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
361	Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	2665 Christmasville RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-6687	794	51	15.5		172 (21.7%)	432 (54.4%)	124 (15.6%)	17 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	$12,454			$1,178			$10,478	38.9	37.7	360	1		470258000083
362	Harpeth Middle School	Public	5-8	170 Harpeth View TRL	Kingston Springs	37082	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	No	(615) 952-2293	420	30	14.2		362 (86.2%)	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,831			$566			$10,510	38.8	43.9	319	43		470057000890
363	West-Bemis Middle School	Public	5-8	230 D St	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-9810	384	26	15		209 (54.4%)	111 (28.9%)	38 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$13,912			$1,527			$11,454	38.7	35.7	377	14		470258000927
364	East End Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1460 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 630-7470	756	30	25.2		34 (4.5%)	602 (79.6%)	96 (12.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$25,770			$1,702			$23,245	38.7	46.9	298	66		470318002258
365	E K Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1044 Co 172 RD	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 745-2760	322	23	13.8		282 (87.6%)	7 (2.2%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$15,344			$1,165			$13,091	38.6	34.2	386	21		470282000989
366	Chilhowee Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Schoolhouse Hill RD	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0086	292	21	13.9		274 (93.8%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,935			$560			$11,872	38.6	40.9	332	34		470345001444
367	Hunter Elementary	Public	K-8	145 Hope ST	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4074	519	39	13.4		462 (89.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$12,895			$1,281			$10,869	38.5	38.3	354	13		470051000159
368	Joe Shafer Middle School	Public	6-8	240 Albert Gallatin BLVD	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-9100	635	46	13.9		369 (58.1%)	129 (20.3%)	105 (16.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	$12,359			$292			$11,379	38.5	40.2	335	33		470402001213
369	Warren County Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Caldwell ST	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 473-6557	767	60	12.7		496 (64.7%)	33 (4.3%)	196 (25.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	$12,031			$1,384			$9,554	38	32.7	400	31		470435001748
370	Wynn Habersham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	174 Habersham RD	Duff	37729	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-9482	144	12	12.2		143 (99.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,502			$1,315			$12,008	37.4	25.4	444	74		470042000138

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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.