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Grassland Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Grassland Middle School is a public middle school in Franklin, Tennessee, serving 831 students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the highly-ranked Williamson County School District, which is ranked 5th out of 139 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grassland Middle School has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Tennessee, ranking within the top 20 schools in the state for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 11th out of 583 Tennessee middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics and Social Studies, where it exceeds the Williamson County and state averages by a significant margin.

Grassland Middle School's success extends beyond just overall academic performance. The school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, and special education students. This suggests a commitment to equity and inclusive practices. When compared to nearby schools in the Davidson County School District, such as West End Middle and H.G. Hill Middle, Grassland Middle School significantly outperforms them in academic areas, likely due to the differences in district-level resources and support.

798

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,996

Per pupil spending ?

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2390 Hillsboro RD
Franklin, TN 37069

(615) 472-4500

District: Williamson County

Students who attend Grassland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Franklin High School

Feeder schools for Grassland Middle School:

Elementary:	Grassland Elementary
	Hunters Bend Elementary
	Walnut Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (74% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% 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 school74%

District avg74%

Tennessee avg43%

11^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Middle Schools in the Williamson County

5^th of 139Williamson 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	97.2	11 of 583	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	10 of 587	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	20 of 594	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	13 of 569	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	14 of 576	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	3 of 574	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	7 of 563	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	12 of 492	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	89.9	13 of 485	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	97.2	3 of 475	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	99.4	5 of 466	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	98.8	4 of 462	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	96.9	11 of 435	97.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	98.6	6 of 318	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	34 of 316	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	15 of 299	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	23 of 277	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	23 of 293	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	8 of 284	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	28 of 63	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	35 of 65	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	31 of 56	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	29 of 62	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	15 of 55	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	31 of 58	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	13 of 546	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	11 of 554	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	22 of 560	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	15 of 552	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	19 of 538	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	3 of 529	99.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	35 of 286	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	18 of 285	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	27 of 285	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	34 of 275	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	96.0	4 of 261	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	4 of 228	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	4 of 219	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	15 of 550	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	11 of 560	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	15 of 557	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	11 of 540	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	12 of 529	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	3 of 523	99.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	14 of 332	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	4 of 299	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	5 of 288	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	7 of 260	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	68.8	26 of 238	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	4 of 222	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	4 of 279	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	11 of 492	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	10 of 504	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	19 of 503	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	17 of 496	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	3 of 484	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	8 of 481	98.3%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2024)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies82%+33 vs state

Science77%+31 vs state

Mathematics70%+28 vs state

English Language Arts66%+27 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 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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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
Grassland Middle School	Public	6-8	2390 Hillsboro RD	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4500	831	54	15.2		709 (85.3%)	15 (1.8%)	47 (5.7%)	27 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)	97.2	11^th of 583 public middle schools	98.1%		98	10^th of 587 public middle schools	98.3%	1		80.7	64.9	65.3	70.2		72.0	62.5	62.6	65.6								78.2	80.5	71.6	76.8	82.8	82.7	81.0	82.2	$12,996	$274	$12,227
Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	5324 Murray LN	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4250	1,126	71	15.7		897 (79.7%)	39 (3.5%)	44 (3.9%)	95 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.5%)	99	3^rd of 583 public middle schools	99.5%		99	7^th of 587 public middle schools	98.8%	4		68.7	78.1	83.9	78.5		76.5	80.8	72.3	76.5								86.5	85.0	82.8	84.8	88.9	89.9	87.6	88.8	$12,353	$259	$11,663
Bellevue Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	655 Colice Jeanne RD	Nashville	37221	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 662-3000	382	20	18.7		175 (45.8%)	88 (23.0%)	61 (16.0%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	46.8	299^th of 583 public middle schools	48.7%		48	289^th of 587 public middle schools	50.8%	10		39.9	30.6	10.7	28.8		45.1	27.5	25.7	32.7			61.3	62.5				45.8	32.7	8.0	32.8	56.9	52.8	44.0	51.5	$16,831	$961	$15,049
Poplar Grove 5-8	Public	5-8	1030 Excellence Way	Franklin	37069	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 790-4721	311	35	9.0		145 (46.6%)	6 (1.9%)	136 (43.7%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	66.9	166^th of 583 public middle schools	71.5%		66.1	164^th of 587 public middle schools	72.1%	2	54.0	37.2	39.5	33.9	41.0	54.0	41.0	37.7	31.0	40.5	78.6	80.0					61.9	61.5	70.1	59.2	63.3	53.8	58.4	45.1	52.7	$25,182	$413	$24,046
Freedom Middle School	Public	7-8	1000 Excellence Way	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 794-0987	500	45	11.2		272 (54.4%)	59 (11.8%)	127 (25.4%)	21 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	83	69^th of 583 public middle schools	88.2%		86.7	51^st of 587 public middle schools	91.3%	18			51.1	44.2	48.2			45.9	44.9	45.4									67.2	57.9	62.6		64.8	63.2	64.0	$21,336	$415	$19,927
Freedom Intermediate	Public	5-6	840 Glass LN	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 790-4718	480	48	10.1		256 (53.3%)	57 (11.9%)	116 (24.2%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)								(n/a)	80.3	69.8			75.3	68.2	57.8			63.2							71.5	74.0			72.7	71.2			71.2	$20,675	$320	$19,350
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Volunteer Pkwy	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4930	957	57	16.8		615 (64.3%)	36 (3.8%)	54 (5.6%)	200 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.3%)	99.4	1^st of 583 public middle schools	99.8%		99.2	5^th of 587 public middle schools	99.1%	4		76.5	82.9	82.3	80.9		77.5	82.9	75.4	78.5								84.6	90.3	89.5	88.2	88.9	94.6	89.2	90.9	$12,267	$255	$11,537
H. G. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	150 Davidson RD	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2020	433	29	14.9		127 (29.3%)	97 (22.4%)	161 (37.2%)	29 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	26.4	446^th of 583 public middle schools	23.5%		23.3	455^th of 587 public middle schools	22.5%	9		24.2	17.5	9.3	17.5		34.4	18.0	18.9	23.8			64.0	64.0				43.8	31.4	33.6	36.3	18.8	35.5	25.8	26.5	$17,239	$897	$15,431
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
West End Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3529 West End AVE	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8425	332	23	14.1		152 (45.8%)	133 (40.1%)	22 (6.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	62.7	188^th of 583 public middle schools	67.8%		71	127^th of 587 public middle schools	78.4%	61		20.0	56.8	19.4	33.7		38.1	46.8	46.4	44.1			78.4	78.4				41.7	48.4	40.0	43.6	47.6	70.5	50.9	56.4	$17,869	$1,037	$15,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Grassland Middle School

What district is Grassland Middle School in?

Williamson County

Is Grassland Middle School a good school?

Yes! Grassland Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Grassland Middle School?

Students at Grassland Middle School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Grassland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Grassland Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Grassland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Grassland Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin High School

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