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
141	East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6595 St. Clair RD	Whitesburg	37891	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-3041	503	32	15.7		433 (86.1%)	6 (1.2%)	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$11,550			$328			$10,420	70.2	69.5	137	4		470000100479
142	W O Inman Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Harrison ST	Paris	38242	Henry County	Paris	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 642-8131	472	37	12.6		337 (71.4%)	81 (17.2%)	10 (2.1%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.4%)	$14,126			$713			$12,237	70.2	71.9	122	20		470336001429
143	Cosby Elementary	Public	K-8	3320 Cosby HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-3850	437	26	17.1		392 (89.7%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	$12,764			$1,508			$10,555	70	68.4	146	3		470075000277
144	Maury Middle School	Public	6-8	965 Maury CIR	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3424	564	40	14.2		482 (85.5%)	9 (1.6%)	35 (6.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.5%)	$10,567			$383			$9,504	69.6	69.2	141	3		470210000681
145	Homestead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3889 Highway 127 South	Crossville	38572	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 456-8344	716	40	17.8		660 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,581			$872			$10,358	69.3	81.3	76	69		470090000306
146	Moore County High School	Public	7-12	1502 Hwy 55	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County	No	No	No	No	(931) 759-4231	390	30	13.2		352 (90.3%)	12 (3.1%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$13,566			$273			$12,726	69.2	61.5	196	50		470306001224
147	Union City Middle School	Public	5-8	1111 High School DR	Union City	38261	Obion County	Union City	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 885-2901	475	31	15.3		220 (46.3%)	153 (32.2%)	70 (14.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$13,460			$1,110			$11,330	69.1	61.8	194	47		470426001730
148	South Fulton Middle / High School	Public	6-12	1302 South Fulton DR	South Fulton	38257	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	No	(731) 479-1441	328	31	10.5		274 (83.5%)	30 (9.1%)	7 (2.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$14,593			$582			$13,069	68.8	73.4	116	32		470327001409
149	Bargerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6141 Poplar Springs/Bargerton	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-7484	273	20	13.8		245 (89.7%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$13,339			$865			$10,930	68.8	67.3	155	6		470180000600
150	Brighton Middle School	Public	6-8	7785 Hwy 51 South	Brighton	38011	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 837-5600	797	42	19		573 (71.9%)	136 (17.1%)	38 (4.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.1%)	$10,059			$402			$9,014	68.8	66.6	160	10		470408001228

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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.