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
441	Celina K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1324 Mitchell ST	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 243-2391	558	35	15.8		506 (90.7%)	8 (1.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	$13,127			$1,345			$10,947	27.4	30.8	414	27		470066000258
442	Houston County Middle School	Public	6-8	3460 West Main	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-5591	294	19	15.8		248 (84.4%)	8 (2.7%)	14 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$12,967			$1,114			$11,059	27.4	30.7	415	27		470192000631
443	Bellevue Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	575 S Bellevue Blvd	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4488	606	35	17.4		7 (1.2%)	527 (87.0%)	37 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.3%)	$13,738			$1,289			$11,474	27.3	26.9	433	10		470014801018
444	Fayetteville Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 A Wilson PKWY	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 438-2533	256	15	16.6		140 (54.7%)	81 (31.6%)	14 (5.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	$22,176			$1,542			$19,420	27.1	34.3	384	60		470120001470
445	Sullivan East Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Weaver PIKE	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1000	565	36	15.6		526 (93.1%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$12,510			$788			$10,935	26.6	31	413	32		470399002604
446	H. G. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	150 Davidson RD	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2020	433	29	14.9		127 (29.3%)	97 (22.4%)	161 (37.2%)	29 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$17,239			$897			$15,431	26.4	23.3	455	9		470318001309
447	Jo Byrns High School	Public	6-12	7025 Hwy 41 North	Cedar Hill	37032	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 696-2251	555	42	13.3		419 (75.5%)	23 (4.1%)	88 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$13,630			$492			$12,395	26.3	25.5	443	4		470360001500
448	North Middle School	Public	6-8	2990 Decherd BLVD	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5323	577	33	17.4		485 (84.1%)	32 (5.5%)	42 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	$11,976			$843			$10,455	26.2	24.7	447	1		470129000399
449	Germantown Middle	Public	6-8	7925 CD Smith Rd	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0950	637	42	15.3		17 (2.7%)	510 (80.1%)	57 (8.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	$13,516			$1,722			$11,025	26	21.8	465	16		470014801583
450	Daniel McKee Alternative School	Public	6-12	2623 Halls Hill PIKE	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 890-2282	56	15	3.6		21 (37.5%)	21 (37.5%)	6 (10.7%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	6 (10.7%)								25.8			(n/a)		470369001513

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.