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
241	Lake Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1130 East Highway 22	Union City	38261	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 885-5304	503	41	12.2		449 (89.3%)	12 (2.4%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$13,026			$1,174			$11,041	54.2	76.8	98	143		470327001925
242	Monteagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	120 East Main ST	Monteagle	37356	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 924-2136	252	15	16.6		232 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,799			$992			$10,668	53.9	47.7	293	51		470264000937
243	Vonore Middle School	Public	5-8	414 Hall ST	Vonore	37885	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 884-2730	271	16	16.9		219 (80.8%)	3 (1.1%)	43 (15.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$14,040			$747			$12,152	53.9	46.2	306	63		470300002069
244	Meigs Middle School	Public	6-8	586 North Main	Decatur	37322	Meigs County	Meigs County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 334-9187	380	28	13.6		347 (91.3%)	9 (2.4%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$11,624			$889			$9,977	53.7	51.6	261	17		470291001982
245	Cedar Bluff Middle School	Public	6-8	707 North Cedar Bluff RD	Knoxville	37923	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7891	547	33	16.8		315 (57.6%)	58 (10.6%)	112 (20.5%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	48 (8.8%)	$12,523			$792			$10,984	53.6	59.6	210	35		470222000728
246	Huntingdon Middle School	Public	4-8	199 Browning AVE	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Huntingdon Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 986-2175	487	34	14.3		361 (74.1%)	49 (10.1%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	$11,874			$537			$10,421	53.4	58.8	216	30		470201000645
247	Gibbs Middle School	Public	6-8	7625 Tazewell	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1800	614	34	18		551 (89.7%)	10 (1.6%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$12,774			$730			$11,390	53.3	49.7	274	27		470222002568
248	Culleoka Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1921 Warrior LN	Culleoka	38451	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 987-2511	882	65	13.6		800 (90.7%)	16 (1.8%)	46 (5.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	$13,001			$391			$12,074	53	38.7	349	101		470276000967
249	Chester County Junior High School	Public	6-8	930 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8135	604	33	18.5		471 (78.0%)	77 (12.7%)	28 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$8,997			$463			$8,003	52.8	54.8	236	13		470060000238
250	Bledsoe County Middle School	Public	6-8	857 Main ST	Pikeville	37367	Bledsoe County	Bledsoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 447-3212	366	27	13.8		314 (85.8%)	8 (2.2%)	39 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,225			$1,723			$10,999	52.7	38.9	347	97		470027001035

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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.