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)
470014702315	571	Westside Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3389 Dawn DR	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 440-4011	328	11	29.8		9 (2.7%)	303 (92.4%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								6.5			(n/a)
470075000282	572	Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Woodson RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4697	396	25	15.6		339 (85.6%)	16 (4.0%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$12,865			$3,046			$8,683	6.4	12.1	532	40
470014702458	573	Memphis Scholars Raleigh-Egypt	Public, Charter	6-8	1380 Pennsylvania Avenue	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7874	78	6	14.1		0 (0.0%)	77 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								6.3			(n/a)
470014802499	574	Geeter School	Public	PK, KG-8	4649 Horn Lake RD	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8157	604	44	13.7		3 (0.5%)	570 (94.4%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$13,556			$2,570			$9,921	6.3	7.1	572	2
470318001701	575	John Early Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Cass ST	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6369	174	19	9.3		6 (3.4%)	149 (85.6%)	17 (9.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$23,144			$2,865			$18,865	6	6.7	577	2
470159000801	576	Orchard Knob Middle School	Public	6-8	500 North Highland Park AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-7793	334	30	11.1		13 (3.9%)	243 (72.8%)	48 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	$17,390			$4,014			$12,645	5.7	6.5	579	3
470014802609	577	Hamilton School	Public	PK, KG-8	1478 Wilson ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7832	652	24	26.8		4 (0.6%)	594 (91.1%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$12,639			$2,640			$9,194	5.6			(n/a)
470318001696	578	Haynes Middle	Public	6-8	510 West Trinity LN	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6688	291	21	14.1		25 (8.6%)	231 (79.4%)	27 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$18,955			$2,741			$15,192	5.6	4.8	589	11
470408010410	579	Tipton County Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	800 Bert Johnston AVE	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	No	(901) 475-3502	71	13	5.5		39 (54.9%)	26 (36.6%)	5 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								5.5	9.3	552	27
470014802287	580	Grandview Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	2342 Clifton Rd	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3940	390	21	19		5 (1.3%)	359 (92.1%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,271			$3,254			$10,957	5.4	8.3	564	16

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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