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Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School

Public Grades 4-8
314th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools
Better than 46% of Tennessee middle schools
Summary

Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 4-8 in Lenoir City, Tennessee, with an enrollment of 687 students. The school is part of the Lenoir City School District, which is ranked 82 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with proficiency rates below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. The school's performance is particularly low in 7th grade, where proficiency rates are around 24-25% in both Math and ELA, significantly below the state averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13% to 20.2% in recent years, are also significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Karns Middle School, Robertsville Middle School, and West Valley Middle School, which have higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School is underperforming. The school's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 235 out of 574 Tennessee middle schools in 2018-2019 to 314 out of 583 in 2024-2025.

722
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,418
Per pupil spending ?
75.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2141 Harrison AVE
       Lenoir City, TN  37771

(865) 986-2038

District: Lenoir City


Students who attend Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School usually attend:

High:    Lenoir City High School

Feeder schools for Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School:

Elementary:    Lenoir City Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.8%
White:
39.8%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2014 → 46th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2014
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg37%
Tennessee avg43%
Elementary school
582nd of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 17 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
314th of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 32 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
82nd of 139Lenoir City 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)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202542.3582 of 100942.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.9679 of 101833.3%★★☆☆☆
202335.0667 of 102034.6%★★☆☆☆
202232.9678 of 100032.2%★★☆☆☆
202128.9698 of 98329.0%★☆☆☆☆
201943.4537 of 98545.5%★★☆☆☆
201842.8557 of 99744.1%★★☆☆☆
201745.7343 of 64646.9%★★☆☆☆
201535.4641 of 85525.0%★☆☆☆☆
201445.0505 of 85340.8%★★☆☆☆
201343.6621 of 84626.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201961.7114 of 40471.8%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202534.0153 of 21127.5%★☆☆☆☆
202337.1107 of 16434.8%★★☆☆☆
202229.8134 of 16518.8%★☆☆☆☆
201860.320 of 9578.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202543.0561 of 98643.1%★★☆☆☆
202430.9706 of 99028.7%★☆☆☆☆
202329.0708 of 98928.4%★☆☆☆☆
202229.3696 of 97528.6%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0687 of 94527.3%★☆☆☆☆
201942.5516 of 92644.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.0274 of 42435.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.5286 of 41531.1%★★☆☆☆
202331.1282 of 38727.1%★☆☆☆☆
202230.8269 of 36325.9%★☆☆☆☆
202135.4212 of 32434.6%★★☆☆☆
201938.0144 of 25042.4%★★☆☆☆
201838.0204 of 31936.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202550.0399 of 84352.7%★★★☆☆
202437.3550 of 85335.5%★★☆☆☆
202345.5461 of 86546.7%★★☆☆☆
202237.5549 of 85836.0%★★☆☆☆
202129.3608 of 82326.1%★☆☆☆☆
201954.3311 of 82162.1%★★★☆☆
201849.8403 of 87754.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202540.1600 of 98439.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.7605 of 99139.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.7580 of 98741.2%★★☆☆☆
202235.8620 of 98036.7%★★☆☆☆
202129.3657 of 94130.2%★★☆☆☆
201943.2513 of 91644.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202541.0315 of 61849.0%★★☆☆☆
202432.6386 of 58233.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.9399 of 52824.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.1338 of 44724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202123.6323 of 36912.5%★☆☆☆☆
201964.846 of 25582.0%★★★★☆
201830.4292 of 39526.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202546.9419 of 84050.1%★★★☆☆
202438.9518 of 84738.8%★★☆☆☆
202342.5477 of 85244.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.9520 of 84438.4%★★☆☆☆
202127.1653 of 84422.6%★☆☆☆☆
201946.9392 of 81251.7%★★★☆☆
201847.4405 of 84151.8%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202545.3314 of 58346.1%★★☆☆☆
202443.1324 of 58744.8%★★☆☆☆
202338.7347 of 59441.6%★★☆☆☆
202247.2285 of 56949.9%★★★☆☆
202131.6386 of 57633.0%★★☆☆☆
201951.3235 of 57459.1%★★★☆☆
201843.3323 of 56342.6%★★☆☆☆
201756.5146 of 36259.7%★★★☆☆
201527.4420 of 49214.6%★☆☆☆☆
201438.6344 of 48529.1%★☆☆☆☆
201349.3311 of 47534.5%★★☆☆☆
201258.3201 of 46656.9%★★★☆☆
201140.8298 of 46235.5%★★☆☆☆
201053.3198 of 43554.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202249.0110 of 29963.2%★★★☆☆
202151.0102 of 27763.2%★★★☆☆
201961.780 of 29372.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202548.934 of 10066.0%★★★☆☆
202227.028 of 3212.5%★☆☆☆☆
201850.814 of 3964.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202541.2332 of 54639.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.5332 of 55440.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.4323 of 56042.3%★★☆☆☆
202251.3234 of 55257.6%★★★☆☆
202130.7373 of 53830.7%★★☆☆☆
201946.9264 of 52950.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202535.1191 of 28633.2%★★☆☆☆
202434.5186 of 28534.7%★★☆☆☆
202331.0203 of 28528.8%★☆☆☆☆
202239.2157 of 27542.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.6188 of 26128.0%★☆☆☆☆
201940.1125 of 22845.2%★★☆☆☆
201835.4139 of 21936.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202555.7181 of 49063.1%★★★☆☆
202442.7270 of 51047.1%★★☆☆☆
202341.8279 of 51445.7%★★☆☆☆
202254.9175 of 49564.6%★★★☆☆
202138.6273 of 48343.5%★★☆☆☆
201961.1128 of 49073.9%★★★★☆
201854.0184 of 48161.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202547.7277 of 55049.6%★★☆☆☆
202446.8276 of 56050.7%★★★☆☆
202335.2360 of 55735.4%★★☆☆☆
202241.2303 of 54043.9%★★☆☆☆
202131.9353 of 52933.3%★★☆☆☆
201953.2210 of 52359.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202542.6149 of 33255.1%★★★☆☆
202429.6221 of 29926.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.8204 of 28829.2%★☆☆☆☆
202229.7200 of 26023.1%★☆☆☆☆
201953.660 of 22273.0%★★★★☆
201831.8198 of 27929.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202553.4211 of 49257.1%★★★☆☆
202451.1221 of 50456.2%★★★☆☆
202343.2275 of 50345.3%★★☆☆☆
202251.2210 of 50058.0%★★★☆☆
202131.5344 of 49630.6%★★☆☆☆
201954.3178 of 48463.2%★★★☆☆
201846.5249 of 48148.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2019)72nd percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school
White (2025)50th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+20 vs school
African American (2022)63rd percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+17 vs school
White (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies46%-3 vs state
Science40%-6 vs state
Mathematics38%-4 vs state
English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School.

Students at Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School are 55% Hispanic, 40% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School ranks 314th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School usually go on to attend Lenoir City High School


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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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