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
501	Soldiers Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	1510 Legion ST	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3531	372	25	14.7		349 (93.8%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,107			$1,321			$10,059	15.6	15.5	502	1		470063000254
502	Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8	Public, Virtual	4-8	117 Edenway DR	White House	37188	Robertson County	Johnson County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 235-3672	1,315	48	27.6		814 (61.9%)	282 (21.4%)	94 (7.1%)	18 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (7.6%)	$5,894			$173			$5,693	15.6	18.4	481	21		470216002621
503	Edgemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Carson Springs RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-2288	561	34	16.3		481 (85.7%)	18 (3.2%)	37 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$11,942			$1,383			$9,543	15.5	18.1	483	20		470075000279
504	John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2087 Hobson PIKE	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 501-7900	907	51	17.8		118 (13.0%)	290 (32.0%)	448 (49.4%)	33 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	$16,365			$1,015			$14,462	15.2	16.7	492	12		470318002149
505	East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 Bennett RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 867-6214	618	45	13.7		116 (18.8%)	137 (22.2%)	304 (49.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.4%)	$17,955			$1,028			$16,156	14.9	20.4	473	32		470159000502
506	West Junior High School	Public	6-8	13100 Highway 194	Oakland	38060	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-0798	373	21	18.1		124 (33.2%)	204 (54.7%)	36 (9.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$13,701			$1,389			$11,381	14.7	19.8	474	32		470117001752
507	Tracy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	276 3rd ST	Tracy City	37387	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4752	329	27	12.4		318 (96.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,608			$1,345			$11,163	14.2	15.6	500	7		470153001839
508	Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3824 Austin Peay HWY	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 800-1209	366	23	16		3 (0.8%)	333 (91.0%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,278			$1,499			$13,412	14	10.3	541	33		470014802452
509	White Plains Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	288 E. Main ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 528-1847	98	17	5.6		77 (78.6%)	7 (7.1%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	$28,685			$1,834			$26,829	13.8	10.3	542	33		470348002196
510	Georgian Hills Middle	Public	6-8	3925 Denver St	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3740	271	17	15.7		1 (0.4%)	259 (95.6%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,438			$1,865			$13,484	13.5	8.8	562	52		470014801069

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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.