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Avery Trace Middle School

Q: Is Avery Trace Middle School a good school?

Avery Trace Middle School ranks 257 th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Avery Trace Middle School is a public middle school located in Cookeville, Tennessee, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 745 students. The school is part of the Putnam County School District, which is ranked 71 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Avery Trace Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of Tennessee middle schools, with a ranking between 194 and 317 out of 569-594 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on TNReady assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the Putnam County and Tennessee averages, with some notable exceptions. In Mathematics, Avery Trace outperforms the state average, but in English Language Arts, the school lags behind the state and county averages. However, Avery Trace excels in Algebra I and English I, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the state and county. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is below average compared to other Tennessee middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Avery Trace Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby Upperman Middle School and Prescott South Middle School, which are also part of the Putnam County School District. However, Avery Trace outperforms the more distant Jackson County Middle School and Livingston Middle School, which are in different districts. Notably, Algood Middle School, located just 1.91 miles from Avery Trace, consistently outperforms Avery Trace on academic measures, ranking in the top 15% of Tennessee middle schools.

724

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,113

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Raider DR
Cookeville, TN 38501

(931) 520-2200

District: Putnam County

Students who attend Avery Trace Middle School usually attend:

High:	Cookeville High School
	Putnam County Adult High School

Feeder schools for Avery Trace Middle School:

Elementary:	Capshaw Elementary
	Jere Whitson Elementary
	Sycamore Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.9%

Hispanic:

36.2%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2014 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 10 pts below the Tennessee average

!Near the bottom of Putnam County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

257^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Putnam County

71^st of 139Putnam 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	51.9	257 of 583	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	317 of 587	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	243 of 594	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	273 of 569	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	194 of 576	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	230 of 574	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	230 of 563	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	246 of 362	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	294 of 492	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.3	262 of 485	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.8	242 of 475	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.0	187 of 466	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	156 of 462	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	167 of 435	61.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	154 of 312	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	144 of 318	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	109 of 316	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	105 of 299	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	110 of 277	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	229 of 293	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.2	104 of 284	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	53 of 100	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	45 of 73	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	258 of 546	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	266 of 554	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	210 of 560	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	264 of 552	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	214 of 538	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	237 of 529	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	237 of 286	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	249 of 285	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	242 of 285	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	236 of 275	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	184 of 261	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	210 of 228	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	196 of 219	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	257 of 490	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	333 of 510	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	258 of 514	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	309 of 495	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	208 of 483	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	326 of 490	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	330 of 481	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	257 of 550	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	320 of 560	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	257 of 557	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	267 of 540	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	166 of 529	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	207 of 523	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	232 of 332	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	148 of 299	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	230 of 288	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	170 of 260	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	165 of 238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	136 of 222	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	195 of 279	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	140 of 492	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	216 of 504	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	151 of 503	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	182 of 500	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	119 of 496	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	148 of 484	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	170 of 481	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+65 vs state

English I92%+53 vs state

Mathematics50%+8 vs state

Science41%-5 vs state

Social Studies38%-10 vs state

English Language Arts33%-6 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 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady English I 8th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady Science 4th Grade	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
Avery Trace Middle School	Public	5-8	230 Raider DR	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 520-2200	745	52	14.2		421 (56.5%)	33 (4.4%)	256 (34.4%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	51.9	257^th of 583 public middle schools	55.9%		44.6	317^th of 587 public middle schools	46.0%	60		57.5	40.6	43.3	57.8	50.2		37.9	30.7	40.9	20.0	33.4	93.9	93.9	92.3	92.3		40.8	34.5	46.2	42.6	41.2	34.5	46.2	33.5	38.5	$12,113	$694	$10,561
Algood Middle School	Public	5-8	540 Dry Valley RD	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 537-6141	730	51	14.4		593 (81.2%)	10 (1.4%)	100 (13.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	79.2	86^th of 583 public middle schools	85.2%		78.6	89^th of 587 public middle schools	84.8%	3		49.4	54.6	52.7	74.8	57.9		39.6	45.4	47.2	26.9	40.5						46.3	51.5	56.3	59.2	53.3	59.5	69.9	59.2	63.1	$13,248	$852	$11,599
Prescott South Middle School	Public	5-8	1859 S. Jefferson ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 528-3647	766	59	12.9		635 (82.9%)	23 (3.0%)	79 (10.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	76	99^th of 583 public middle schools	83.0%		72.8	119^th of 587 public middle schools	79.7%	20		64.7	54.9	57.7	63.1	60.3		51.0	51.4	46.7	29.7	45.3						46.4	50.5	54.3	59.8	52.6	41.6	59.9	58.2	53.4	$11,657	$764	$10,245
Upperman Middle School	Public	5-8	6700 Nashville HWY	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 858-6601	847	54	15.8		748 (88.3%)	21 (2.5%)	57 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	43.6	329^th of 583 public middle schools	43.6%		43	325^th of 587 public middle schools	44.6%	4		52.9	52.9	32.4	45.5	46.2		34.3	36.1	25.4	16.4	28.3	91.7	91.7				41.2	48.7	36.8	37.4	40.9	33.0	30.9	33.3	32.4	$11,592	$909	$10,038
White County Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Turntable RD	Sparta	38583	White County	White County	No	No	No	No	(931) 738-9238	835	56	14.8		755 (90.4%)	17 (2.0%)	25 (3.0%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	75.3	106^th of 583 public middle schools	81.8%		64.8	171^st of 587 public middle schools	70.9%	65			50.7	43.3	54.2	49.5			49.3	39.4	31.4	40.1							61.2	52.4	55.0	56.3	64.6	66.7	50.8	60.6	$11,513	$557	$9,990
Livingston Middle School	Public	5-8	216 Bilbrey ST	Livingston	38570	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5917	257	17	15.1		244 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	50	280^th of 583 public middle schools	52.0%		56.4	224^th of 587 public middle schools	61.8%	56		22.4	34.8	31.6	45.5	33.9		22.4	31.9	26.3	28.8	27.2						31.0	39.1	59.6	53.0	46.3	41.3	38.6	33.3	37.3	$13,599	$1,196	$10,454
Jackson County Middle School	Public	4-8	170 Blue Devil LN	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9779	434	30	14.3		406 (93.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	52.3	253^rd of 583 public middle schools	56.6%		47.9	291^st of 587 public middle schools	50.4%	38	27.9	28.6	27.5	27.1	26.1	27.4	32.8	38.1	41.3	22.6	40.0	34.6					42.6	36.5	50.0	45.9	52.2	45.8	50.0	54.1	43.5	49.6	$12,741	$1,123	$10,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Avery Trace Middle School

What district is Avery Trace Middle School in?

Putnam County

Is Avery Trace Middle School a good school?

Avery Trace Middle School ranks 257^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Avery Trace Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Avery Trace Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Avery Trace Middle School attend?

Students who attend Avery Trace Middle School usually go on to attend Cookeville High School

What is the racial makeup of Avery Trace Middle School?

Students at Avery Trace Middle School are 56% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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