Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

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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)
470318001288	491	DuPont Tyler Middle	Public	6-8	431 Tyler DR	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8827	300	22	13.9		56 (18.7%)	125 (41.7%)	89 (29.7%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$21,154			$2,977			$16,976	16.8	14	517	26
470318002149	492	John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	5-8	2087 Hobson PIKE	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 501-7900	907	51	17.8		118 (13.0%)	290 (32.0%)	448 (49.4%)	33 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	$16,777			$2,124			$13,958	16.7	15.8	505	13
470018000037	493	Harris Middle School	Public	6-8	570 Eagle BLVD	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-5195	950	62	15.3		321 (33.8%)	119 (12.5%)	449 (47.3%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)	$9,460			$1,231			$7,641	16.7	20.7	468	25
470165000550	494	Whiteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 Highway 64 East	Whiteville	38075	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 254-8013	211	16	13.6		35 (16.6%)	162 (76.8%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,666			$2,258			$10,435	16.4	14.2	516	22
470318002121	495	Thurgood Marshall Middle	Public	5-8	5820 Pettus RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 941-7515	761	45	17		120 (15.8%)	275 (36.1%)	263 (34.6%)	76 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$17,037			$2,221			$14,169	16.3	14.9	511	16
470014802589	496	Compass Community School Binghampton Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2540 Hale AVE	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 866-9084	215	14	15.3		9 (4.2%)	53 (24.7%)	146 (67.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$16,458			$3,997			$12,146	16.2	19.8	473	23
470318002449	497	Explore Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	707 S 7th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 784-8222	560	30	18.6		157 (28.0%)	330 (58.9%)	32 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)	$26,350			$4,390			$21,248	16.2	21.5	461	36
470014802245	498	Memphis School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	4921 Winchester RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 425-2932	562	36	15.4		5 (0.9%)	234 (41.6%)	309 (55.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$17,413			$4,627			$12,470	15.8	16.3	499	1
470014802272	499	Kate Bond Middle School	Public	6-8	2737 Kate Bond RD	Memphis	38133	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0640	1,013	57	17.8		80 (7.9%)	510 (50.3%)	340 (33.6%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.6%)	$12,822			$2,590			$9,428	15.8	13.3	522	23
470153001839	500	Tracy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	276 3rd ST	Tracy City	37387	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4752	329	27	12.4		318 (96.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,995			$1,418			$8,614	15.6	27.1	435	65

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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