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Blackman Middle School

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Blackman Middle School ranks 92 nd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Blackman Middle School is a public middle school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,661 students. It is part of the Rutherford County School District, which is ranked 39 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blackman Middle School consistently ranks in the top 20% of Tennessee middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 74-107 out of 576-594 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on TNReady assessments is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science. In 2024-2025, Blackman Middle School's proficiency rates are projected to be 50.3% in Mathematics, 44.5% in English Language Arts, 55.2% in Science, and 59.3% in Social Studies, compared to the state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, 46.1%, and 49%, respectively. The school's low-income students have performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 29 out of 490 Tennessee middle schools in 2024-2025.

While Blackman Middle School generally outperforms nearby schools like Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School, Rock Springs Middle School, Christiana Middle School, and Smyrna Middle School, it consistently ranks lower than Stewarts Creek Middle School, located about 7 miles away. Additionally, Blackman Middle School's Gifted and Talented program has shown mixed results, indicating a need to evaluate and potentially strengthen its programming for high-achieving students.

1,727

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,532

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3945 Blaze DR
Murfreesboro, TN 37128

(615) 904-3860

District: Rutherford County

Students who attend Blackman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Blackman High School

Feeder schools for Blackman Middle School:

Elementary:	Blackman Elementary School
	Brown's Chapel Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.1%

African American:

19.7%

Hispanic:

17.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2014 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Tennessee middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg43%

92^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Middle Schools in the Rutherford County

39^th of 139Rutherford 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	77.3	92 of 583	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	95 of 587	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	86 of 594	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	99 of 569	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	74 of 576	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	107 of 574	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	82 of 563	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.5	16 of 362	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	80.1	63 of 492	87.2%	★★★★☆
2014	77.2	63 of 485	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.5	44 of 475	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	68 of 466	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	87.6	37 of 462	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	88.4	38 of 435	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	53 of 312	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	53 of 318	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	52 of 316	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	52 of 299	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	39 of 277	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	57 of 293	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	37 of 284	87.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	45 of 63	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	43 of 65	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	41 of 56	26.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	43 of 62	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	39 of 100	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	21 of 73	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	8 of 42	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	84 of 546	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	97 of 554	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	90 of 560	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	93 of 552	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	71 of 538	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	121 of 529	77.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	10 of 35	71.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	83 of 286	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	83 of 285	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	64 of 285	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	52 of 275	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	33 of 261	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	57 of 228	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	40 of 219	81.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	68.4	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.0	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	29 of 490	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	67.6	104 of 510	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	57 of 514	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	49 of 495	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	26 of 483	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	53.6	175 of 490	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	59 of 481	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	116 of 550	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	90 of 560	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	85 of 557	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	112 of 540	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	72 of 529	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	101 of 523	80.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	175 of 332	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	172 of 299	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	141 of 288	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	81 of 260	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	116 of 238	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	190 of 222	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	115 of 279	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	81 of 492	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	85 of 504	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	81 of 503	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	92 of 500	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	68 of 496	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	102 of 484	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	80 of 481	83.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile~ school

African American (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2024)74th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)52nd percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies59%+10 vs state

Science55%+9 vs state

Mathematics50%+8 vs state

English Language Arts44%+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 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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 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
Blackman Middle School	Public	6-8	3945 Blaze DR	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3860	1,661	96	17.3		852 (51.3%)	325 (19.6%)	272 (16.4%)	101 (6.1%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (6.3%)	77.3	92^nd of 583 public middle schools	84.2%		77.4	95^th of 587 public middle schools	83.8%	3	54.3	50.6	45.5	50.3	50.5	45.3	37.7	44.5			56.9	51.9	56.6	55.2	63.7	63.2	51.2	59.3	$10,532	$379	$9,732
Rockvale Middle School	Public	6-8	6543 Hwy 99	Rockvale	37153	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6745	1,524	83	18.4		824 (54.1%)	277 (18.2%)	258 (16.9%)	55 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	105 (6.9%)	83.8	65^th of 583 public middle schools	88.9%		83	72^nd of 587 public middle schools	87.7%	7	47.5	46.2	57.4	50.3	54.8	47.8	47.6	49.9			57.8	61.2	65.8	61.7	61.5	65.5	69.5	65.6	$10,400	$297	$9,644
Siegel Middle School	Public	6-8	355 West Thompson LN	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3830	1,191	68	17.5		798 (67.0%)	144 (12.1%)	148 (12.4%)	30 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.7%)	84.8	57^th of 583 public middle schools	90.2%		83.6	66^th of 587 public middle schools	88.8%	9	58.2	58.0	58.9	58.4	55.2	47.9	44.2	48.9			61.6	60.6	63.1	61.8	60.4	63.5	55.9	59.9	$11,091	$387	$10,224
Stewarts Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Red Hawk PKWY	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6700	1,010	62	16.4		634 (62.8%)	114 (11.3%)	164 (16.2%)	46 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.9%)	91.4	38^th of 583 public middle schools	93.5%		87.1	50^th of 587 public middle schools	91.5%	12	75.3	59.7	56.9	64.2	59.9	56.2	49.8	55.3			63.9	72.7	57.1	64.6	73.5	76.1	65.3	71.6	$11,239	$325	$10,375
Oakland Middle School	Public	6-8	853 DeJarnette LN	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6760	1,151	77	14.9		604 (52.5%)	280 (24.3%)	177 (15.4%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	65 (5.6%)	73.8	118^th of 583 public middle schools	79.8%		73.4	117^th of 587 public middle schools	80.1%	1	52.1	54.1	44.6	50.7	42.3	40.8	36.1	39.6			51.8	54.3	53.7	53.4	61.3	60.8	52.1	58.0	$11,712	$349	$10,870
Smyrna Middle School	Public	6-8	712 Hazelwood DR	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3845	877	80	10.9		251 (28.6%)	126 (14.4%)	407 (46.4%)	54 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	36 (4.1%)	43.4	330^th of 583 public middle schools	43.4%		45	315^th of 587 public middle schools	46.3%	15	44.4	29.7	21.4	32.3	28.3	28.6	20.2	25.8			40.0	40.3	31.4	37.3	54.4	53.2	38.0	48.7	$13,487	$699	$12,069
Rocky Fork Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Thunderstorm LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6780	841	56	15.1		332 (39.5%)	138 (16.4%)	260 (30.9%)	72 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.5%)	64.6	178^th of 583 public middle schools	69.5%		64.6	173^rd of 587 public middle schools	70.5%	5	45.8	54.5	47.9	49.5	44.2	31.4	23.6	32.9	90.9	90.9	51.7	48.1	43.2	47.6	54.9	58.3	50.0	54.3	$12,022	$297	$11,187
Rock Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	3301 Rock Springs RD	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3825	1,090	68	16.0		385 (35.3%)	194 (17.8%)	368 (33.8%)	78 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.4%)	59.2	206^th of 583 public middle schools	64.7%		58.2	218^th of 587 public middle schools	62.9%	12	49.6	47.2	38.8	45.6	40.3	38.0	22.5	33.9	86.1	86.1	49.1	38.8	32.2	40.3	61.3	68.4	34.5	55.2	$10,958	$351	$9,973
Christiana Middle School	Public	6-8	4675 Shelbyville PIKE	Christiana	37037	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3885	1,080	64	16.8		660 (61.1%)	179 (16.6%)	134 (12.4%)	31 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	72 (6.7%)	80.8	80^th of 583 public middle schools	86.3%		67.9	151^st of 587 public middle schools	74.3%	71	57.0	51.4	47.8	52.2	49.7	46.8	37.4	44.5			60.7	61.2	52.0	57.9	66.0	76.3	52.6	64.8	$11,401	$457	$10,408
Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School	Public	6-8	555 Manchester HWY	Murfreesboro	37127	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6765	762	58	13.0		328 (43.0%)	162 (21.3%)	213 (28.0%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	68.7	151^st of 583 public middle schools	74.1%		68	150^th of 587 public middle schools	74.4%	1	47.3	51.3	47.4	48.9	46.7	37.5	33.6	38.1	91.5	91.5	55.2	43.4	48.4	48.1	61.8	60.2	46.2	55.1	$14,325	$565	$13,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackman Middle School

Is Blackman Middle School a good school?

Blackman Middle School ranks 92^nd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Blackman Middle School in?

Rutherford County

What is the racial makeup of Blackman Middle School?

Students at Blackman Middle School are 48% White, 20% African American, 18% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Blackman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,727 students attended Blackman Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Blackman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Blackman Middle School usually go on to attend Blackman High School

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