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
331	Springdale Elementary	Public	K-8	1915 Hwy 25E South	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9142	364	26	13.7		348 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$12,799			$1,056			$10,291	43.4	59.9	206	125		470063000255
332	New Providence Middle	Public	6-8	146 Cunningham LN	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5655	1,055	53	19.9		440 (41.7%)	293 (27.8%)	177 (16.8%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	129 (12.2%)	$12,398			$959			$10,795	42.2	45.5	311	21		470303001218
333	North Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7657 Hwy 127 North	Crossville	38571	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 484-5174	540	33	16.5		503 (93.1%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$12,062			$874			$9,783	41.9	38.9	346	13		470090001877
334	Morrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	500 S Fair ST	Morrison	37357	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4617	361	28	12.7		292 (80.9%)	6 (1.7%)	49 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$12,764			$1,239			$10,563	41.8	35.7	376	42		470435001745
335	Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	3703 Trenton RD	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5665	1,077	60	17.9		374 (34.7%)	345 (32.0%)	201 (18.7%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	124 (11.5%)	$12,646			$592			$11,397	41.7	46.8	299	36		470303002011
336	Bethel Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4733 Main	Bethel Springs	38315	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 934-7288	458	34	13.3		414 (90.4%)	13 (2.8%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$13,961			$1,319			$11,631	41.5	37.9	356	20		470288000999
337	Eastside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2121 Old Rock Island RD	Rock Island	38581	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4611	392	30	12.8		309 (78.8%)	5 (1.3%)	60 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$12,635			$1,135			$10,538	41.5	50.8	267	70		470435001742
338	Stone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1219 Cook RD	Crossville	38555	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 456-5636	638	37	17.4		533 (83.5%)	15 (2.4%)	72 (11.3%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,042			$1,154			$11,456	41.4	36.7	367	29		470090001050
339	Lake Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	610 Kile Lake RD	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-8821	1,174	78	14.9		965 (82.2%)	26 (2.2%)	133 (11.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (3.6%)	$11,436			$662			$9,947	41.1	42.3	327	12		470033000104
340	Lobelville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	196 East Fourth AVE	Lobelville	37097	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 593-2354	231	20	11.8		213 (92.2%)	5 (2.2%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,733			$1,086			$11,674	40.9	21.4	468	128		470339001433

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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.