Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

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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)
470309001235	441	Oakdale School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	225 Clifty Creek RD	Oakdale	37829	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 369-3885	444	32	14		407 (91.7%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,783			$1,838			$9,553	25.8	22.2	459	18
470309001230	442	Coalfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1720 Coalhill RD	Coalfield	37719	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-7332	509	34	15.1		490 (96.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,865			$1,883			$9,697	25.6	19.8	472	30
470360001500	443	Jo Byrns High School	Public	6-12	7025 Hwy 41 North	Cedar Hill	37032	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 696-2251	555	42	13.3		419 (75.5%)	23 (4.1%)	88 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$12,317			$426			$11,262	25.5	20.9	466	23
470042000138	444	Wynn Habersham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	174 Habersham RD	Duff	37729	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-9482	144	12	12.2		143 (99.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,723			$2,482			$8,155	25.4	38.7	348	96
470159000494	445	Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	5716 Hwy 58	Harrison	37341	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1439	340	21	16.3		99 (29.1%)	162 (47.6%)	38 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.1%)	$14,242			$1,704			$11,665	25.1	23.9	452	7
470014802200	446	Lowrance Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7740 Lowrance RD	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2330	914	52	17.5		9 (1.0%)	739 (80.9%)	135 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$12,759			$2,450			$9,527	25	16.8	494	48
470129000399	447	North Middle School	Public	6-8	2990 Decherd BLVD	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5323	577	33	17.4		485 (84.1%)	32 (5.5%)	42 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,684			$1,532			$8,570	24.7	28.6	430	17
470258002665	448	Jackson Academic STEAM Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1938 Emporium DR	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(731) 664-2500	286	34	8.3		104 (36.4%)	132 (46.2%)	28 (9.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$12,387			$2,229			$10,060	24.6	20.5	469	21
470309001238	449	Sunbright School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Burrville RD	Sunbright	37872	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 628-2244	500	30	16.6		480 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,480			$1,956			$9,270	24.6	18	488	39
470014801036	450	Colonial Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1370 Colonial RD	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8980	1,088	56	19.6		31 (2.8%)	584 (53.7%)	423 (38.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	$12,695			$2,492			$9,523	24.5	24.2	450

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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