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)
470438001764	191	Sulphur Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	1518 Gray Station/sulphur Spri	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1140	375	27	14.1		363 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,972			$1,171			$10,393	62.3	57.9	218	27
470327002014	192	Ridgemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1285 N Highway 45 By - Pass	Union City	38261	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 536-5171	379	36	10.6		229 (60.4%)	15 (4.0%)	116 (30.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,070			$1,829			$9,334	62.2	59.7	205	13
470423000047	193	Unicoi County Middle School	Public	6-8	600 South Mohawk DR	Erwin	37650	Unicoi County	Unicoi County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 743-1653	446	33	13.7		390 (87.4%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,424			$1,227			$9,494	62.2	47.7	285	92
470426001730	194	Union City Middle School	Public	5-8	1111 High School DR	Union City	38261	Obion County	Union City	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 885-2901	450	31	14.7		205 (45.6%)	158 (35.1%)	61 (13.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$12,507			$2,026			$9,446	61.8	61.3	198	4
470159000526	195	Soddy Daisy Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Turner RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8800	465	32	14.3		416 (89.5%)	9 (1.9%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$11,845			$1,024			$10,299	61.6	70.7	136	59
470306001224	196	Moore County High School	Public	7-12	1502 Hwy 55	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County	No	No	No	No	(931) 759-4231	423	32	13.2		382 (90.3%)	9 (2.1%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$13,327			$1,000			$11,778	61.5	64.9	177	19
470102000331	197	Dickson Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E College ST	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 446-2273	594	46	12.9		432 (72.7%)	29 (4.9%)	72 (12.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.9%)	$10,886			$992			$9,160	61.3	55.5	238	41
470432001738	198	Van Buren County High School	Public	6-12	337 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County	No	No	No	No	(931) 946-2442	400	30	13.3		393 (98.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,390						$10,497	61.1	54	248	50
470141000430	199	Minor Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	13099 Minor Hill HWY	Minor Hill	38473	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 347-0163	358	29	12.3		322 (89.9%)	8 (2.2%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$12,261			$1,615			$9,721	61.1	55.7	235	36
470030001041	200	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 E Lamar Alex Pkwy	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-1300	665	44	15.2		608 (91.4%)	8 (1.2%)	28 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$11,619			$1,606			$9,399	60.9	59.4	208	8

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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

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.