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)
470318001375	551	Two Rivers Middle	Public	6-8	2991 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8931	266	23	11.6		68 (25.6%)	108 (40.6%)	81 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$19,856			$3,037			$15,899	9.6	10.7	540	11
470318002202	552	Madison Middle	Public	6-8	300 W Old Hickory BLVD	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 687-4018	400	25	15.9		31 (7.8%)	214 (53.5%)	142 (35.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$17,981			$2,916			$14,264	9.5	11.6	535	17
470318001258	553	Apollo Middle	Public	5-8	631 Richards RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5025	688	34	20.5		73 (10.6%)	175 (25.4%)	396 (57.6%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$18,037			$2,491			$14,865	9.5	7.2	571	18
470014801615	554	Hickory Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	3920 Ridgeway RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-9337	803	47	17		4 (0.5%)	619 (77.1%)	164 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$12,387			$2,557			$9,126	9.3	9.1	556	2
470420002647	555	Tullahoma Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	301 West Decherd ST	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 454-2638	43	18	2.4		33 (76.7%)	7 (16.3%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,613			$2,700			$10,913	9.3			(n/a)
470177001952	556	Haywood Middle School	Public	7-8	1201 Haralson	Brownsville	38037	Lauderdale County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-3265	365	36	10.2		90 (24.7%)	239 (65.5%)	26 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$14,789			$2,371			$11,387	9.1	8.6	560	4
470042000136	557	White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5634 White Oak RD	Duff	37729	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6051	129	13	9.7		129 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,001			$2,331			$8,298	9	18.7	482	75
470014802248	558	Veritas College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	1500 Dunn AVE	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 526-1900	144	11	13		1 (0.7%)	132 (91.7%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$19,979			$5,577			$14,086	9	12.5	530	28
470014802489	559	Believe Memphis Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2230 Corry RD	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 881-7970	317	17	18.6		2 (0.6%)	299 (94.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$21,211			$5,610			$15,285	8.9	8.4	563	4
470014801083	560	Havenview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1481 Hester Rd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3092	676	33	20.3		1 (0.1%)	628 (92.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	$13,074			$2,698			$9,651	8.9	7.8	567	7

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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:

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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.