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South Doyle Middle School

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South Doyle Middle School ranks 374 th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

South Doyle Middle School is a public middle school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 799 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Knox County school district. While the school offers Algebra I as a strength, it consistently underperforms the county and state averages on academic measures, with particularly low proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

South Doyle Middle School's academic performance lags behind nearby schools like Halls Middle School, Bearden Middle School, and Gresham Middle School, which generally have higher proficiency rates and rankings among Tennessee middle schools. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, which are significantly above the state average.

While the school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, the school's overall challenges appear to be multifaceted, with socioeconomic factors potentially playing a role. Addressing these performance gaps and improving outcomes for all students at South Doyle Middle School will require targeted interventions and support from the Knox County school district.

830

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,454

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3900 Decatur RD
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 579-2133

District: Knox County

Students who attend South Doyle Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Doyle High School

Feeder schools for South Doyle Middle School:

Elementary:	Bonny Kate Elementary
	Dogwood Elementary
	Gap Creek Elementary
	Mooreland Heights Elementary
	More...
	Mt Olive Elementary
	New Hopewell Elementary
	South Knox Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

African American:

16.7%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% Tennessee)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

374^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 16Middle Schools in the Knox County

77^th of 139Knox 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	37.0	374 of 583	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	406 of 587	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	377 of 594	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	363 of 569	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	317 of 576	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	417 of 574	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	441 of 563	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	348 of 362	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	412 of 492	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	420 of 485	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.6	387 of 475	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.3	282 of 466	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.8	341 of 462	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	325 of 435	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	248 of 312	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	246 of 318	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	219 of 316	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	202 of 299	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	188 of 277	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	268 of 293	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	267 of 284	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	27 of 100	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	366 of 546	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	370 of 554	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	375 of 560	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	366 of 552	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	317 of 538	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	407 of 529	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	248 of 286	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	237 of 285	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	134 of 285	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	140 of 275	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	97 of 261	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	93 of 228	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	167 of 219	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	419 of 490	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	421 of 510	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	419 of 514	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	409 of 495	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	328 of 483	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	390 of 490	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	439 of 481	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	361 of 550	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	413 of 560	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	361 of 557	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	349 of 540	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	287 of 529	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	344 of 523	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	230 of 332	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	287 of 299	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	170 of 288	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	215 of 260	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	139 of 238	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	220 of 279	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	296 of 492	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	348 of 504	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	347 of 503	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	336 of 500	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	291 of 496	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	360 of 484	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	382 of 481	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies42%-7 vs state

Algebra I41%+12 vs state

Science35%-11 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 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 English 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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English 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
South Doyle Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Decatur RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2133	799	60	13.3		531 (66.5%)	126 (15.8%)	76 (9.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	55 (6.9%)	37	374^th of 583 public middle schools	35.8%		32	406^th of 587 public middle schools	30.8%	32	29.7	24.4	19.9	25.0	33.7	27.1	23.6	28.2	41.3		41.3			43.3	41.2	18.0	35.4	46.4	45.1	34.0	41.9	$14,454	$1,419	$12,345
Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School	Public	6-8	2527 Island Home BLVD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 579-2507	0																		(n/a)
Vine Middle/Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1807 Martin Luther King Jr AVE	Knoxville	37915	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-4461	393	35	11.3		61 (15.5%)	234 (59.5%)	68 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	7.6	562^nd of 583 public middle schools	3.6%		7.6	567^th of 587 public middle schools	3.4%	5	11.4	11.8		9.0	11.4	14.2	7.5	10.9	13.3		18.8			13.5	21.0	8.5	14.5	15.1	18.6	11.5	15.0	$19,838	$2,151	$16,777
Knoxville Preparatory	Public, Charter	6	967 Irwin ST	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 394-8989	0																		(n/a)																						$30,780	$4,548	$25,319
Whittle Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 White Oak LN	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4474	467	38	12.2		147 (31.5%)	92 (19.7%)	190 (40.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	24.8	455^th of 583 public middle schools	22.0%		17.6	487^th of 587 public middle schools	17.0%	32	29.3	9.6	13.8	16.7	23.6	19.8	12.1	18.5						32.2	46.7	23.1	35.2	36.6	34.1	29.8	33.5	$16,459	$1,952	$13,660
Tennessee Virtual Junior High School	Public, Virtual	7-9	1924 Dutch Valley DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Union County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 992-9026	914	41	22.5		512 (56.0%)	252 (27.6%)	58 (6.3%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.3%)	22	464^th of 583 public middle schools	20.4%		16.9	490^th of 587 public middle schools	16.5%	26		17.5	10.9	14.2		23.6	18.5	21.0		10.1	10.1	23.9	23.9		40.3	22.8	31.4		33.0	22.4	27.6	$5,608	$151	$5,446
Holston Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Chilhowee DR	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1300	476	36	13.2		238 (50.0%)	153 (32.1%)	51 (10.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	40.5	344^th of 583 public middle schools	41.0%		40.1	337^th of 587 public middle schools	42.6%	7	32.7	27.5	14.8	25.6	36.1	27.3	27.8	30.4	63.6		63.6			48.3	34.9	12.9	35.2	42.9	40.3	47.9	43.6	$15,855	$1,513	$13,493
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5301 Pleasant Ridge RD	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1345	808	64	12.5		221 (27.4%)	177 (21.9%)	333 (41.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (8.9%)	16.1	496^th of 583 public middle schools	14.9%		12.8	517^th of 587 public middle schools	11.9%	21	20.6	17.2	9.4	16.0	18.9	13.8	10.6	14.4	66.7		66.7			35.0	26.6	13.2	25.5	28.0	29.1	21.7	26.4	$15,150	$1,988	$12,439
Gresham Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Gresham RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1430	801	48	16.6		463 (57.8%)	141 (17.6%)	121 (15.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.6%)	50.8	268^th of 583 public middle schools	54.0%		47.1	295^th of 587 public middle schools	49.7%	27	42.0	31.0	16.2	30.4	43.1	33.2	26.1	34.1						54.9	40.1	24.8	40.7	52.0	55.6	42.9	50.2	$12,673	$1,164	$10,905
Bearden Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Francis RD	Knoxville	37909	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7839	1,243	72	17.1		755 (60.7%)	203 (16.3%)	198 (15.9%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.3%)	65.6	171^st of 583 public middle schools	70.7%		67.4	153^rd of 587 public middle schools	73.9%	18	42.5	43.2	21.3	37.1	49.3	43.6	39.2	44.0	79.8		81.0			52.5	48.9	31.1	45.4	53.4	61.5	53.9	56.5	$12,022	$833	$10,711

Frequently Asked Questions about South Doyle Middle School

What district is South Doyle Middle School in?

Knox County

How many students attend South Doyle Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 830 students attended South Doyle Middle School.

Is South Doyle Middle School a good school?

South Doyle Middle School ranks 374^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Doyle Middle School?

Students at South Doyle Middle School are 63% White, 17% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of South Doyle Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Doyle Middle School usually go on to attend South Doyle High School

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