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
181	Sycamore Middle School	Public	5-8	1025 Old Clarksville PIKE	Pleasant View	37146	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	No	(615) 746-8852	646	37	17.3		567 (87.8%)	7 (1.1%)	52 (8.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$10,673			$505			$9,429	63.9	62.4	190	9		470057000361
182	Bridgeport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1935 Edwina Bridgeport RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-5780	287	18	15.7		269 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$12,850			$970			$10,559	63.9	58.5	217	35		470075000273
183	Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	3329 West Emory RD	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-9008	797	53	15.1		638 (80.1%)	31 (3.9%)	90 (11.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	$12,502			$833			$11,044	63.8	63.4	181	2		470222000756
184	Soddy Daisy Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Turner RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8800	480	25	19.2		433 (90.2%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$17,679			$568			$16,469	63.6	61.6	195	11		470159000526
185	Rogers Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	137 County Road 82	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 745-2123	278	21	13.2		247 (88.8%)	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$15,153			$1,237			$12,526	63.2	43.3	323	138		470282000030
186	South Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5455 Highway 22 A	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-6890	358	24	14.9		298 (83.2%)	11 (3.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	$12,131			$1,111			$9,920	63	62.7	185	1		470180000611
187	Highland Rim School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Highland Rim RD	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-4197	721	48	15.1		595 (82.5%)	36 (5.0%)	67 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$11,083			$619			$9,813	62.8	62.9	184	3		470249000885
188	West End Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3529 West End AVE	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8425	332	23	14.1		152 (45.8%)	133 (40.1%)	22 (6.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	$17,869			$1,037			$15,969	62.7	71	127	61		470318001382
189	Cornersville School	Public	7-12	323 S Main ST	Cornersville	37047	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(931) 246-4170	430	27	15.6		396 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	$12,697			$316			$11,520	62.6	32.3	404	215		470267000948
190	Battle Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	121 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 388-8403	727	44	16.5		546 (75.1%)	58 (8.0%)	98 (13.5%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	$11,173			$444			$10,092	62.3	62.5	188	2		470276002598

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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