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Lake Forest Middle School

Q: Is Lake Forest Middle School a good school?

Lake Forest Middle School ranks 339 th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Lake Forest Middle School is a public middle school in Cleveland, Tennessee, serving 1,174 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Bradley County school district, which is ranked 45 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Lake Forest Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with a ranking between 209 and 372 out of 362-594 schools. Its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school struggling with its African American, Hispanic, and Special Education student populations. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.3% to 27.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Lake Forest Middle School to other nearby middle schools, such as Ocoee Middle School, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. Ocoee Middle School, which is also in the Bradley County district, consistently outperforms Lake Forest Middle School across various academic metrics and has a higher statewide ranking.

1,173

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,436

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 Kile Lake RD
Cleveland, TN 37323

(423) 478-8821

District: Bradley County

Students who attend Lake Forest Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bradley Central High School

Feeder schools for Lake Forest Middle School:

Elementary:	Black Fox Elementary School
	Oak Grove Elementary School
	Taylor Elementary School
	Valley View Elementary School
	More...
	Waterville Community Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.6%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2021 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2021) to 42nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

Tennessee avg43%

339^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Bradley County

45^th of 139Bradley County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	339 of 583	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	327 of 587	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	312 of 594	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	269 of 569	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	209 of 576	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	247 of 574	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	243 of 563	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.4	214 of 362	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.6	296 of 492	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.9	372 of 485	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.1	358 of 475	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.0	351 of 466	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	352 of 462	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	338 of 435	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	174 of 312	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	209 of 318	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	247 of 316	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	193 of 299	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	128 of 277	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	164 of 293	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	96 of 284	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	52 of 73	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	376 of 546	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	319 of 554	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	289 of 560	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	274 of 552	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	247 of 538	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	277 of 529	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	214 of 286	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	217 of 285	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	173 of 285	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	125 of 275	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	102 of 261	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	142 of 228	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	109 of 219	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	313 of 490	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	299 of 510	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	296 of 514	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	206 of 495	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	180 of 483	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	293 of 490	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	215 of 481	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	285 of 550	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	315 of 560	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	306 of 557	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	246 of 540	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	160 of 529	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	216 of 523	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	285 of 332	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	250 of 299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	224 of 288	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	252 of 260	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	200 of 238	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	358 of 492	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	335 of 504	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	314 of 503	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	275 of 500	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	222 of 496	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	263 of 484	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	271 of 481	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies39%-10 vs state

Science38%-8 vs state

Mathematics35%-7 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 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
Lake Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	610 Kile Lake RD	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-8821	1,174	78	14.9		965 (82.2%)	26 (2.2%)	133 (11.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (3.6%)	41.1	339^th of 583 public middle schools	41.9%		42.3	327^th of 587 public middle schools	44.3%	12	38.7	27.4	40.5	35.2	37.2	22.1	22.9	27.5			41.6	34.1	38.3	38.0	44.6	36.1	34.8	38.6	$11,436	$662	$9,947
Ocoee Middle School	Public	6-8	2250 N Ocoee ST	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 476-0630	1,045	69	15.2		888 (85.0%)	31 (3.0%)	81 (7.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.8%)	71.9	134^th of 583 public middle schools	77.0%		67.8	152^nd of 587 public middle schools	74.1%	18	52.8	46.6	46.1	48.4	50.3	41.0	30.1	40.2			57.8	52.7	44.8	51.6	65.9	60.7	49.1	58.3	$11,269	$587	$9,829
Cleveland Middle	Public	6-8	3635 Georgetown Road N. W.	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	No	(423) 479-9641	1,302	89	14.6		617 (47.4%)	126 (9.7%)	424 (32.6%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	101 (7.8%)	35	385^th of 583 public middle schools	34.0%		37.1	364^th of 587 public middle schools	38.0%	21	30.9	32.8	18.2	27.8	27.1	26.1	23.5	25.6	76.1	76.1	32.2	43.0	32.2	35.8	31.7	41.5	38.4	37.2	$12,680	$607	$11,369
Chilhowee Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Schoolhouse Hill RD	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0086	292	21	13.9		274 (93.8%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	38.6	366^th of 583 public middle schools	37.2%		40.9	332^nd of 587 public middle schools	43.4%	34	29.5	29.6	22.3	27.1	28.4	38.8	26.6	31.4			33.0	35.1	33.0	33.7	31.8	58.2	28.7	40.0	$12,935	$560	$11,872
Ooltewah Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Ooltewah Ringgold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6910	525	37	14.3		191 (36.4%)	106 (20.2%)	143 (27.2%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.7%)	47.1	296^th of 583 public middle schools	49.2%		59.8	208^th of 587 public middle schools	64.6%	88	28.9	34.3	23.5	29.5	29.4	29.3	29.2	29.3	87.0	87.0	37.5	44.2	48.9	43.8	42.8	42.5	50.0	45.2	$17,573	$876	$15,942
Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	6810 Lebron Sterchi DR	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1474	697	42	16.4		512 (73.5%)	65 (9.3%)	54 (7.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.2%)	73.9	115^th of 583 public middle schools	80.3%		74.8	106^th of 587 public middle schools	81.9%	9	47.3	48.1	39.9	45.6	46.1	35.6	28.1	36.9	81.3	81.6	60.1	57.3	56.6	58.0	60.5	67.7	65.2	64.4	$16,400	$822	$15,043
East Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	3550 Bentwood Cove DR	Apison	37302	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6800	918	60	15.1		492 (53.6%)	177 (19.3%)	124 (13.5%)	34 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (9.9%)	76.9	94^th of 583 public middle schools	83.9%		77.3	97^th of 587 public middle schools	83.5%	3	52.4	43.3	32.7	43.7	51.5	46.9	36.2	44.9	91.5	91.5	63.0	58.5	53.3	58.3	71.6	63.3	53.6	62.9	$16,422	$787	$15,152
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%)	21.5	466^th of 583 public middle schools	20.1%		25.1	445^th of 587 public middle schools	24.2%	21	14.0	13.4	18.4	15.3	16.3	18.8	12.2	15.7			16.1	29.2	41.8	29.3	17.2	37.5	42.9	32.8	$19,845	$840	$18,034
Tyner Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6837 Tyner RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 855-2648	380	25	15.0		15 (3.9%)	253 (66.6%)	89 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	10.2	529^th of 583 public middle schools	9.3%		13.4	512^th of 587 public middle schools	12.8%	17	20.3	14.3	24.8	19.6	9.0	10.5	6.6	8.8			23.0	15.0	11.6	16.5	5.8	26.2	13.9	15.5	$19,057	$1,217	$17,079
Loftis Middle School	Public	6-8	8611 Columbus RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4749	586	37	16.0		481 (82.1%)	11 (1.9%)	34 (5.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.2%)	84.8	55^th of 583 public middle schools	90.6%		89.9	40^th of 587 public middle schools	93.2%	15	63.8	53.3	37.0	52.8	54.3	50.6	36.0	46.8	91.2	91.2	65.0	67.8	60.5	64.4	71.3	73.6	61.4	68.7	$18,084	$812	$16,626

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Forest Middle School

Is Lake Forest Middle School a good school?

Lake Forest Middle School ranks 339^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Forest Middle School?

Students at Lake Forest Middle School are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Lake Forest Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,173 students attended Lake Forest Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lake Forest Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lake Forest Middle School usually go on to attend Bradley Central High School

What district is Lake Forest Middle School in?

Bradley County

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