Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the TNReady test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education. The most recent update was on Saturday, August 16, 2025.

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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
311	Cheatham Middle School	Public	5-8	700 Scoutview DR	Ashland City	37015	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 792-2334	531	34	15.4		415 (78.2%)	21 (4.0%)	64 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	$12,202			$780			$10,106	45.5	49.3	278	33		470057000888
312	Jacksboro Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Eagle CIR	Jacksboro	37757	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-3773	524	36	14.6		511 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,344			$891			$8,582	45.4	45.1	314	2		470042000123
313	Trenton Middle School	Public	5-8	2065 Hwy 45 Bypass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-2422	398	25	16		245 (61.6%)	102 (25.6%)	39 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,840			$1,288			$9,321	45.3	59	215	98		470410001704
314	Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School	Public	4-8	2141 Harrison AVE	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2038	687	45	15.4		284 (41.3%)	13 (1.9%)	368 (53.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	$13,418			$959			$11,623	45.3	43.1	324	10		470240000869
315	Toone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Neely ST	Toone	38381	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 658-5606	211	17	12.7		160 (75.8%)	31 (14.7%)	7 (3.3%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,218			$1,362			$10,834	44.9	65.5	168	147		470165000548
316	South Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	362 Smith Mill RD	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 937-7385	653	39	16.7		566 (86.7%)	33 (5.1%)	29 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$10,446			$765			$9,088	44.9	52.7	253	63		470249000079
317	Spring Hill Elementary	Public	K-8	84 State Route 188	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 559-4223	102	12	8.8		87 (85.3%)	4 (3.9%)	10 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,733			$999			$15,295	44.6	64.4	176	141		470140000421
318	Big Sandy School	Public, Alternative	K-12	13305 Highway 69 A	Big Sandy	38221	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 593-3221	266	36	7.4		257 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,281			$1,068			$11,226	44.6	53.9	243	75		470024000049
319	Hilham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2305 Hilham HWY	Hilham	38568	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-6816	296	24	12.5		283 (95.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,883			$1,078			$10,915	44.6	34.1	388	69		470333001417
320	Pine Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	800 N York HWY	Jamestown	38556	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-9525	577	32	18.1		556 (96.4%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,007			$2,109			$9,123	44.5	59.1	214	106		470123000381

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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.