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
291	Isaac Litton Middle	Public	6-8	4601 Hedgewood DR	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6700	286	18	16.3		122 (42.7%)	77 (26.9%)	67 (23.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$21,088			$2,126			$18,016	48.2	46.4	305	14		470318001322
292	White Pine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3060 Roy Messer HWY	White Pine	37890	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 674-2596	705	51	13.8		509 (72.2%)	8 (1.1%)	157 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.0%)	$11,829			$929			$10,104	48.2	45.2	313	21		470210000693
293	Ivy Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	6-12	8520 Dayton PIKE	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	No	(423) 305-7494	470	35	13.4		401 (85.3%)	15 (3.2%)	25 (5.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$18,268			$584			$17,276	48.1	54.6	237	56		470159002220
294	Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	168 Jefferson AVE	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 474-0955	349	26	13.4		9 (2.6%)	316 (90.5%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$16,860			$1,562			$14,931	47.8	34.3	385	91		470014802300
295	Frank Hughes School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	444 Main ST	Clifton	38425	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 676-3325	304	33	9.1		278 (91.4%)	9 (3.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$15,308			$1,131			$13,170	47.7	35.8	375	80		470444001771
296	Ooltewah Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Ooltewah Ringgold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6910	525	37	14.3		191 (36.4%)	106 (20.2%)	143 (27.2%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.7%)	$17,573			$876			$15,942	47.1	59.8	208	88		470159000515
297	E.E. Jeter Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7662 Benjestown Rd	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2955	369	30	12.2		224 (60.7%)	72 (19.5%)	42 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.0%)	$17,811			$1,385			$15,329	47.1	52.1	257	40		470014801577
298	Knox County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	2925 Gray Hendrix RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 622-3902	404	45	8.9		273 (67.6%)	61 (15.1%)	30 (7.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	$18,281			$1,038			$17,232	47	47	296	2		470222010478
299	Bellevue Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	655 Colice Jeanne RD	Nashville	37221	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 662-3000	382	20	18.7		175 (45.8%)	88 (23.0%)	61 (16.0%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	$16,831			$961			$15,049	46.8	48	289	10		470318001261
300	Swiss Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	477 55th Avenue North	Gruetli Laager	37339	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 779-3129	314	23	13.9		309 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,437			$1,713			$10,604	46.7	46.8	300			470153000475

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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.