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)
470318002103	251	KIPP Academy Nashville	Public, Charter	5-8	123 Douglas AVE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 514-6266	391	6	65.1		7 (1.8%)	225 (57.5%)	153 (39.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$18,409			$3,610			$13,204	52.8	37.2	358	107
470270010416	252	Maryville Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	715 Lamar ST	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Maryville	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 982-7121	69	15	4.6		56 (81.2%)	2 (2.9%)	7 (10.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$12,459			$04			$12,394	52.8			(n/a)
470249000079	253	South Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	362 Smith Mill RD	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 937-7385	653	39	16.7		566 (86.7%)	33 (5.1%)	29 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$9,638			$1,323			$7,625	52.7	76.5	104	149
470099000325	254	DeKalb West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Bulldog LN	Liberty	37095	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 536-5332	456	30	15.4		409 (89.7%)	12 (2.6%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,421			$1,606			$8,859	52.7	66.6	166	88
470372001541	255	Winfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	23366 Scott HWY	Winfield	37892	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 569-8288	173	13	12.8		161 (93.1%)	4 (2.3%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,964			$2,227			$11,820	52.4	55.7	234	21
470030001652	256	Union Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	334 South Old Grey Ridge RD	Friendsville	37737	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-1320	636	30	21.4		546 (85.8%)	11 (1.7%)	49 (7.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$11,507			$1,406			$9,444	52.4	56.8	225	31
470014801577	257	E.E. Jeter Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7662 Benjestown Rd	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2955	369	30	12.2		224 (60.7%)	72 (19.5%)	42 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.0%)	$15,517			$2,336			$12,183	52.1	58.6	213	44
470219000714	258	John Sevier Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Wateree ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2450	799	59	13.6		570 (71.3%)	55 (6.9%)	68 (8.5%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.8%)	$12,469			$1,404			$10,456	52	49.8	273	15
470174000575	259	Church Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	211 Oak DR	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-3051	347	25	13.8		316 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$12,290			$1,187			$9,975	51.8	51	267	8
470372001538	260	Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	355 School House RD	Robbins	37852	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 627-4354	269	23	11.7		260 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,538			$2,028			$10,306	51.8	35.6	369	109

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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

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.