Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 583)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
451	Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-8	8146 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 352-6226	315	10	31.5		1 (0.3%)	261 (82.9%)	50 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,566			$1,677			$8,522	25.7	17.6	488	37		470014802474
452	Chattanooga Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	1815 Union AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	474	22	21.7		17 (3.6%)	254 (53.6%)	179 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$19,907			$577			$18,562	25	35.5	379	73		470159002510
453	Crestview Middle School	Public	6-8	130 C E Moss PKWY	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 475-5900	502	29	17.3		224 (44.6%)	247 (49.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$11,905			$1,660			$9,822	24.8	21.1	469	16		470408000043
454	York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	218 School AVE	Jamestown	38556	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-5832	456	32	14.1		435 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,982			$3,155			$10,778	24.8	37	365	89		470123000383
455	Whittle Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 White Oak LN	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4474	467	38	12.2		147 (31.5%)	92 (19.7%)	190 (40.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	$16,459			$1,952			$13,660	24.8	17.6	487	32		470222000825
456	H Maynard Middle School	Public	6-8	435 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-1030	633	45	13.9		591 (93.4%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$14,831			$962			$13,189	24.1	18.4	480	24		470429001732
457	Middleton High School	Public	7-12	138 Florida AVE	Middleton	38052	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 376-8391	394	32	12.5		224 (56.9%)	142 (36.0%)	15 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$15,077			$1,132			$12,937	23.4	14.7	507	50		470165000547
458	Meadowview Middle School	Public	6-8	1623 Meadowview Ln	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 581-6360	597	37	16.1		181 (30.3%)	12 (2.0%)	375 (62.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	$12,189			$954			$10,407	23.3	32.4	403	55		470000101934
459	Burchfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1112 West 3rd ST	Oneida	37841	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 569-4935	468	33	13.9		453 (96.8%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,103			$1,566			$10,622	23	34.5	382	77		470372001533
460	Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts	Public	5-8	410 Gray LN	Mount Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-1100	417	32	13.1		290 (69.5%)	64 (15.3%)	24 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	$14,389			$543			$12,746	22.9	31.2	411	49		470276001473

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Mathematics, TNReady English Language Arts, TNReady Science, TNReady Social Studies, TNReady Algebra I, TNReady Biology I, TNReady Integrated Math I, TNReady Integrated Math II, TNReady English I, TNReady Geometry test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 16, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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