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
121	V G Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	487 A. Walton Ferry RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-3456	433	33	13.3		276 (63.7%)	51 (11.8%)	75 (17.3%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$14,110			$241			$13,176	73.6	69.6	136	15		470402001678
122	Robertsville Middle School	Public	5-8	245 Robertsville RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	No	(865) 425-9201	743	50	14.9		510 (68.6%)	86 (11.6%)	61 (8.2%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	75 (10.1%)	$15,236			$687			$14,021	73.5	70.5	132	10		470324001397
123	Elmore Park Middle School	Public	6-8	6330 Althorne RD	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2642	755	42	18.1		424 (56.2%)	178 (23.6%)	82 (10.9%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.6%)	$12,116			$863			$10,819	73.4	70.7	130	7		470015301579
124	Bradford High School	Public	6-12	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-3729	317	20	15.7		286 (90.2%)	13 (4.1%)	9 (2.8%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,366			$525			$10,941	73.3	64	180	56		470139000425
125	Happy Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	163 Warpath LN	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4070	361	22	16.7		322 (89.2%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$12,441			$1,262			$10,504	73.3	67.4	154	29		470051000158
126	Martin Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Fowler RD	Martin	38237	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 587-2346	435	23	19.3		307 (70.6%)	63 (14.5%)	28 (6.4%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$11,533			$662			$10,051	73.3	69.6	135	9		470447001785
127	Tennessee Online Public School	Public, Virtual	6-12	615 MLK Jr. BLVD	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 652-9209	243	15	15.7		204 (84.0%)	12 (4.9%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	$8,787			$301			$8,485	73.1	77.4	96	31		470036002308
128	Scotts Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Highway 114 Main ST	Scotts Hill	38374	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 549-3411	424	27	15.8		394 (92.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,614			$947			$9,864	72.8	84.1	62	66		470180000609
129	Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	755 Gray Station RD	Gray	37615	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 477-1640	498	35	14.3		445 (89.4%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$13,409			$717			$12,022	72.6	76.8	99	30		470438001759
130	Spring City Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Wasson Memorial Hwy 68	Spring City	37381	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	No	(423) 365-9105	275	22	12.5		259 (94.2%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$14,774			$904			$12,838	72.6	71	128	2		470351002035

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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:

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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