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)
470102000336	131	W James Middle School	Public	6-8	3030 Trace Creek RD	White Bluff	37187	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 740-5770	253	19	13		224 (88.5%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$12,219			$963			$10,353	70.7	80.3	79	52
470324001397	132	Robertsville Middle School	Public	5-8	245 Robertsville RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	No	(865) 425-9201	702	52	13.5		474 (67.5%)	95 (13.5%)	57 (8.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (9.3%)	$14,948			$1,109			$13,305	70.5	71.9	128	4
470387001598	133	Defeated Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Defeated Creek HWY	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 774-3150	277	20	14		264 (95.3%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$10,352			$824			$8,683	70.4	69.7	141	8
470402001989	134	Westmoreland Middle School	Public	6-8	4128 Hawkins DR	Westmoreland	37186	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 644-3003	430	29	14.6		399 (92.8%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$12,117			$603			$10,878	70.1	68.9	146	12
470447001785	135	Martin Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Fowler RD	Martin	38237	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 587-2346	446	24	18.5		302 (67.7%)	69 (15.5%)	34 (7.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	$9,684			$996			$8,019	69.6	69.5	144	9
470402001678	136	V G Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	487 A. Walton Ferry RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-3456	434	33	13		281 (64.7%)	63 (14.5%)	60 (13.8%)	15 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$12,000			$759			$10,697	69.6	69.6	142	6
470000100479	137	East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6595 St. Clair RD	Whitesburg	37891	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-3041	498	33	15.1		428 (85.9%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	$10,724			$768			$9,266	69.5	73	121	16
470279000985	138	McKenzie Middle School	Public	5-8	80 West Woodrow AVE	Mc Kenzie	38201	Carroll County	McKenzie	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 352-2792	370	26	14.2		283 (76.5%)	33 (8.9%)	28 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$10,259			$997			$8,136	69.5	62.5	191	53
470282000994	139	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	145 Co Road 627	Etowah	37331	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 263-2498	545	35	15.7		458 (84.0%)	21 (3.9%)	38 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$11,514			$1,918			$8,777	69.4	62	192	53
470267000950	140	Forrest School	Public	7-12	310 North Horton PKWY	Chapel Hill	37034	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(931) 246-4733	803	46	17.5		722 (89.9%)	10 (1.2%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$8,782			$395			$7,816	69.2	67.4	162	22

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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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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