patterson RD	Sale Creek	37373	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8819	611	41	14.9		557 (91.2%)	8 (1.3%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$12,017			$982			$10,574	68.8	59.1	210	68
470075000274	143	Centerview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 Hwy 160	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4947	251	23	11.1		240 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,240			$1,532			$9,370	68.6	65.1	176	33
470396002091	144	Stewart County Middle School	Public	6-8	723 Spring ST	Dover	37058	Stewart County	Stewart County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 232-9112	448	26	17.5		414 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,719			$1,486			$8,596	68.5	66.3	170	26
470378001967	145	Seymour Junior High	Public	7-9	306 North Pitner RD	Seymour	37865	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-0730	766	49	15.7		691 (90.2%)	4 (0.5%)	45 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$11,371			$1,199			$9,532	68.5	69.8	140	5
470075000277	146	Cosby Elementary	Public	K-8	3320 Cosby HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-3850	421	25	17		377 (89.5%)	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.3%)	$11,327			$1,993			$8,475	68.4	64.6	180	34
470090000301	147	Crab Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	240 School RD	Crab Orchard	37723	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 484-7400	458	29	15.6		420 (91.7%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,182			$1,252			$8,514	68.3	42.4	327	180
470318001365	148	Rose Park Middle	Public, Magnet	5-8	1025 9th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6405	385	26	15		80 (20.8%)	247 (64.2%)	36 (9.4%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$17,316			$2,226			$14,488	68.2	63.5	185	37
470000101271	149	West View Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Indian Path	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-2407	579	36	16.3		406 (70.1%)	13 (2.2%)	114 (19.7%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.3%)	$10,024			$903			$8,480	68.2	72.5	126	23
470369002253	150	Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School	Public	6-8	555 Manchester HWY	Murfreesboro	37127	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6765	759	55	13.9		338 (44.5%)	169 (22.3%)	202 (26.6%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	$12,142			$620			$10,925	68	67.7	157	7

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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