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
51	South Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3536 Lantana RD	Crossville	38572	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 788-6713	580	37	15.6		534 (92.1%)	9 (1.6%)	17 (2.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$12,458			$844			$10,602	85.7	75.8	102	51		470090001835
52	Calhoun Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Sherwood AVE	Calhoun	37309	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 336-2974	325	22	14.8		283 (87.1%)	6 (1.8%)	21 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$14,075			$899			$12,174	85.6	83.7	64	12		470282000986
53	Dresden Middle School	Public	5-8	759 Linden ST	Dresden	38225	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 364-2407	339	24	14.3		292 (86.1%)	9 (2.7%)	14 (4.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$11,582			$732			$10,309	85.3	79.8	81	28		470447001779
54	Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	200 Fairbanks RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	No	(865) 425-9301	706	58	12.1		492 (69.7%)	47 (6.7%)	78 (11.0%)	20 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (9.3%)	$15,625			$486			$14,620	85.1	83.5	67	13		470324001394
55	Loftis Middle School	Public	6-8	8611 Columbus RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4749	586	37	16		481 (82.1%)	11 (1.9%)	34 (5.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.2%)	$18,084			$812			$16,626	84.8	89.9	40	15		470159000389
56	Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	88 Bobcat TRL	Burns	37029	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 740-1860	491	33	15.1		393 (80.0%)	10 (2.0%)	61 (12.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$11,595			$716			$10,172	84.8	81.6	75	19		470102002610
57	Siegel Middle School	Public	6-8	355 West Thompson LN	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3830	1,191	68	17.5		798 (67.0%)	144 (12.1%)	148 (12.4%)	30 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.7%)	$11,091			$387			$10,224	84.8	83.6	66	9		470369001534
58	Smoky Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	135 South 32 HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-2255	187	14	13.6		182 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$13,027			$1,186			$10,332	84.7	73.2	118	60		470075000284
59	Forrest School	Public	7-12	310 North Horton PKWY	Chapel Hill	37034	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(931) 246-4733	826	43	19		716 (86.7%)	12 (1.5%)	73 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$10,630			$341			$9,638	84.7	69.2	140	81		470267000950
60	White House Middle School	Public	5-8	2020 Highway 31 West	White House	37188	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-4379	779	50	15.7		624 (80.1%)	35 (4.5%)	95 (12.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	$11,898			$453			$10,703	84.7	88	48	12		470402001685

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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