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)
470198000639	271	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	802 Long ST	New Johnsonville	37134	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 535-2513	381	28	13.7		327 (85.8%)	7 (1.8%)	21 (5.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$11,731			$1,677			$9,009	50	40.8	336	65
470234000854	272	New Prospect Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4520 Pulaski HWY	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-2934	434	26	16.8		416 (95.9%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,517			$1,174			$8,526	49.9	42.5	326	54
470014802594	273	Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3572 Emerald	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 546-9926	255	20	12.7		5 (2.0%)	42 (16.5%)	204 (80.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,434			$3,441			$12,677	49.8	34.6	376	103
470222002568	274	Gibbs Middle School	Public	6-8	7625 Tazewell	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1800	576	33	17.4		516 (89.6%)	8 (1.4%)	24 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$10,544			$771			$9,230	49.7	50	271	3
470180000601	275	Beaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	19830 Highway 22 North	Wildersville	38388	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-2109	318	24	13.1		215 (67.6%)	55 (17.3%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	$11,995			$2,295			$8,727	49.4	51.3	263	12
470051000154	276	Hampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	408 Hwy 321	Hampton	37658	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 725-5220	548	40	13.6		527 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$12,546			$2,039			$9,479	49.4	34.5	379	103
470078000286	277	Coffee County Middle School	Public	6-8	3063 Woodbury HWY	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	No	(931) 723-5177	843	56	14.9		700 (83.0%)	8 (0.9%)	89 (10.6%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	$11,422			$1,022			$9,593	49.3	41.5	333	56
470057000888	278	Cheatham Middle School	Public	5-8	700 Scoutview DR	Ashland City	37015	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 792-2334	582	36	16		459 (78.9%)	23 (4.0%)	74 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.3%)	$9,773			$1,233			$7,870	49.3	42.7	323	45
470051000153	279	Cloudland High School	Public	7-12	476 Cloudland DR	Roan Mountain	37687	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 772-5300	248	23	11		237 (95.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,307			$1,445			$11,143	49.3	45.9	303	24
470435001744	280	Irving College Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Dry Creek RD	Mc Minnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 668-8693	281	23	12.4		241 (85.8%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$12,180			$1,529			$9,440	49.2	35.5	370	90

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.