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
251	Karns Middle School	Public	6-8	2925 Gray Hendrix RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7732	957	61	15.6		661 (69.1%)	85 (8.9%)	126 (13.2%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	72 (7.5%)	$12,591			$831			$11,230	52.6	55.2	234	17		470222000749
252	Church Hill Middle	Public	5-8	211 Oak DR	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-3051	347	25	13.8		316 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$12,098			$909			$10,425	52.4	51.8	259	7		470174000575
253	Jackson County Middle School	Public	4-8	170 Blue Devil LN	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9779	434	30	14.3		406 (93.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$12,741			$1,123			$10,674	52.3	47.9	291	38		470207001829
254	Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Taylor ST	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-2071	415	31	13.6		267 (64.3%)	28 (6.7%)	95 (22.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$13,015			$537			$11,575	52.2	60.1	204	50		470261000931
255	Hampshire Unit School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4235 Old State RD	Hampshire	38461	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 285-2300	412	38	10.9		362 (87.9%)	12 (2.9%)	26 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$14,287			$408			$13,077	52.2	62.6	186	69		470276000969
256	Coffee County Middle School	Public	6-8	3063 Woodbury HWY	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	No	(931) 723-5177	827	56	14.6		670 (81.0%)	12 (1.5%)	91 (11.0%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	$12,681			$648			$11,173	51.9	49.3	277	21		470078000286
257	Avery Trace Middle School	Public	5-8	230 Raider DR	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 520-2200	745	52	14.2		421 (56.5%)	33 (4.4%)	256 (34.4%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$12,113			$694			$10,561	51.9	44.6	317	60		470348000497
258	Union Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	334 South Old Grey Ridge RD	Friendsville	37737	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-1320	636	30	21.4		546 (85.8%)	11 (1.7%)	49 (7.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$11,495			$496			$10,446	51.9	52.4	256	2		470030001652
259	Gleason School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	92-99 State Championship DR	Gleason	38229	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 648-5351	374	32	11.5		355 (94.9%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,407			$983			$11,538	51.8	40.5	333	74		470447001780
260	Pelham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2402 Sr 50	Pelham	37366	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 467-3276	180	14	12.7		177 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$14,659			$2,314			$11,122	51.6	47.8	292	32		470153000472

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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.
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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.