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)
470447001779	81	Dresden Middle School	Public	5-8	759 Linden ST	Dresden	38225	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 364-2407	338	24	14.3		296 (87.6%)	8 (2.4%)	17 (5.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$10,331			$1,213			$8,586	79.8	73.8	117	36
470303001856	82	Richview Middle	Public	6-8	2350 Memorial DR	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5620	1,104	58	19.1		711 (64.4%)	166 (15.0%)	131 (11.9%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (7.4%)	$10,628			$909			$9,182	79.5	72.7	124	42
470453001895	83	Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	7200 Cumberland DR	Fairview	37062	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 472-4430	530	43	12.4		443 (83.6%)	18 (3.4%)	40 (7.5%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$13,784			$445			$12,775	79.4	75.9	107	24
470075000280	84	Grassy Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	4120 Big Creek RD	Hartford	37753	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5835	127	12	10.8		122 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$13,403			$1,826			$10,120	79.3	92.6	29	55
470303010433	85	Kirkwood Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Rossview RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 342-8937	1,011	58	17.4		501 (49.6%)	204 (20.2%)	167 (16.5%)	44 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	85 (8.4%)	$10,327			$832			$8,956	79.2	79	87	2
470159000650	86	Normal Park Museum Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1219 West Mississippi AVE	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-6880	820	54	15.3		564 (68.8%)	132 (16.1%)	51 (6.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.8%)	$11,343			$809			$10,012	78.9	83.6	66	20
470327001976	87	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	605 South Main ST	Troy	38260	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 536-4222	559	40	13.9		527 (94.3%)	9 (1.6%)	15 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,667			$1,267			$8,557	78.8	89.3	46	41
470359002036	88	Midway Middle School	Public	6-8	104 Dogtown RD	Ten Mile	37880	Meigs County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 717-5464	175	15	11.7		163 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$15,405			$1,119			$13,324	78.8	88.6	50	38
470348001901	89	Algood Middle School	Public	5-8	540 Dry Valley RD	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 537-6141	757	45	16.9		601 (79.4%)	22 (2.9%)	110 (14.5%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$11,223			$1,199			$9,407	78.6	67.5	158	69
470105000934	90	Three Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Upper Finley ST	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 285-3100	405	26	15.5		368 (90.9%)	13 (3.2%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,036			$912			$10,580	78	79.3	84	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.

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