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)
470450001800	171	White County Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Turntable RD	Sparta	38583	White County	White County	No	No	No	No	(931) 738-9238	839	56	14.9		758 (90.3%)	19 (2.3%)	25 (3.0%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	$10,195			$1,033			$8,302	64.8	57.3	223	52
470090002052	172	Frank P. Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3766 Dunbar RD	Crossville	38572	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 788-2248	615	37	16.6		574 (93.3%)	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,680			$1,204			$8,229	64.8	68.4	150	22
470369002480	173	Rocky Fork Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Thunderstorm LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6780	783	55	14.3		326 (41.6%)	152 (19.4%)	214 (27.3%)	58 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.0%)	$11,121			$534			$10,113	64.6	67.4	160	13
470000101933	174	Lincoln Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	219 Lincoln AVE	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 581-3200	561	37	15.3		252 (44.9%)	38 (6.8%)	232 (41.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (5.9%)	$10,545			$1,598			$8,189	64.6	64.3	183	9
470438002160	175	Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2891 Hwy 11E	Telford	37690	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 257-7400	651	43	14.9		599 (92.0%)	7 (1.1%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$12,273			$1,182			$10,630	64.6	64.7	178	3
470140000421	176	Spring Hill Elementary	Public	K-8	84 State Route 188	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 559-4223	101	12	8.5		92 (91.1%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$14,699			$1,307			$12,278	64.4	51.1	265	89
470090000305	177	Glenn Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1362 Miller AVE	Crossville	38555	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 484-7547	764	45	17.1		633 (82.9%)	15 (2.0%)	94 (12.3%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$11,584			$1,655			$8,464	64.3	57.4	221	44
470180000612	178	Westover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Crucifer RD	Huron	38345	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-9846	587	37	15.8		521 (88.8%)	15 (2.6%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$10,900			$1,572			$8,576	64.2	73.1	119	59
470333001423	179	Rickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	631 Rickman Monterey HWY	Rickman	38580	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 498-2825	709	46	15.5		692 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,769			$1,253			$7,929	64.2	68.5	149	30
470139000425	180	Bradford High School	Public	6-12	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-3729	302	19	15.8		276 (91.4%)	15 (5.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,437			$890			$10,687	64	81.7	73	107

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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