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Wright Middle

Public Grades 6-8

559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Wright Middle is a public middle school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 658 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, Wright Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Tennessee middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in TNReady assessments are significantly lower than the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9% of Wright Middle students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in the district and 42.2% statewide.

While the nearby schools in the Davidson County district, such as Apollo Middle, Antioch Middle, and McMurray Middle, also perform poorly, there are some exceptions, such as the higher-performing magnet schools like John Trotwood Moore Middle and Rose Park Middle, as well as the high-performing public charter schools like Valor Voyager Academy and STEM Prep Academy.

498

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,879

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

180 McCall ST
Nashville, TN 37211

(615) 333-5189

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Wright Middle usually attend:

High:

Glencliff High School

Feeder schools for Wright Middle:

Elementary:	Glencliff Elementary
	Glengarry Elementary
	Paragon Mills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.5%

African American:

15.9%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

559^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th 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	7.8	559 of 583	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	565 of 587	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	582 of 594	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	556 of 569	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	527 of 576	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	540 of 574	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	547 of 563	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	470 of 492	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	479 of 485	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	454 of 475	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	398 of 466	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	412 of 462	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	416 of 435	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	229 of 312	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	253 of 318	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	284 of 316	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	234 of 299	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	202 of 293	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	226 of 284	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	88 of 100	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	72 of 73	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	523 of 546	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	526 of 554	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	546 of 560	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	529 of 552	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	500 of 529	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	281 of 286	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	280 of 285	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	283 of 285	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	274 of 275	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	259 of 261	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	224 of 228	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	217 of 219	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	443 of 490	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	480 of 510	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	486 of 514	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	445 of 495	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	464 of 483	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	447 of 490	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	464 of 481	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	528 of 550	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	537 of 560	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	551 of 557	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	528 of 540	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	495 of 529	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	500 of 523	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	187 of 332	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	227 of 299	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	88 of 288	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.2	261 of 279	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	476 of 492	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	471 of 504	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	503 of 503	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	498 of 500	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	493 of 496	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	477 of 484	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	474 of 481	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies20%-29 vs state

Science16%-30 vs state

Integrated Math I10%-15 vs state

Mathematics9%-33 vs state

English Language Arts7%-32 vs state

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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 Integrated Math II (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 Integrated Math II 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 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
Wright Middle	Public	6-8	180 McCall ST	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5189	658	47	14.1		63 (9.6%)	106 (16.1%)	454 (69.0%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	7.8	559^th of 583 public middle schools	4.1%		8.1	565^th of 587 public middle schools	3.7%	6		8.8	12.1	5.4	9.0		7.2	8.6	6.1	7.3	10.5	10.5				19.2	17.9	11.5	16.2	21.6	26.8	11.5	20.1	$19,879	$1,679	$17,200
Croft Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	482 Elysian Fields DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 332-0217	467	30	15.4		115 (24.6%)	59 (12.6%)	270 (57.8%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	32.9	400^th of 583 public middle schools	31.4%		28.8	428^th of 587 public middle schools	27.1%	28		27.8	26.4	7.6	19.3		24.1	27.6	13.7	20.5	93.3	93.3				34.6	44.8	25.3	33.2	46.3	55.2	37.7	44.9	$18,670	$1,252	$16,566
Valor Voyager Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4531 Nolensville PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	513	19	27.0		201 (39.2%)	87 (17.0%)	166 (32.4%)	36 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	87.8	49^th of 583 public middle schools	91.6%		92.9	29^th of 587 public middle schools	95.1%	20	70.4	54.0	63.6	65.2	63.1	65.5	48.0	50.0	43.0	51.5					69.2	61.0	68.9	55.4	63.6	68.6	80.3	72.5	73.8	$21,226	$1,131	$19,235
STEM Prep Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1162 Foster AVE	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 752-0002	506	20	25.3		78 (15.4%)	123 (24.3%)	295 (58.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	34.8	387^th of 583 public middle schools	33.6%		52.9	249^th of 587 public middle schools	57.6%	138	39.4	27.9	17.1	26.1	26.3	30.3	25.0	27.8	20.2	25.3					28.8	32.4	39.3	24.6	31.6	48.5	40.2	49.6	46.2	$19,893	$1,515	$17,919
McMurray Middle	Public	6-8	520 McMurray DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5126	686	45	15.4		57 (8.3%)	68 (9.9%)	507 (73.9%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	10	533^rd of 583 public middle schools	8.6%		12.3	521^st of 587 public middle schools	11.2%	12		8.0	11.9	10.3	10.1		14.7	10.8	11.1	12.2						17.4	24.1	21.0	20.9	10.0	32.7	5.6	16.5	$17,416	$1,199	$15,363
Margaret Allen Middle	Public	6-8	500 Spence LN	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6385	294	23	12.6		23 (7.8%)	92 (31.3%)	165 (56.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	10.8	526^th of 583 public middle schools	9.8%		10.1	546^th of 587 public middle schools	7.0%	20			15.3	16.7	12.3		14.5	12.9	5.3	10.8	7.7	7.7				19.4	24.7	11.8	19.7	12.9	25.0	24.0	21.3	$18,857	$1,243	$16,520
LEAD Cameron	Public, Charter	5-8	1034 1st Avenue South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6365	496	47	10.6		36 (7.3%)	110 (22.2%)	337 (67.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	18.3	487^th of 583 public middle schools	16.5%		15.4	503^rd of 587 public middle schools	14.3%	16	31.3	21.4	14.4	20.3	19.5	12.5	11.9	12.2	18.5	14.1	91.7	91.7			15.6	17.8	36.0	23.1	25.3	24.6	34.5	23.8	27.9	$19,871	$2,545	$16,413
John Trotwood Moore Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4425 Granny White PIKE	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8095	409	22	18.6		252 (61.6%)	116 (28.4%)	21 (5.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	86.9	50^th of 583 public middle schools	91.4%		80.5	80^th of 587 public middle schools	86.4%	30		60.0	53.4	51.0	55.7		58.1	51.5	41.5	51.0		95.0	93.3	93.5		64.3	68.4	61.5	64.7	57.9	90.8	59.0	68.1	$15,825	$904	$14,298
Rose Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 9th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6405	387	25	15.7		95 (24.5%)	231 (59.7%)	38 (9.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	51	266^th of 583 public middle schools	54.4%		68.2	148^th of 587 public middle schools	74.8%	118		29.0	43.7	32.0	34.6		48.9	28.2	28.0	36.2	84.6	84.6				48.9	48.5	30.7	44.3	42.7	42.7	37.6	41.2	$18,515	$1,145	$16,493
Apollo Middle	Public	6-8	631 Richards RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5025	704	39	18.0		61 (8.7%)	177 (25.1%)	426 (60.5%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	9.5	542^nd of 583 public middle schools	7.0%		9.5	553^rd of 587 public middle schools	5.8%	11		10.9	11.4	18.6	13.6		9.6	7.4	7.5	8.2						15.4	14.8	20.7	16.9	17.9	29.1	17.9	21.6	$17,720	$1,373	$15,463

Frequently Asked Questions about Wright Middle

Is Wright Middle a good school?

Wright Middle ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend Wright Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Wright Middle.

What district is Wright Middle in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of Wright Middle?

Students at Wright Middle are 70% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% White, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Wright Middle attend?

Students who attend Wright Middle usually go on to attend Glencliff High School

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