Summary:
Huntsville Middle School is the sole middle school in Scott County Schools, serving grades 5 through 8 in Huntsville, TN, with an enrollment of 268 students. Because it is the only middle school in the district, it represents the entirety of district-level middle school performance. The district ranks 100 out of 141 Tennessee districts, placing it in the 29th percentile with a 1-star rating. The school has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over three years, falling from the 40th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 26th percentile in 2025–2026.
Huntsville Middle School trails both district and state averages in every tested subject. In Mathematics, only 25.4% of students are proficient versus the state's 43.0%, and in English Language Arts the school's 23.4% proficiency compares unfavorably to the state's 40.6%. Science proficiency stands at 28.8% versus the state's 46.9%, and Social Studies is the strongest subject at 39.6%, though still 11.8 points behind the state's 51.4%. Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, with 23.4% of students chronically absent compared to the district's 17.1% and the state's 18.3%.
There are encouraging signs alongside the challenges. Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, the school improved sharply in Science (+6.8 points) and Social Studies (+7.5 points), while Math (−3.1) and ELA (−2.8) declined. Performance varies widely by grade; 7th grade Social Studies posted the school's highest proficiency at 53.2%, while 6th grade Science lagged far behind at just 19.1%. Similarly, 8th grade Math proficiency (36.8%) is nearly double the 7th grade rate (19.5%). Per-student spending is $11,734, but missing data on free/reduced lunch and student-teacher ratio leave gaps in understanding the full picture.
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