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
191	South Greene Middle School	Public	6-8	740 DeBusk RD	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 638-7233	303	25	12.1		280 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$13,444			$929			$11,487	62.2	59.6	209	18		470147002615
192	Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	108 West Knox ST	Rutherford	38369	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 665-6180	271	19	14.1		220 (81.2%)	33 (12.2%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$12,227			$666			$10,730	61.7	53.7	245	53		470140000419
193	Rutledge Middle School	Public	7-8	140 Pioneer DR	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-3366	346	27	13		317 (91.6%)	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,409			$1,383			$10,041	61.5	38.8	348	155		470144002165
194	Irving College Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Dry Creek RD	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 668-8693	288	22	13		239 (83.0%)	6 (2.1%)	32 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$13,533			$1,096			$11,261	61.2	49.2	280	86		470435001744
195	Walter J. Baird Middle School	Public	6-8	131 W J B Pride LN	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	No	(615) 444-2190	698	37	19		380 (54.4%)	136 (19.5%)	127 (18.2%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.3%)	$10,690			$342			$9,789	61.2	57.3	221	26		470237000867
196	Carpenters Middle School	Public	6-8	920 Huffstetler RD	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-1414	533	30	17.9		499 (93.6%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$12,088			$497			$10,898	61.1	63.1	183	13		470030001387
197	Philadelphia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Spring ST	Philadelphia	37846	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-6801	542	41	13.2		482 (88.9%)	6 (1.1%)	36 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$13,717			$840			$12,209	61	59.9	205	8		470252000904
198	Copper Basin High School	Public	7-12	205 Cougar DR	Copperhill	37317	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 496-3291	244	26	9.2		235 (96.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,864			$410			$15,224	61	56.8	222	24		470345001440
199	Portland East Middle School	Public	6-8	604 South Broadway	Portland	37148	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 325-4146	406	30	13.7		303 (74.6%)	20 (4.9%)	64 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	$14,511			$612			$13,079	60.5	65.4	169	30		470402001673
200	Dickson Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E College ST	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 446-2273	563	44	12.8		398 (70.7%)	36 (6.4%)	73 (13.0%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.3%)	$11,729			$538			$10,499	60.4	61.3	197	3		470102000331

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