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)
470453002525	11	Thompson's Station Middle School	Public	6-8	2638 Clayton Arnold RD	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5350	616	44	14		508 (82.5%)	13 (2.1%)	49 (8.0%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$12,058			$200			$11,472	97.9	96.9	15	4
470453001896	12	Fred J Page Middle School	Public	6-8	6262 Arno RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4760	1,249	63	19.9		961 (76.9%)	23 (1.8%)	76 (6.1%)	136 (10.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.8%)	$10,602			$167			$9,960	97.8	98	10	2
470438001893	13	University School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Alexendra DR	Johnson City	37614	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 439-4333	597	41	14.6		486 (81.4%)	31 (5.2%)	30 (5.0%)	35 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$12,360			$714			$11,290	97.8	98.2	7	6
470270002306	14	Coulter Grove Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2025 Sevierville RD	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-6345	881	51	17.3		732 (83.1%)	24 (2.7%)	89 (10.1%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)	$10,861			$401			$9,949	97.7	97.9	11	3
470014901134	15	West Collierville Middle School	Public	6-8	935 S Colbert ST	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 854-2345	1,309	76	17.3		713 (54.5%)	158 (12.1%)	89 (6.8%)	275 (21.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.3%)	$11,300			$1,156			$9,831	97.7	95.8	19	4
470270001242	16	Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School	Public	4-7	835 Montgomery LN	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-0590	862	52	16.6		725 (84.1%)	23 (2.7%)	53 (6.1%)	31 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.2%)	$11,178			$641			$10,017	96.7	97.4	12	4
470159000523	17	Signal Mountain Middle/High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2650 Sam Powell TRL	Signal Mountain	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 886-0880	1,368	85	16.1		1,175 (85.9%)	10 (0.7%)	74 (5.4%)	23 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (6.0%)	$11,193			$927			$9,980	96.6	96.8	16	1
470453002472	18	Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	200 York TRL	Nolensville	37135	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5250	900	56	16.2		684 (76.0%)	57 (6.3%)	57 (6.3%)	63 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	$10,895			$224			$10,314	96.6	97.2	13	5
470453001364	19	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	4803 Columbia PIKE	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4540	842	59	14.3		605 (71.9%)	34 (4.0%)	110 (13.1%)	48 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	$11,798			$200			$11,100	96.5	92.2	32	13
470222000737	20	Farragut Middle School	Public	6-8	200 West End AVE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-9756	1,328	82	16.2		1,050 (79.1%)	27 (2.0%)	82 (6.2%)	122 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.5%)	$9,298			$866			$8,228	96.2	97	14	6

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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