Is Haywood Middle School a good school?

Haywood Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend Haywood Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 340 students attended Haywood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Haywood Middle School?

Students at Haywood Middle School are 72% African American, 19% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Haywood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Haywood Middle School usually go on to attend Haywood High School

Haywood Middle School

Summary:

Haywood Middle School is a public middle school located in Brownsville, Tennessee, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 365 students. The school's student population is predominantly African American (65.48%), with smaller percentages of White (24.66%), Hispanic (7.12%), Asian (0.55%), and two or more races (2.19%).

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, Haywood Middle School consistently performs below state and county averages in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (5%), English Language Arts (10.4%), Science (17.4%), and Social Studies (16.5%) were significantly lower than the state averages of 39.7%, 37.6%, 44%, and 45.3%, respectively. The school has ranked in the bottom quartile of Tennessee middle schools, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. Particularly concerning are the performance gaps between Haywood Middle School's African American, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, who scored in the bottom 5-10% of Tennessee middle schools.

In comparison, the nearby Sunny Hill Intermediate School and Crockett County Middle School appear to be performing significantly better academically, with higher proficiency rates across all subject areas. While Haywood Middle School serves a high-poverty student population and has relatively high per-student spending, these additional resources do not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Addressing the school's challenges will require a comprehensive approach to improve educational opportunities for all students.

Detail:

Public 7-8

1201 Haralson
Brownsville, TN 38012

(731) 772-3265

District: Haywood County

SchoolDigger Rank:
556^th of 587 Tennessee Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,789

Students who attend Haywood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Haywood High School

Feeder schools for Haywood Middle School:

Elementary:	Anderson Early Childhood
	East Side Elementary
	Haywood Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 340

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.1%

White:

19.4%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Haywood Middle School ranks worse than 94.7% of middle schools in Tennessee. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.14. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (72.1%), White (19.4%), Hispanic (6.2%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Haywood Middle School is 11.9. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Haywood Middle School is $14,789.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Haywood Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Haywood Middle School 556^th of 587 Tennessee public middle schools. (See Haywood Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rank History for Haywood Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Haywood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TN State Percentile
2010	36.82	303^rd	435	30.3%
2011	22.41	396^th	462	14.3%
2012	16.30	422^nd	466	9.4%
2013	16.35	447^th	475	5.9%
2014	22.81	422^nd	485	13.0%
2015	25.30	431^st	492	12.4%
2018	15.47	499^th	563	11.4%
2019	15.47	503^rd	574	12.4%
2021	8.66	541^st	576	6.1%
2022	11.26	520^th	569	8.6%
2023	8.61	560^th	594	5.7%
2024	9.14	556^th	587	5.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Haywood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TN State Percentile
2019	28.38	186^th	222	16.2%
2021	16.57	235^th	238	1.3%
2022	20.89	250^th	260	3.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Haywood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TN State Percentile
2018	16.82	438^th	481	8.9%
2019	15.56	453^rd	490	7.6%
2022	13.53	464^th	495	6.3%
2023	14.17	482^nd	514	6.2%
2024	8.63	504^th	510	1.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Haywood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TN State Percentile
2019	13.91	476^th	529	10.0%
2021	8.63	509^th	538	5.4%
2022	8.90	523^rd	552	5.3%
2023	9.65	527^th	560	5.9%
2024	9.23	527^th	554	4.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Haywood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TN State Percentile
2019	17.64	453^rd	523	13.4%
2021	10.44	486^th	529	8.1%
2022	12.28	494^th	540	8.5%
2023	8.39	535^th	557	3.9%
2024	11.09	518^th	560	7.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Haywood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TN State Percentile
2018	21.62	236^th	284	16.9%
2019	18.43	258^th	293	11.9%
2022	13.21	294^th	299	1.7%
2023	14.34	305^th	316	3.5%
2024	14.58	300^th	318	5.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Haywood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TN State Percentile
2018	60.31	67^th	219	69.4%
2019	57.32	72^nd	228	68.4%
2021	28.48	185^th	261	29.1%
2022	27.01	205^th	275	25.5%
2023	21.62	240^th	285	15.8%

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Rank History for White students at Haywood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TN State Percentile
2018	23.74	404^th	481	16.0%
2019	29.51	378^th	484	21.9%
2021	18.87	441^st	496	11.1%
2022	21.31	421^st	500	15.8%
2023	11.46	478^th	503	5.0%
2024	18.28	448^th	504	11.1%

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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Haywood Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	271	366	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	637
1989	255	455	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	716
1990	250	456	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1991	227	460	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
1992	239	484	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1993	239	453	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1994	256	415	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
1995	222	394	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1996	222	394	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1997	217	417	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	-4	641
1998	210	396	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	1	616
1999	185	355	2	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2000	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	564	564
2001	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	572	572
2002	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	560	560
2003	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	560	560
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	596	596
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	590	590
2006	178	394	0	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
2007	156	398	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
2008	168	364	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
2009	154	312	0	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
2010	165	323	0	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
2011	153	316	1	35	0	0	0	0	505
2012	152	328	4	29	0	0	0	0	513
2013	237	492	1	55	1	0	0	0	786
2014	224	490	2	54	0	0	0	0	770
2015	208	488	3	46	0	0	0	0	745
2016	202	414	2	46	0	0	0	0	664
2017	183	417	2	43	0	0	2	0	647
2018	160	389	3	39	0	0	4	0	595
2019	167	429	1	37	0	0	10	0	644
2020	164	416	4	39	0	0	6	0	629
2021	99	291	3	31	0	0	6	0	430
2022	95	248	3	30	0	0	7	0	383
2023	90	239	2	26	0	0	8	0	365
2024	66	245	4	21	1	0	3	0	340

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Haywood Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	637	21.0	30.3	n/a
1989	716	34.0	21.0	n/a
1990	712	34.0	20.9	n/a
1991	691	34.0	20.3	n/a
1992	727	35.0	20.7	n/a
1993	697	35.0	19.9	n/a
1994	677	35.0	19.3	n/a
1995	621	44.0	14.1	n/a
1996	621	44.0	14.1	n/a
1997	641	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	616	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	553	n/a	0.0	n/a
2000	564	n/a	0.0	n/a
2001	572	n/a	0.0	n/a
2002	560	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	560	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	596	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	590	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	591	41.0	14.4	n/a
2007	572	38.4	14.9	74.5
2008	550	36.0	15.3	75.8
2009	483	35.0	13.8	83.2
2010	511	36.0	14.1	68.5
2011	505	33.1	15.2	79.2
2012	513	38.0	13.5	77
2013	786	n/a	n/a	75.4
2014	770	41.0	18.7	79.9
2015	745	43.0	17.3	71.7
2016	664	42.0	15.8	84.2
2017	647	31.0	20.8	n/a
2018	595	36.0	16.5	n/a
2019	644	37.0	17.4	n/a
2020	629	37.5	16.7	n/a
2021	430	30.5	14.0	n/a
2022	383	32.0	11.9	n/a
2023	365	35.6	10.2	n/a
2024	340	28.5	11.9	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Haywood Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	637	21.0	30.3	n/a
1989	716	34.0	21.0	n/a
1990	712	34.0	20.9	n/a
1991	691	34.0	20.3	n/a
1992	727	35.0	20.7	n/a
1993	697	35.0	19.9	n/a
1994	677	35.0	19.3	n/a
1995	621	44.0	14.1	n/a
1996	621	44.0	14.1	n/a
1997	641	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	616	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	553	n/a	0.0	n/a
2000	564	n/a	0.0	n/a
2001	572	n/a	0.0	n/a
2002	560	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	560	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	596	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	590	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	591	41.0	14.4	n/a
2007	572	38.4	14.9	74.5
2008	550	36.0	15.3	75.8
2009	483	35.0	13.8	83.2
2010	511	36.0	14.1	68.5
2011	505	33.1	15.2	79.2
2012	513	38.0	13.5	77
2013	786	n/a	n/a	75.4
2014	770	41.0	18.7	79.9
2015	745	43.0	17.3	71.7
2016	664	42.0	15.8	84.2
2017	647	31.0	20.8	n/a
2018	595	36.0	16.5	n/a
2019	644	37.0	17.4	n/a
2020	629	37.5	16.7	n/a
2021	430	30.5	14.0	n/a
2022	383	32.0	11.9	n/a
2023	365	35.6	10.2	n/a
2024	340	28.5	11.9	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Haywood Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$701 (6.9%)	$8,625 (85.4%)	$10,098
2020	$849 (9.0%)	$7,808 (82.9%)	$9,413
2021	$1,697 (15.0%)	$8,911 (78.8%)	$11,308
2022	$2,246 (17.5%)	$9,858 (76.6%)	$12,865
2023	$2,371 (16.0%)	$11,387 (77.0%)	$14,789

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Haywood Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 503^rd of 574 Middle schools	Ranks 560^th of 594 Middle schools	6.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Haywood Middle School)	14.3	7.5	6.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Haywood County)	14.3	7.2	7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)	33.6	35	1.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Haywood Middle School)	15.3	13.6	1.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Haywood County)	15.3	13.2	2.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)	35.4	36.1	0.7%
7th Grade Social Studies (Haywood Middle School)	21.6	21.3	0.3%
7th Grade Social Studies (Haywood County)	21.6	21.2	0.4%
7th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)	43.2	46.9	3.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Haywood Middle School)	13.8	5.3	8.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Haywood County)	13.8	5.2	8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)	35.1	34	1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Haywood Middle School)	9.7	6.1	3.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Haywood County)	9.7	6.5	3.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)	27.1	26.3	0.8%
8th Grade Algebra I (Haywood Middle School)	90	93.3	3.3%
8th Grade Algebra I (Haywood County)	90	93.3	3.3%
8th Grade Algebra I (Tennessee)	75.6	69.2	6.4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Haywood Middle School)	20.2	12.2	8%
8th Grade Social Studies (Haywood County)	20.2	12.6	7.6%
8th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)	41.5	41.6	0.1%
All Grades Mathematics (Haywood Middle School)	16.3	6.3	10%
All Grades Mathematics (Haywood County)	20.5	8.6	11.9%
All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)	40.8	38.1	2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Haywood Middle School)	13.7	9.5	4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Haywood County)	17.8	13.7	4.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)	33.7	36.6	2.9%
All Grades Algebra I (Haywood Middle School)	90	93.3	3.3%
All Grades Algebra I (Haywood County)	13.9	6.3	7.6%
All Grades Algebra I (Tennessee)	27.4	20.7	6.7%
All Grades Social Studies (Haywood Middle School)	19.3	16.3	3%
All Grades Social Studies (Haywood County)	19.3	13.3	6%
All Grades Social Studies (Tennessee)	40.9	43.9	3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	644	365	43.3%
African American	429	239	44.3%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	1	2	100%
Hispanic	37	26	29.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	167	90	46.1%
Two or More Races	10	8	20%

Schools Near Haywood Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				TNReady Mathematics (2024)					TNReady English Language Arts (2024)					TNReady Algebra I (2024)		TNReady Science (2024)					TNReady Social Studies (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Haywood Middle School	Public	7-8	1201 Haralson	Brownsville	38012	Lauderdale County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-3265	340	29	11.9		66 (19.4%)	245 (72.1%)	21 (6.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	9.1	556^th of 587 public middle schools	5.3%		8.6	560^th of 594 public middle schools	5.7%	4			5.6		5.0			11.7	8.8	10.4	20.7	20.7			13.9	21.6	17.4		19.6	12.8	16.5	$14,789	$2,371	$11,387
Sunny Hill Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2401 Anderson AVE	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-3401	355	29	12.4		100 (28.2%)	220 (62.0%)	24 (6.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)	13.9	17.9			15.8	20.2	18.5			19.4			14.5	23.5			18.8	18.5			18.5	$12,762	$2,545	$9,322
Crockett County Middle School	Public	6-8	497 North Cavalier DR	Alamo	38001	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 696-5583	618	39	15.7		406 (65.7%)	79 (12.8%)	120 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	56.3	225^th of 587 public middle schools	61.7%		55.8	233^rd of 594 public middle schools	60.8%	8		32.0	46.5	61.0	48.2		31.6	34.5	27.4	31.1				39.6	42.9	41.3	41.5	35.1	42.9	42.8	40.9	$9,153	$975	$7,353
Ripley Middle School	Public	6-8	309 Charles Griggs AVE	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 635-1391	487	36	13.4		198 (40.7%)	257 (52.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	12.2	524^th of 587 public middle schools	10.7%		16.1	501^st of 594 public middle schools	15.7%	23		13.5	20.1	11.4	15.5		16.2	15.6	12.2	14.7	56.3	56.3		12.1	23.5	11.3	16.2	7.6	23.5	10.6	14.7	$11,863	$1,662	$9,262

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