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
281	Macon County Junior High School	Public	6-8	1003 Hwy 52 By Pass East	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	No	(615) 666-7545	771	41	19		616 (79.9%)	2 (0.3%)	138 (17.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$11,203			$684			$9,781	49.9	56.3	226	55		470255000910
282	Oneida Middle School	Public	6-8	376 N Main ST	Oneida	37841	Scott County	Oneida	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 569-2468	273	17	16		257 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$15,250			$648			$12,544	49.5	48.7	284	2		470330000031
283	Linden Middle School	Public	5-8	130 College AVE	Linden	37096	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 589-5000	201	17	12.1		183 (91.0%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$13,423			$1,388			$11,239	49.2	53.1	247	36		470339001434
284	Smith County Middle School	Public	5-8	134 Smith County Middle School	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-8277	313	20	15.6		257 (82.1%)	5 (1.6%)	25 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	$12,297			$1,022			$10,182	49.2	37.9	355	71		470387001942
285	Van Buren County High School	Public	6-12	337 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County	No	No	No	No	(931) 946-2442	386	33	11.6		376 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,937			$813			$12,208	49.1	61.1	198	87		470432001738
286	KIPP Nashville College Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	3410 Knight DR	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	348	13	26.7		12 (3.4%)	262 (75.3%)	56 (16.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	$19,320			$1,969			$15,955	49	50.9	265	21		470318002347
287	Monterey High School	Public	7-12	710 East Commercial AVE	Monterey	38574	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 839-2970	544	41	13.3		349 (64.2%)	2 (0.4%)	189 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,505			$693			$12,042	48.9	42.1	329	42		470348001454
288	Hickman County Middle School	Public	6-8	1639 Bulldog BLVD	Centerville	37033	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	No	(931) 729-4234	325	18	18.2		293 (90.2%)	12 (3.7%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,255			$1,145			$10,171	48.7	50.2	270	18		470186000623
289	Harriman Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 Cumberland ST	Harriman	37748	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 882-1727	290	19	15.5		230 (79.3%)	13 (4.5%)	14 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.0%)	$14,236			$901			$12,315	48.6	51.2	264	25		470359000566
290	Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	937 Pioneer RD	Henry	38231	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 227-2067	352	28	12.6		263 (74.7%)	22 (6.3%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	$15,727			$2,042			$12,610	48.3	54.3	240	50		470183000616

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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.