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Goodlettsville Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Goodlettsville Middle is a public middle school located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 412 students. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Goodlettsville Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 486 and 563 out of around 550-600 middle schools.

Goodlettsville Middle significantly underperforms the state and county averages across all subject areas and grade levels on the TNReady assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 18.6% in math, 13% in English Language Arts, and 19% in science, compared to state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1% respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 27.8% over the past few years, which is well above the state average. However, Goodlettsville Middle performs better in serving its special education students, ranking in the top 20% of Tennessee middle schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year.

Goodlettsville Middle's performance lags significantly behind the nearby schools in the Sumner County district, such as Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek, V.G. Hawkins Middle School, and Robert E. Ellis Middle School. These Sumner County schools consistently outperform Goodlettsville Middle across all subject areas and student subgroups, with proficiency rates often 30-50 percentage points higher. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted strategies to support the academic growth of all students could be key focus areas for Goodlettsville Middle to improve its overall performance.

447

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,514

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 South Main ST
Goodlettsville, TN 37072

(615) 859-8956

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Goodlettsville Middle usually attend:

High:

Hunters Lane High

Feeder schools for Goodlettsville Middle:

Elementary:	Gateway Elementary
	Goodlettsville Elementary
	Old Center Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.7%

African American:

35.1%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 30 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

518^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 37Middle Schools in the Davidson County

122^nd of 139Davidson 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	12.7	518 of 583	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	549 of 587	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	541 of 594	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	537 of 569	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	557 of 576	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	563 of 574	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	486 of 563	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	449 of 492	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.5	404 of 485	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	428 of 475	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.0	274 of 466	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.1	350 of 462	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.2	383 of 435	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	246 of 312	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	264 of 318	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	269 of 316	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	267 of 299	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	254 of 277	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	269 of 293	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	210 of 284	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	479 of 546	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	531 of 554	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	534 of 560	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	516 of 552	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	523 of 538	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	512 of 529	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	251 of 286	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	265 of 285	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	271 of 285	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	259 of 275	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	255 of 261	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	222 of 228	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	182 of 219	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	445 of 490	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	485 of 510	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	483 of 514	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	477 of 495	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	472 of 483	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	488 of 490	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	433 of 481	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	502 of 550	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	492 of 560	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	501 of 557	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	507 of 540	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	508 of 529	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	502 of 523	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	62 of 332	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	139 of 288	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	236 of 279	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	467 of 492	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	492 of 504	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	477 of 503	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	444 of 500	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	487 of 496	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	483 of 484	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	437 of 481	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)81st percentile+70 vs school

Homeless (2024)35th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)25th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-27 vs state

Social Studies19%-30 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

English Language Arts13%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 18, 2016

I was reviewing with my child a form from the school on classroom expectations for new 6th graders. I had him read it out loud so I knew that he understood what the expectations are for this new school year. At the end of the form the child was supposed to print his/her name and sign it. My child COULD NOT SIGN HIS OWN NAME. I asked him why he printed and did not sign and he said that he did not know how to write in cursive, therefore, he could not sign his name. Talk about an eye opener. I had heard about the decision to do away with cursive -- however, just thinking that this child will one day be an adult called upon to sign bank documents, income tax forms, credit card receipts, rental applications, etc., etc., etc.

As of today, I will begin teaching a 6th grader how to write in cursive. How very, very sad that the schools today do not see the need to teach something as basic as how to sign your name. The school ranking within the State is so poor as to be an embarrassment. I've changed his school, but how many other BASIC EDUCATION 101 THINGS HAS HE NOT BEEN TAUGHT? Shame on you principals, teachers, administrators, supervisors, etc. for allowing our Tennessee children to be ranked this low among their peers in other states. Shame on me for not noticing sooner that my child could not even sign his name. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

There are some real gems at this school as far as teachers go, but they can only do so much for the overall experience in this school. Kids are poorly behaved, foul-mouthed and I constantly have to coach my son to not fall prey to the ones who are dishonest. He has already been stolen from twice. There were a lot of lofty statements made about the program and how issues are handled, but I have yet to see anything enforced if I don't go down to the school and press the issue. My kid is miserable... we're looking for some alternatives now but Goodlettsville has no other options. That makes ME miserable!

I am a very patient person but this is one of those 'if I had known then what I know now' situations. It is making me crazy to see how it is destroying my child! His teacher is terrific and all but when you have a principal who seems to think that discipline can be replaced by a forced handshake and 'apology' there isn't much hope for order, let alone education... Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Integrated Math 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 Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math 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
Goodlettsville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	300 South Main ST	Goodlettsville	37072	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 859-8956	412	21	19.7		70 (17.0%)	155 (37.6%)	163 (39.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	12.7	518^th of 583 public middle schools	11.1%		9.7	549^th of 587 public middle schools	6.5%	31		9.4	31.8	15.8	18.6		16.4	14.3	8.1	13.0				17.4	25.0	14.8	19.0	11.6	25.0	20.6	18.8	$17,514	$966	$15,461
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	300 W Old Hickory BLVD	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 687-4018	358	21	16.7		33 (9.2%)	173 (48.3%)	135 (37.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	8.1	556^th of 583 public middle schools	4.6%		9.5	552^nd of 587 public middle schools	6.0%	4		6.1	15.9	12.9	11.7		8.3	18.1	9.0	11.2				10.2	12.5	15.0	12.9	6.1	27.3	8.6	12.9	$18,514	$2,205	$15,470
LEAD Neely's Bend	Public, Charter	5-8	1251 Neely's Bend RD	Nashville	37115	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 645-6461	288	28	10.2		40 (13.9%)	99 (34.4%)	137 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	22.3	462^nd of 583 public middle schools	20.8%		17.8	486^th of 587 public middle schools	17.2%	24	21.1	13.5	22.4	35.8	25.4	5.3	14.9	22.4	12.8	15.0			15.8	20.3	31.0	22.0	23.1	20.3	44.8	30.3	30.7	$20,921	$2,176	$18,745
V G Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	487 A. Walton Ferry RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-3456	433	33	13.3		276 (63.7%)	51 (11.8%)	75 (17.3%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	73.6	121^st of 583 public middle schools	79.2%		69.6	136^th of 587 public middle schools	76.8%	15		60.5	51.4	59.2	56.7		45.5	37.1	34.2	38.9				46.4	46.5	58.3	50.1	53.2	55.6	70.0	59.3	$14,110	$241	$13,176
Robert E Ellis Middle	Public	6-8	100 Indian Lake RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 264-6093	556	42	13.2		459 (82.6%)	40 (7.2%)	40 (7.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	95.3	20^th of 583 public middle schools	96.6%		94.7	25^th of 587 public middle schools	95.7%	5		79.8	76.9	83.9	80.4		71.2	59.6	52.2	60.7				68.5	63.5	67.2	66.5	77.8	80.8	70.0	75.9	$12,951	$241	$12,206
DuPont Hadley Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Old Hickory BLVD	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7300	379	24	16.0		188 (49.6%)	93 (24.5%)	62 (16.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.9%)	39.7	351^st of 583 public middle schools	39.8%		33.8	392^nd of 587 public middle schools	33.2%	41		32.1	22.0		20.1		47.7	23.7	15.8	28.5	80.0	80.0		56.0	38.1	15.8	37.6	44.0	39.8	35.2	39.5	$18,082	$1,203	$15,912
Isaac Litton Middle	Public	6-8	4601 Hedgewood DR	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6700	286	18	16.3		122 (42.7%)	77 (26.9%)	67 (23.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	48.2	291^st of 583 public middle schools	50.1%		46.4	305^th of 587 public middle schools	48.0%	14		20.3	34.0		21.0		40.6	34.4	22.5	32.2	25.0	25.0		47.1	53.1	16.1	41.8	39.1	65.6	35.4	48.4	$21,088	$2,126	$18,016
T. W. Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 New Hope RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 822-4720	570	37	15.2		416 (73.0%)	77 (13.5%)	37 (6.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	99.1	2^nd of 583 public middle schools	99.7%		99.1	6^th of 587 public middle schools	99.0%	4		85.9	89.6	89.1	88.4		68.3	69.2	72.9	70.3				84.5	82.4	79.2	81.8	85.2	91.2	88.5	88.6	$12,999	$344	$12,133
Jere Baxter Middle	Public	6-8	350 Hart LN	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6710	379	23	16.5		46 (12.1%)	201 (53.0%)	120 (31.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	6.3	565^th of 583 public middle schools	3.1%		6.9	570^th of 587 public middle schools	2.9%	5			15.5	8.5	9.1		9.8	11.3	5.9	8.8				6.7	7.2	5.3	6.3	12.4	23.7	11.0	15.3	$18,122	$1,826	$15,300
Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek	Public	6-8	1338 Drakes Creek RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-8383	587	39	15.0		360 (61.3%)	52 (8.9%)	132 (22.5%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	81.3	77^th of 583 public middle schools	86.8%		83.5	68^th of 587 public middle schools	88.4%	9		65.7	63.2	62.0	63.6		53.7	46.6	37.5	46.0				57.7	58.9	50.8	55.8	57.7	69.0	45.5	57.6	$12,087	$538	$11,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Goodlettsville Middle

How many students attend Goodlettsville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Goodlettsville Middle.

What high school do graduates of Goodlettsville Middle attend?

Students who attend Goodlettsville Middle usually go on to attend Hunters Lane High

Is Goodlettsville Middle a good school?

Goodlettsville Middle ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Goodlettsville Middle?

Students at Goodlettsville Middle are 43% Hispanic, 35% African American, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Goodlettsville Middle in?

Davidson County

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