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
41	West Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	935 North Mt. Juliet RD	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 758-5152	1,303	69	18.8		918 (70.5%)	121 (9.3%)	147 (11.3%)	51 (3.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (4.5%)	$9,641			$446			$8,800	90.5	83.8	63	22		470455001822
42	Lakeland Preparatory School	Public	5-11	5020 Lions Crest DR	Lakeland	38002	Shelby County	Lakeland	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-5412	1,305	80	16.3		808 (61.9%)	175 (13.4%)	171 (13.1%)	95 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.2%)	$12,217			$296			$11,518	90.3	84.6	60	18		470015402476
43	Liberty Bell Middle School	Public	6-8	718 Morningside DR	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	No	(423) 232-2179	937	61	15.3		623 (66.5%)	66 (7.0%)	139 (14.8%)	34 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.9%)	$12,476			$637			$11,373	90.1	91.8	32	11		470213002268
44	Spring Station Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Spring Station DR	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5080	835	55	15.1		635 (76.0%)	34 (4.1%)	86 (10.3%)	38 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	$13,218			$228			$12,441	90	88	47	3		470453002237
45	Mt. Juliet Middle School	Public	6-8	3565 N. Mt Juliet RD	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 754-6688	1,025	61	16.7		771 (75.2%)	79 (7.7%)	96 (9.4%)	27 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.8%)	$10,739			$269			$10,001	89.9	88.1	46	1		470455001636
46	Hardin Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2280 Steele	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1800	1,017	57	17.7		757 (74.4%)	42 (4.1%)	100 (9.8%)	70 (6.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.5%)	$11,459			$791			$10,254	89.3	87.1	49	3		470222002512
47	Indian Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	307 Car Mol DR	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	No	(423) 610-6000	797	53	14.9		564 (70.8%)	76 (9.5%)	89 (11.2%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.3%)	$13,786			$434			$12,895	89	88.4	45	2		470213000988
48	Riverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7391 Neshoba RD	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2300	1,164	82	14.2		830 (71.3%)	114 (9.8%)	88 (7.6%)	60 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.0%)	$13,658			$1,004			$12,282	88.8	86.6	52	4		470015101591
49	Valor Voyager Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4531 Nolensville PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	513	19	27		201 (39.2%)	87 (17.0%)	166 (32.4%)	36 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	$21,226			$1,131			$19,235	87.8	92.9	29	20		470318002432
50	John Trotwood Moore Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4425 Granny White PIKE	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8095	409	22	18.6		252 (61.6%)	116 (28.4%)	21 (5.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$15,825			$904			$14,298	86.9	80.5	80	30		470318001346

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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.