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Best Middle Schools in Carter County, TN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Tennessee Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

984

Students

Districts

Top rankedT A Dugger Junior High School110^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools

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Biggest riser

Happy Valley Middle School up 29 spots statewide this year

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Ranking:

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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 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 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
Happy Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	163 Warpath LN	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4070	361	22	16.7		322 (89.2%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	73.3	125^th of 583 public middle schools	78.6%		67.4	154^th of 587 public middle schools	73.8%	29	28.4	52.9	51.1	41.7	42.8	43.2	51.4	34.0	24.0	37.2			48.4	68.6	52.7	58.3	56.2	54.3	76.3	57.3	63.3	$12,441	$1,262	$10,504
T A Dugger Junior High School	Public	6-8	305 West E ST	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	No	(423) 547-8025	623	39	16.0		558 (89.6%)	10 (1.6%)	23 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	74.7	110^th of 583 public middle schools	81.1%		75.8	103^rd of 587 public middle schools	82.5%	7		43.6	46.3	59.5	49.1		39.7	46.1	42.4	42.8	85.7	85.7		46.3	53.4	56.5	51.9	67.2	62.1	56.8	62.2	$12,571	$568	$11,422

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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