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)
470318001344	521	McMurray Middle	Public	5-8	520 McMurray DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5126	711	46	15.4		55 (7.7%)	72 (10.1%)	515 (72.4%)	62 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$17,387			$2,354			$14,324	12.3	10.5	543	22
470014701187	522	Wooddale Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3467 Castleman ST	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4086	486	29	17		6 (1.2%)	284 (58.4%)	191 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								12.2	10.5	544	22
470318010428	523	KA @ The Crossings	Public, Charter	5-12	5320 Hickory Hollow PKWY	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 810-8370	537	16	33.5		88 (16.4%)	185 (34.5%)	240 (44.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$16,308			$3,565			$12,094	12.2	9.3	551	28
470231001970	524	Ripley Middle School	Public	6-8	309 Charles Griggs AVE	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 635-1391	526	37	14		206 (39.2%)	286 (54.4%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$11,863			$1,662			$9,262	12.2	16.1	501	23
470402001225	525	R T Fisher Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	455 North Boyers	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 451-6558	122	17	7.1		56 (45.9%)	47 (38.5%)	11 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)								12.1	10.4	546	21
470014801043	526	Cummings Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1037 Cummings St	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7810	269	24	11		0 (0.0%)	261 (97.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$16,933			$2,870			$13,127	11.6	7	575	49
470159000704	527	Dalewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Shallowford RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0323	258	23	11.2		18 (7.0%)	193 (74.8%)	30 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$18,326			$3,029			$14,420	11.6	6.3	581	54
470159001285	528	East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 East 34th ST	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0334	528	46	11.4		21 (4.0%)	129 (24.4%)	357 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$14,518			$2,362			$11,405	11.5	13.7	520	8
470014801590	529	Mt. Pisgah Middle/High	Public	6-9	1444 Pisgah RD	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2620	586	25	23.3		20 (3.4%)	451 (77.0%)	46 (7.8%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	$12,538			$2,319			$9,596	11.4	15.6	508	21
470014802601	530	Raleigh Egypt Middle School	Public	6-8	4215 Alice Ann DR	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6013	490	28	17.6		9 (1.8%)	389 (79.4%)	71 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$11,673			$2,473			$8,628	11.2	7.9	566	36

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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:

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

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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.