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Rutherford County Schools


At a glance
44thof 141 Tennessee districts▼ 5
Better than 68% of Tennessee districts
2240 Southpark Boulevard
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
·(615) 893-5812·All Tennessee district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 68.8% of districts
55
Schools
51,595
Students
3
5-star schools
Top rankedHomer Pittard Campus School84th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools
Biggest riser
Brown's Chapel Elementary School up 215 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Holloway High School 7.2 students per teacher
Newly ranked this year
Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy and 1 more
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
3★
2★
1★
8 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Rutherford County Schools serves about 50 schools across Tennessee — 25 elementary, 11 middle, 12 high, and 2 alternative schools — and ranks 44th of 141 districts with a 3-star rating. The district beats state averages in graduation (96.6% vs. 90.5%), chronic absenteeism (11.3% vs. 18.3%), and most TNReady subjects. Top performers include Central Magnet School, ranked #2 in Tennessee; Thurman Francis Arts Academy and McFadden School of Excellence, both top-3 elementary schools; Homer Pittard Campus School (92nd percentile); Stewarts Creek Middle School (93rd percentile); and Blackman High School (92nd percentile). Stewarts Creek High School, Rockvale High School, and Siegel High School also shine, with Stewarts Creek posting the district's highest graduation rate at 98.9%. Eagleville School, classified as alternative, performs exceptionally well too, with 97% graduation and strong scores in every subject.

Some schools need significant support. LaVergne High School sits in the 31st percentile with just 9.4% Algebra I proficiency. David Youree Elementary (11th percentile), Roy L Waldron Elementary (14th percentile), and LaVergne Lake Elementary (19th percentile) are the lowest-ranking elementary schools. The alternative schools Smyrna West Alternative School and Daniel McKee Alternative School face the steepest challenges, with chronic absenteeism at 71.4% and 94.4%. LaVergne Middle School also struggles at 34.9% math and 25.9% ELA. Meanwhile, Oakland High School's 92.9% graduation rate is the lowest among traditional high schools but still above the state mark of 90.5%.

A key strength is middle school Algebra I acceleration: Oakland Middle School (91.7%), Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School (91.5%), Rocky Fork Middle School (90.9%), and Rock Springs Middle School (86.1%) all post excellent results. Course-level data requires caution — Algebra II proficiency at Smyrna High School is 94.9% among 10th graders but 26-49% among 11th graders, because advanced students enroll earlier. Chronic absenteeism strongly predicts low performance, while spending does not: Holloway High School spends the most ($24,682) yet struggles, while Rutherford County Virtual School spends the least ($8,283) and outperforms district averages. Geographically, schools in La Vergne consistently rank lowest, while those in Rockvale, Christiana, and Lascassas rank highest.

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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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