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)
470234010482	401	Summertown Middle	Public	7-8	413 West College ST	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(931) 964-3539	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								32.6			(n/a)
470300001198	402	Rural Vale Elementary	Public	K-8	395 Daugherty Springs RD	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 253-3551	219	12	17.7		199 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$11,699			$835			$9,896	32.5	31.1	410	8
470000101934	403	Meadowview Middle School	Public	6-8	1623 Meadowview Ln	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 581-6360	627	45	13.9		211 (33.7%)	21 (3.3%)	363 (57.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	$10,918			$1,425			$8,825	32.4	36.4	364	39
470267000948	404	Cornersville School	Public	7-12	323 S Main ST	Cornersville	37047	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(931) 246-4170	442	30	14.6		412 (93.2%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,568			$373			$9,473	32.3	38	352	52
470348002281	405	Putnam County VITAL	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1400 E. Spring ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 372-2368	301	13	23.4		262 (87.0%)	10 (3.3%)	19 (6.3%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$3,781			$686			$3,094	32.2	34.3	382	23
470222000733	406	South Doyle Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Decatur RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2133	798	63	12.6		520 (65.2%)	137 (17.2%)	69 (8.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.4%)	$12,422			$1,466			$10,296	32	34.5	377	29
470231001997	407	Halls Junior High School	Public	7-8	800 West Tigrett ST	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 836-5579	168	12	13.7		111 (66.1%)	35 (20.8%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.7%)	$11,590			$1,410			$10,180	31.9	32.9	394	13
470174000576	408	Clinch School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1540 Clinch Valley RD	Sneedville	37869	Hancock County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-3202	154	16	9.6		141 (91.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$17,582			$1,516			$15,104	31.6	40.7	337	71
470318002058	409	William Henry Oliver Middle	Public	5-8	6211 Nolensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 332-3011	669	40	16.6		275 (41.1%)	192 (28.7%)	130 (19.4%)	49 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (3.0%)	$17,248			$2,060			$14,564	31.6	31.3	409
470438001758	410	Fall Branch Elementary	Public	K-8	1061 Highway 93	Fall Branch	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 348-1200	265	18	14.7		242 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$11,665			$1,188			$9,891	31.5	29.2	427	17

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.