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Haywood Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Haywood Middle School is a public middle school located in Brownsville, Tennessee, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 340 students. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $11,308 to $18,195 over the past few years, Haywood Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and Haywood County averages on standardized tests.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.9% of Haywood Middle School students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 12.6% in Haywood County and 42.2% statewide. Similarly, only 9.5% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 19.3% in the county and 38.9% statewide. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 20.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, Sunny Hill Intermediate School, which serves grades 5-6 within the same district, generally outperforms Haywood Middle School on academic measures. Additionally, Ripley Middle School and Crockett County Middle School, which are in neighboring districts, also outperform Haywood Middle School on most academic measures, suggesting that the academic challenges at Haywood Middle School may be more pronounced.

345

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,798

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Haralson
Brownsville, TN 38037

(731) 772-3265

District: Haywood County

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.0%

White:

22.6%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (13% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 34 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg18%

Tennessee avg43%

553^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	8.5	553 of 583	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	556 of 587	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	560 of 594	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	520 of 569	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	541 of 576	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	503 of 574	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	499 of 563	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	431 of 492	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	422 of 485	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	447 of 475	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	422 of 466	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	396 of 462	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.8	303 of 435	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	294 of 312	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	300 of 318	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	305 of 316	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	294 of 299	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	258 of 293	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	236 of 284	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	499 of 546	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	527 of 554	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	527 of 560	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	523 of 552	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	509 of 538	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	476 of 529	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	240 of 285	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	205 of 275	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	185 of 261	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	72 of 228	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	67 of 219	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	467 of 490	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	504 of 510	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	482 of 514	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	464 of 495	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	453 of 490	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	438 of 481	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	536 of 550	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	518 of 560	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	535 of 557	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	494 of 540	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	486 of 529	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	453 of 523	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	329 of 332	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	250 of 260	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	235 of 238	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	186 of 222	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	457 of 492	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	448 of 504	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	478 of 503	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	421 of 500	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	441 of 496	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	378 of 484	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	404 of 481	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies19%-30 vs state

Science15%-31 vs state

English Language Arts10%-29 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 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 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	38037	Haywood 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%)	8.5	553^rd of 583 public middle schools	5.1%		9.1	556^th of 587 public middle schools	5.3%	3			11.2		7.9			11.9	7.3	9.5					16.1	14.5	15.3		27.3	11.7	19.1	$15,798	$1,660	$13,076
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)	13.5	16.8			15.1	20.0	25.5			22.7			14.7	25.5			19.9	21.7			21.7	$15,725	$1,604	$13,163
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%)	50.2	274^th of 583 public middle schools	53.0%		56.3	225^th of 587 public middle schools	61.7%	49		31.0	49.0	50.7	44.9		23.9	35.2	29.8	30.1				32.1	40.5	44.2	39.6	28.3	43.8	45.3	40.2	$10,129	$609	$8,768
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%)	19.4	479^th of 583 public middle schools	17.8%		12.2	524^th of 587 public middle schools	10.7%	45		28.2	17.6		16.7		25.2	13.0	12.0	16.8	63.6	63.6		21.8	34.4	19.2	24.4	32.1	35.1	16.8	27.3	$12,845	$1,328	$10,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Haywood Middle School

Is Haywood Middle School a good school?

Haywood Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend Haywood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Haywood Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Haywood Middle School attend?

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

What district is Haywood Middle School in?

Haywood County

What is the racial makeup of Haywood Middle School?

Students at Haywood Middle School are 69% African American, 23% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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