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)
470366001508	331	Rogersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	116 Broadway	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Rogersville	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-7651	624	46	13.5		548 (87.8%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	$12,866			$1,960			$10,266	41.4	55.5	237	94
470345001444	332	Chilhowee Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Schoolhouse Hill RD	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0086	322	21	15.3		302 (93.8%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,449			$1,950			$11,122	40.9	46.9	290	42
470447001780	333	Gleason School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	92-99 State Championship DR	Gleason	38229	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 648-5351	391	34	11.3		373 (95.4%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,355			$1,496			$9,845	40.5	46.1	301	32
470165000545	334	Hornsby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Church ST	Hornsby	38044	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 658-5707	175	12	14.5		150 (85.7%)	24 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,724			$2,621			$9,394	40.2	44	318	16
470402001213	335	Joe Shafer Middle School	Public	6-8	240 Albert Gallatin BLVD	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-9100	666	48	13.8		403 (60.5%)	135 (20.3%)	91 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.1%)	$11,086			$1,182			$9,414	40.2	53.3	251	84
470405001688	336	Sweetwater Junior High School	Public	7-8	1013 Cannon AVE	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 337-7336	322	20	16.1		244 (75.8%)	13 (4.0%)	54 (16.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$9,761			$1,713			$7,333	40.2	43.3	322	14
470222000787	337	Holston Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Chilhowee DR	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1300	481	38	12.7		237 (49.3%)	157 (32.6%)	49 (10.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$14,041			$1,820			$11,592	40.1	35.5	371	34
470234001940	338	Leoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2612 Hwy 43 South	Leoma	38468	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 231-8199	538	29	18.7		517 (96.1%)	10 (1.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,321			$1,366			$7,987	39.9	36.8	360	22
470234002623	339	Pioneer Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1620 Springer RD	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 762-3581	158	13	11.8		139 (88.0%)	8 (5.1%)	3 (1.9%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	$2,731			$157			$2,573	39.5			(n/a)
470447001788	340	Sharon School	Public	PK, KG-8	254 North Woodlawn DR	Sharon	38255	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 456-2672	168	24	7.1		137 (81.5%)	15 (8.9%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$20,801			$5,538			$13,873	39.5	45.4	309	31

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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