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Madison Middle

Public Grades 6-8

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Madison Middle is a public middle school located in Madison, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 358 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. Madison Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 535-564 out of 569-594 schools.

Madison Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Davidson County and Tennessee averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the district and state. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics at Madison Middle was 11.7%, compared to 31.9% for Davidson County and 42.2% for Tennessee. Madison Middle's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of Tennessee middle schools in these categories.

The nearby schools, such as KIPP Academy Nashville, KIPP Nashville College Prep, and Two Rivers Middle, generally outperform Madison Middle across academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings within the state. Despite the increased spending per student at Madison Middle, the academic performance has not shown significant improvement, indicating that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to address the underlying issues.

360

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,514

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 W Old Hickory BLVD
Madison, TN 37115

(615) 687-4018

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Madison Middle usually attend:

High:

Hunters Lane High

Feeder schools for Madison Middle:

Elementary:	Bellshire Elementary
	Stratton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.7%

Hispanic:

41.4%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

556^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^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	8.1	556 of 583	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	552 of 587	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	535 of 594	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	554 of 569	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	564 of 576	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	541 of 574	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	545 of 563	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	488 of 492	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	476 of 485	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	458 of 475	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	447 of 466	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	280 of 312	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	281 of 318	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	261 of 316	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	292 of 299	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	264 of 293	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	274 of 284	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	81 of 100	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	508 of 546	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	513 of 554	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	530 of 560	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	538 of 552	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	516 of 538	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	498 of 529	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	265 of 286	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	262 of 285	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	255 of 285	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	269 of 275	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	215 of 261	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	198 of 228	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	206 of 219	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	472 of 490	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	491 of 510	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	453 of 514	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	478 of 495	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	464 of 490	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	466 of 481	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	531 of 550	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	548 of 560	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	500 of 557	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	521 of 540	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	517 of 529	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	494 of 523	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	284 of 288	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	276 of 279	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	433 of 492	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	486 of 504	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	449 of 503	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	461 of 500	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	410 of 496	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	473 of 484	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	466 of 481	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science13%-33 vs state

Social Studies13%-36 vs state

Mathematics12%-31 vs state

English Language Arts11%-28 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, July 28, 2011

I had a wonderful time at MMS there were great teachers, students, and it was just a wonderful enviroment :) 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
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
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
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
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
Liberty Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	3515 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 564-1974	267	10	26.7		11 (4.1%)	104 (39.0%)	146 (54.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	16.4	494^th of 583 public middle schools	15.3%		46.6	302^nd of 587 public middle schools	48.6%	192	17.6	6.4	19.2	17.1	15.1	31.3	10.6	21.2	11.8	15.7			35.3	31.9	26.9	29.3	29.8	12.8	23.1	25.3	21.3	$14,760	$1,824	$11,794
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
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
Brick Church Middle School	Public	6-8	2835 Brick Church PIKE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 910-5700	0																		(n/a)																						$38,044	$1,997	$33,961
KIPP Nashville College Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	3410 Knight DR	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	348	13	26.7		12 (3.4%)	262 (75.3%)	56 (16.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	49	286^th of 583 public middle schools	50.9%		50.9	265^th of 587 public middle schools	54.9%	21	27.2	40.0	42.5	27.7	34.4	28.9	18.9	29.9	22.6	25.1			26.1	23.3	69.0	36.5	38.4	41.1	69.0	48.2	52.7	$19,320	$1,969	$15,955
Two Rivers Middle	Public	6-8	2991 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8931	244	20	12.4		56 (23.0%)	92 (37.7%)	84 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	11.1	525^th of 583 public middle schools	9.9%		9.6	551^st of 587 public middle schools	6.1%	26		25.6	8.2	19.8	17.8		7.3	10.6	11.6	9.9				14.6	17.6	22.1	18.2	14.6	25.9	15.1	18.6	$19,874	$1,301	$17,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Middle

What district is Madison Middle in?

Davidson County

What high school do graduates of Madison Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Madison Middle?

Students at Madison Middle are 47% African American, 41% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Madison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Madison Middle.

Is Madison Middle a good school?

Madison Middle ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Tennessee middle schools.

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