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
471	Lowrance Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7740 Lowrance RD	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2330	914	52	17.5		9 (1.0%)	739 (80.9%)	135 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$14,708			$1,677			$12,158	20.3	25	446	25		470014802200
472	Nashville Collegiate Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	1638 Bell RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 747-6059	613	33	18.5		143 (23.3%)	188 (30.7%)	219 (35.7%)	36 (5.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$13,855			$563			$13,292	20.2	12.5	519	47		470015702691
473	Explore Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	707 S 7th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 784-8222	560	30	18.6		157 (28.0%)	330 (58.9%)	32 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)	$27,355			$1,925			$24,185	20	16.2	497	24		470318002449
474	Dexter School	Public	PK, KG-8	7105 Dexter RD	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0355	1,490	90	16.5		106 (7.1%)	1,065 (71.5%)	252 (16.9%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.4%)	$13,955			$1,727			$11,429	19.9	20.6	471	3		470014801907
475	Ida B. Wells Academy Elementary School/Middle School	Public	K-8	995 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3210	98	16	6.1		0 (0.0%)	94 (95.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$29,906			$1,375			$27,032	19.9	21.4	467	8		470014800861
476	Snowden Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1870 N Parkway	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4621	1,272	80	15.9		156 (12.3%)	892 (70.1%)	130 (10.2%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	68 (5.3%)	$13,539			$1,306			$11,434	19.7	29.9	420	56		470014801158
477	Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	10280 Godwin Rd	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0325	311	33	9.5		81 (26.0%)	183 (58.8%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$22,552			$2,027			$19,316	19.5	31	412	65		470014801568
478	Hancock Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Main ST	Sneedville	37869	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 733-4611	190	16	12		185 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$16,662			$2,285			$13,046	19.5	28.3	430	48		470162010477
479	Ripley Middle School	Public	6-8	309 Charles Griggs AVE	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 635-1391	487	36	13.4		198 (40.7%)	257 (52.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$12,845			$1,328			$10,524	19.4	12.2	524	45		470231001970
480	Waverly Junior High School	Public	4-8	601 E. Railroad ST	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 296-4514	455	28	16.4		399 (87.7%)	28 (6.2%)	14 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$11,026			$720			$9,533	19.4	26.7	437	43		470198000644

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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