Middle Schools in Lebanon

The Lebanon school district in Tennessee is home to two middle schools: Walter J. Baird Middle School and Winfree Bryant Middle School. Both schools serve grades 5-8 and demonstrate reasonably strong academic performance, though there are areas for improvement.

Walter J. Baird Middle School stands out for its exceptional performance in Algebra I, with over 90% of students scoring proficient or better, far exceeding the state average of 29.4%. The school also performs well in science, with 51.3% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 46.1%. In contrast, Winfree Bryant Middle School has a similarly high proficiency rate in Algebra I at 91.7%, but lags behind in social studies, with 47.5% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 49%.

Both schools have similar student-teacher ratios, around 19:1, which is slightly higher than the state average. Additionally, both schools report a chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9%, which is higher than the state's goal of 10% or less. Spending per student is also comparable, with Walter J. Baird Middle School at $10,543 and Winfree Bryant Middle School at $10,952 for the 2023-2024 school year. The performance gap between the two schools in mathematics and English language arts is an area that warrants further investigation to identify the underlying factors driving these differences.