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)
470114000356	301	Etowah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	858 Eighth ST	Etowah	37331	McMinn County	Etowah	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 263-5483	343	18	19		299 (87.2%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$12,041			$2,501			$8,335	46.7	52	257	44
470318002263	302	Liberty Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	3515 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 564-1974	309	6	51.5		17 (5.5%)	122 (39.5%)	162 (52.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$19,583			$5,829			$12,957	46.6	46.4	298	4
470359001483	303	Oliver Springs Middle	Public	6-8	317 Roane ST	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 435-0011	149	14	11		143 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$16,708			$1,564			$13,311	46.5	66.4	169	134
470168000554	304	Hardin County Middle School	Public	6-8	299 Lacefield DR	Savannah	38372	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	No	(731) 925-9037	677	47	14.5		591 (87.3%)	21 (3.1%)	27 (4.0%)	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$11,510			$1,759			$9,015	46.5	46.8	292	12
470318001322	305	Isaac Litton Middle	Public	6-8	4601 Hedgewood DR	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6700	301	18	17		139 (46.2%)	80 (26.6%)	61 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	$20,408			$2,098			$17,527	46.4	34.2	384	79
470300002069	306	Vonore Middle School	Public	5-8	414 Hall ST	Vonore	37885	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 884-2730	267	17	16.1		213 (79.8%)	2 (0.7%)	46 (17.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$12,247			$842			$10,477	46.2	40.9	335	29
470063000247	307	Forge Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Hill RD	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2768	151	12	12.8		148 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$16,698			$1,866			$13,635	46	33.4	391	84
470090000309	308	Pine View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	349 Daysville RD	Rockwood	37854	Roane County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 354-1986	187	17	11		178 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$14,414			$2,018			$10,820	46	40.5	338	30
470438001763	309	South Central Elementary	Public	K-8	2955 Highway 107	Chuckey	37641	Greene County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1135	176	19	9		157 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)	$15,375			$1,440			$13,264	45.8	31.3	408	99
470051002612	310	Carter County Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	139 Keenburg RD	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 547-2407	99	10	9.8		92 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$7,150			$2,580			$4,198	45.5			(n/a)

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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

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.