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
341	Community Middle School	Public	6-8	3470 Hwy 41A RD	Unionville	37180	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 685-1426	366	25	14.5		290 (79.2%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (17.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$11,491			$1,509			$9,982	40.9	43.4	322	19		470018002218
342	William Henry Oliver Middle	Public	6-8	6211 Nolensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 332-3011	614	34	17.9		245 (39.9%)	153 (24.9%)	131 (21.3%)	54 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	$18,582			$1,364			$16,126	40.7	31.6	409	67		470318002058
343	Sharon School	Public	PK, KG-8	254 North Woodlawn DR	Sharon	38255	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 456-2672	188	23	8.1		147 (78.2%)	19 (10.1%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	$22,342			$3,745			$17,014	40.6	39.5	340	3		470447001788
344	Holston Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Chilhowee DR	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1300	476	36	13.2		238 (50.0%)	153 (32.1%)	51 (10.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$15,855			$1,513			$13,493	40.5	40.1	337	7		470222000787
345	Ft Loudoun Middle School	Public	6-8	1083 Mulberry ST	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-2026	372	26	14.5		249 (66.9%)	11 (3.0%)	102 (27.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$12,994			$901			$11,354	40.2	35.5	380	35		470252000893
346	Lewisburg Middle School	Public	7-8	500 Tiger BLVD	Lewisburg	37091	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 359-1265	432	26	16.6		258 (59.7%)	52 (12.0%)	85 (19.7%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$11,350			$971			$9,486	40.2	34.2	387	41		470267000844
347	Roane County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3096 Roane State HWY	Harriman	37748	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 717-5443	62	15	4.1		55 (88.7%)	4 (6.5%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$3,374			$270			$3,093	40.1			(n/a)		470359002626
348	Collinwood Middle School	Public	5-8	300 4th Avenue North	Collinwood	38450	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 724-9510	234	19	12.6		222 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,648			$679			$11,036	40	32.7	399	51		470444001769
349	Pigeon Forge Junior High School	Public	7-9	300 Wears Valley RD	Pigeon Forge	37863	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-2401	517	39	13.3		307 (59.4%)	12 (2.3%)	173 (33.5%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$13,256			$694			$11,804	39.8	33.9	391	42		470378001555
350	Mc Ewen High School	Public	6-12	335 Melrose ST	Mc Ewen	37101	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	No	(931) 582-6950	522	37	14.3		488 (93.5%)	5 (1.0%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$12,348			$634			$10,622	39.8	38.4	353	3		470198000641

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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.