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
421	Oakdale School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	225 Clifty Creek RD	Oakdale	37829	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 369-3885	444	32	14		407 (91.7%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,276			$734			$11,100	30	25.8	441	20		470309001235
422	Clinch School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1540 Clinch Valley RD	Sneedville	37869	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-3202	153	18	8.7		142 (92.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$17,674			$1,147			$15,546	30	31.6	408	14		470174000576
423	Bulls Gap School	Public	PK, KG-8	315 Allen DR	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-5201	343	14	24.5		321 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$13,637			$1,049			$11,661	29.8	36.2	372	51		470174000572
424	Millington Central Middle High School	Public	7-12	8050 West ST	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Millington Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 873-8100	1,211	81	14.9		420 (34.7%)	455 (37.6%)	201 (16.6%)	18 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (9.4%)	$13,479			$725			$11,845	29.5	26.2	438	14		470015001587
425	Fall Branch Elementary	Public	K-8	1061 Highway 93	Fall Branch	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 348-1200	257	19	13.2		235 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$13,731			$769			$12,267	29.4	31.5	410	15		470438001758
426	Hamblen County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	376 Snyder RD	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 585-3785	40	9	4.4		19 (47.5%)	3 (7.5%)	16 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)								29.4			(n/a)		470000101268
427	Northview Junior Academy	Public	7-9	2723 Northview Academy LN	Kodak	37764	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-9994	632	51	12.3		520 (82.3%)	11 (1.7%)	81 (12.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$13,754			$475			$12,510	28.9	29.4	423	4		470378002438
428	Tullahoma Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	301 West Decherd ST	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 454-2638	52	17	3.1		44 (84.6%)	3 (5.8%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$14,328			$808			$12,609	28.9	9.3	555	127		470420002647
429	Jefferson Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	5-12	3081 West Old AJ HWY	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 397-0780	58	9	6.2		48 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	$8,637			$163			$8,352	28.8			(n/a)		470210002656
430	South Middle School	Public	6-8	601 West Cumberland ST	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7355	318	24	13.2		266 (83.6%)	25 (7.9%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,796			$1,206			$10,782	28.5	24.4	452	22		470129000405

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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.