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)
470303000951	61	Rossview Middle	Public	6-8	2265 Cardinal LN	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 920-6150	1,022	67	15.3		535 (52.3%)	211 (20.6%)	144 (14.1%)	41 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (8.6%)	$11,430			$964			$9,905	84.3	79.2	85	24
470180000609	62	Scotts Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Highway 114 Main ST	Scotts Hill	38374	Decatur County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 549-3411	418	27	15.3		394 (94.3%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,678			$1,555			$8,495	84.1	72.9	122	60
470455001822	63	West Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	935 North Mt. Juliet RD	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 758-5152	1,250	64	19.6		892 (71.4%)	126 (10.1%)	124 (9.9%)	53 (4.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (3.9%)	$7,530			$555			$6,932	83.8	83.5	68	5
470282000986	64	Calhoun Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Sherwood AVE	Calhoun	37309	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 336-2974	319	22	14.8		275 (86.2%)	8 (2.5%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$12,632			$2,168			$9,424	83.7	71.5	130	66
470219000713	65	Ross N. Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	1517 Jessee ST	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2200	955	60	15.8		782 (81.9%)	27 (2.8%)	57 (6.0%)	14 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.4%)	$11,395			$932			$10,000	83.7	79.8	81	16
470369001534	66	Siegel Middle School	Public	6-8	355 West Thompson LN	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3830	1,185	68	17.4		808 (68.2%)	142 (12.0%)	142 (12.0%)	28 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.4%)	$9,807			$554			$8,841	83.6	87.4	52	14
470324001394	67	Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	200 Fairbanks RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	No	(865) 425-9301	721	61	11.8		503 (69.8%)	45 (6.2%)	86 (11.9%)	20 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (8.7%)	$14,850			$1,106			$13,235	83.5	81.2	74	7
470402002203	68	Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek	Public	6-8	1338 Drakes Creek RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-8383	597	39	15.3		371 (62.1%)	66 (11.1%)	110 (18.4%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	$10,838			$818			$9,617	83.5	80.5	78	10
470207000662	69	Dodson Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16221 Dodson Branch HWY	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-0761	281	21	13.2		260 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$12,404			$2,591			$8,542	83.5	79.7	83	14
470417000508	70	Jim Satterfield Middle School	Public	6-8	210 Damascus AVE	Hartsville	37074	Trousdale County	Trousdale County	No	No	No	No	(615) 374-2748	341	23	14.9		274 (80.4%)	24 (7.0%)	32 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$10,518			$1,252			$8,381	83.2	85.2	60	10

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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