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Lafollette Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Lafollette Middle School is a public middle school in La Follette, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 351 students. The school is part of the Campbell County School District, which is ranked 130 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lafollette Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with a ranking between 435 and 534 out of 475 to 594 schools over the past decade, and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's academic performance is significantly lower than the state and county averages on TNReady assessments across all subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 6.7% to 27.6% compared to 29.6% to 49% for the state. Additionally, Lafollette Middle School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 32.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Lafollette Middle School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby middle schools, such as Jacksboro Middle School, Norris Middle School, and Lake City Middle School, which are all part of different school districts. These nearby schools consistently outperform Lafollette Middle School on TNReady assessments and have higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. The high chronic absenteeism rates and disparities in performance between different student groups at Lafollette Middle School suggest that the school may be struggling to provide equitable educational opportunities for all students.

372

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,944

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1309 East Central AVE
La Follette, TN 37766

(423) 562-8448

District: Campbell County

Students who attend Lafollette Middle School usually attend:

High:	Campbell County Comprehensive High School
	Jellico High School

Feeder schools for Lafollette Middle School:

Elementary:	Caryville Elementary
	Elk Valley Elementary
	Jacksboro Elementary
	Jellico Elementary
	More...
	LaFollette Elementary School
	Valley View Elementary
	White Oak Elementary
	Wynn Habersham Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Hispanic:

3.2%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

Tennessee avg43%

493^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Campbell County

130^th of 139Campbell 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	493 of 583	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	511 of 587	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	514 of 594	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	534 of 569	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	502 of 576	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	492 of 574	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	493 of 563	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	435 of 492	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	438 of 485	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	438 of 475	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	423 of 466	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	393 of 462	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.0	353 of 435	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	438 of 546	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	434 of 554	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	504 of 560	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	506 of 552	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	467 of 538	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	425 of 529	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	258 of 275	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	434 of 490	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	460 of 510	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	432 of 514	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	480 of 495	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	434 of 483	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	413 of 490	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	402 of 481	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	480 of 550	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	514 of 560	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	471 of 557	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	506 of 540	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	470 of 529	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	478 of 523	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	37.6	154 of 288	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	474 of 492	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	489 of 504	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	492 of 503	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	496 of 500	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	489 of 496	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	466 of 484	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	471 of 481	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)47th percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies28%-21 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

Science19%-27 vs state

English Language Arts17%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Lafollette Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (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 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
Lafollette Middle School	Public	6-8	1309 East Central AVE	La Follette	37766	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-8448	351	37	9.5		334 (95.2%)	5 (1.4%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16.8	493^rd of 583 public middle schools	15.4%		13.9	511^th of 587 public middle schools	12.9%	18	24.6	14.5	20.2	19.9	24.6	16.1	6.7	16.6	23.1	19.4	13.5	19.1	38.1	29.0	12.5	27.6	$11,944	$1,721	$9,146
Jacksboro Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Eagle CIR	Jacksboro	37757	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-3773	524	36	14.6		511 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45.4	312^th of 583 public middle schools	46.5%		45.1	314^th of 587 public middle schools	46.5%	2	40.5	44.1	42.2	42.3	38.0	34.8	21.1	31.5	32.5	42.9	32.9	36.3	28.2	44.9	34.2	36.0	$10,344	$891	$8,582
Lake City Middle School	Public	6-8	1132 S Main ST	Lake City	37769	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 426-2609	250	27	9.3		233 (93.2%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	33.2	397^th of 583 public middle schools	31.9%		34.1	389^th of 587 public middle schools	33.7%	8	19.8	28.8	15.9	20.9	30.2	29.2	18.3	25.8	27.9	36.4	34.1	32.5	39.5	51.5	39.0	42.7	$15,768	$659	$14,214
Norris Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Norris Square	Norris	37828	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 494-7171	469	33	14.3		434 (92.5%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	79.8	84^th of 583 public middle schools	85.6%		66.9	158^th of 587 public middle schools	73.1%	74	53.4	59.7	54.3	55.9	45.1	39.6	46.4	43.6	59.1	51.0	56.3	55.3	63.4	62.4	60.3	61.9	$13,370	$675	$11,914
H Maynard Middle School	Public	6-8	435 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-1030	633	45	13.9		591 (93.4%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	24.1	456^th of 583 public middle schools	21.8%		18.4	480^th of 587 public middle schools	18.2%	24	24.5	24.2	20.9	23.2	26.4	26.9	20.3	24.6	30.2	25.8	26.2	27.5	24.9	34.4	25.5	28.1	$14,831	$962	$13,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafollette Middle School

Is Lafollette Middle School a good school?

Lafollette Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Lafollette Middle School in?

Campbell County

How many students attend Lafollette Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Lafollette Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lafollette Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lafollette Middle School usually go on to attend Campbell County Comprehensive High School

What is the racial makeup of Lafollette Middle School?

Students at Lafollette Middle School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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

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