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)
470014802633	211	Leadership Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4190 Elliston RD	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 512-4495	419	27	15.3		7 (1.7%)	323 (77.1%)	77 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$18,713			$4,889			$13,508	59.4	21.2	465	254
470351002355	212	Rhea Middle School	Public	6-8	405 Pierce RD	Evensville	37332	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 775-7821	556	37	15.2		445 (80.0%)	13 (2.3%)	86 (15.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$12,044			$1,338			$9,664	59.4	55.3	239	27
470399002678	213	Sullivan Central Middle School	Public	6-8	131 Shipley Ferry RD	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1200	590	46	12.9		563 (95.4%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$11,851			$1,439			$9,777	59.4	58.9	211	2
470123000381	214	Pine Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	800 N York HWY	Jamestown	38556	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-9525	561	31	18.3		538 (95.9%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,728						$7,760	59.1	68.1	153	61
470410001704	215	Trenton Middle School	Public	5-8	2065 Hwy 45 Bypass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-2422	399	25	16.1		255 (63.9%)	94 (23.6%)	36 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$10,202			$1,558			$7,706	59	55.5	236	21
470201000645	216	Huntingdon Middle School	Public	4-8	199 Browning AVE	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Huntingdon Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 986-2175	487	34	14.3		376 (77.2%)	55 (11.3%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	$10,883			$783			$9,304	58.8	63.2	188	28
470075000273	217	Bridgeport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1935 Edwina Bridgeport RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-5780	303	21	14.6		277 (91.4%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$10,764			$1,546			$8,013	58.5	51.8	259	42
470369001906	218	Rock Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	3301 Rock Springs RD	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3825	1,066	69	15.4		399 (37.4%)	210 (19.7%)	318 (29.8%)	71 (6.7%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	60 (5.6%)	$9,961			$584			$8,794	58.2	54.4	246	28
470102000328	219	Charlotte Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Humphries ST	Charlotte	37036	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 740-6060	436	28	15.3		374 (85.8%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$11,126			$979			$9,346	57.6	58.5	214	5
470387001607	220	Union Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Lebanon HWY	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-1975	216	16	13.3		185 (85.6%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$10,440			$993			$8,516	57.5	49.8	272	52

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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.

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