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Whittle Springs Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Whittle Springs Middle School is a public middle school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 467 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Knox County school district, which is ranked 77 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whittle Springs Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the Knox County and Tennessee averages in academic subjects like mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were less than half the county and state averages. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is also generally lower than the state averages for those subgroups. Additionally, Whittle Springs Middle School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Knox County district, such as Bearden Middle School, Gibbs Middle School, and Powell Middle School, Whittle Springs Middle School's performance is generally lower. The only nearby school that performs similarly is Northwest Middle School. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate and implementing targeted interventions to support the academic and social-emotional needs of Whittle Springs Middle School's students could be key areas for improvement.

466

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,459

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 White Oak LN
Knoxville, TN 37917

(865) 594-4474

District: Knox County

Students who attend Whittle Springs Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fulton High School

Feeder schools for Whittle Springs Middle School:

Elementary:	Belle Morris Elementary
	Christenberry Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

White:

28.5%

African American:

20.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

455^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	24.8	455 of 583	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	487 of 587	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	479 of 594	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	486 of 569	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	485 of 576	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	471 of 574	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	410 of 563	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	319 of 362	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	438 of 492	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	447 of 485	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	443 of 475	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.5	405 of 466	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	386 of 462	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	352 of 435	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	186 of 312	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	239 of 318	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	208 of 316	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	208 of 299	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	197 of 277	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	211 of 293	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	153 of 284	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	61 of 100	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	27 of 42	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	426 of 546	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	463 of 554	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	445 of 560	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	470 of 552	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	457 of 538	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	440 of 529	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	226 of 286	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	258 of 285	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	244 of 285	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	243 of 275	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	228 of 261	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	201 of 228	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	143 of 219	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	393 of 490	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	476 of 510	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	413 of 514	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	414 of 495	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	408 of 483	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	367 of 490	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	312 of 481	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	431 of 550	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	472 of 560	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	470 of 557	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	474 of 540	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	438 of 529	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	415 of 523	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	300 of 332	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	112 of 260	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	81 of 238	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	160 of 279	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	395 of 492	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	417 of 504	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	434 of 503	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	456 of 500	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	438 of 496	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	386 of 484	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	355 of 481	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-11 vs state

Social Studies34%-16 vs state

English Language Arts18%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Halls Middle School	Public	6-8	4317 East Emory RD	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7494	996	65	15.3		812 (81.5%)	22 (2.2%)	128 (12.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.4%)	55.2	232^nd of 583 public middle schools	60.2%		54.4	239^th of 587 public middle schools	59.3%	7	43.8	37.2	17.9	34.3	37.2	32.3	30.8	33.3	60.5		61.5			47.8	43.4	26.8	40.4	62.8	56.7	54.1	57.8	$12,662	$980	$11,237
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittle Springs Middle School

What high school do graduates of Whittle Springs Middle School attend?

Students who attend Whittle Springs Middle School usually go on to attend Fulton High School

What is the racial makeup of Whittle Springs Middle School?

Students at Whittle Springs Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 29% White, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Is Whittle Springs Middle School a good school?

Whittle Springs Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend Whittle Springs Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Whittle Springs Middle School.

What district is Whittle Springs Middle School in?

Knox County

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