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
371	South Pittsburg High School	Public	7-12	717 Elm AVE	South Pittsburg	37380	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(423) 837-7561	420	28	14.9		304 (72.4%)	69 (16.4%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$12,146			$630			$10,451	37.4	48.6	285	86		470264000941
372	Compass Community School Frayser Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3690 Thomas ST	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 358-7431	204	18	11.6		4 (2.0%)	60 (29.4%)	139 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,033			$1,454			$14,213	37.3	15	506	134		470014802605
373	Huntland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Gore ST	Huntland	37345	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 361-0300	662	48	13.9		533 (80.5%)	17 (2.6%)	106 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,637			$329			$11,521	37.2	22.3	459	86		470129000395
374	South Doyle Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Decatur RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2133	799	60	13.3		531 (66.5%)	126 (15.8%)	76 (9.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	55 (6.9%)	$14,454			$1,419			$12,345	37	32	406	32		470222000733
375	Winfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	23366 Scott HWY	Winfield	37892	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 569-8288	173	13	12.8		161 (93.1%)	4 (2.3%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$14,132			$1,419			$11,610	36.9	52.4	255	120		470372001541
376	Clarksburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	145 Clarksburg RD	Clarksburg	38324	Carroll County	South Carroll	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 986-3165	339	27	12.5		289 (85.3%)	10 (2.9%)	20 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	$14,241			$1,269			$11,794	36.9	36.1	373	3		470390000064
377	West Middle School	Public	6-8	90 Hermitage DR	Tullahoma	37388	Franklin County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2605	406	28	14.4		316 (77.8%)	42 (10.3%)	28 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$14,328			$808			$12,609	36.9	37.8	357	20		470420001716
378	Madisonville Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Oak Grove RD	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 442-4137	416	22	18.9		376 (90.4%)	5 (1.2%)	26 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$11,913			$731			$10,348	36.8	36.5	368	10		470300001196
379	Hornsby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Church ST	Hornsby	38044	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 658-5707	171	12	14.2		142 (83.0%)	24 (14.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$13,888			$1,093			$11,817	36.6	40.2	334	45		470165000545
380	Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee	Public, Charter	6-12	817 Brownlee RD	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	317	16	20.4		1 (0.3%)	244 (77.0%)	65 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$11,829			$1,446			$10,017	36.3	22.2	462	82		470014802565

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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.

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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.