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
81	Greeneville Middle School	Public	6-8	433 E Vann RD	Greeneville	37743	Greene County	Greeneville	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 639-7841	582	42	13.7		449 (77.1%)	19 (3.3%)	56 (9.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.2%)	$15,272			$355			$14,158	80.5	77.5	94	13		470150000468
82	Cherokee Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Paint Rock Ferry RD	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 376-9281	520	31	16.6		458 (88.1%)	8 (1.5%)	25 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$12,252			$547			$10,946	80.4	72	121	39		470359001475
83	Richview Middle	Public	6-8	2350 Memorial DR	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5620	1,136	59	19.2		715 (62.9%)	181 (15.9%)	130 (11.4%)	21 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (7.7%)	$11,675			$608			$10,538	80.2	79.5	82	1		470303001856
84	Norris Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Norris Square	Norris	37828	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 494-7171	469	33	14.3		434 (92.5%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,370			$675			$11,914	79.8	66.9	158	74		470009000019
85	White Station Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5465 Mason Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2184	1,091	69	15.8		263 (24.1%)	465 (42.6%)	198 (18.1%)	80 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.7%)	$13,651			$1,299			$11,699	79.4	75.8	101	16		470014801960
86	Algood Middle School	Public	5-8	540 Dry Valley RD	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 537-6141	730	51	14.4		593 (81.2%)	10 (1.4%)	100 (13.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$13,248			$852			$11,599	79.2	78.6	89	3		470348001901
87	Riceville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3592 Hwy 11 South	Riceville	37370	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 462-2488	619	39	15.7		521 (84.2%)	21 (3.4%)	50 (8.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$11,941			$993			$10,061	78.7	83	71	16		470282000996
88	Midway Middle School	Public	6-8	104 Dogtown RD	Ten Mile	37880	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 717-5464	177	15	11.8		167 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$15,924			$451			$14,294	78.6	78.8	88			470359002036
89	Watertown Middle School	Public	6-8	515 W. Main ST	Watertown	37184	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 237-4000	326	26	12.7		285 (87.4%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$13,157			$414			$12,037	78.6	77.9	91	2		470455002383
90	Grassy Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	4120 Big Creek RD	Hartford	37753	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5835	124	11	11.2		116 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$15,729			$1,014			$12,728	78.2	79.3	84	6		470075000280

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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.