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
111	Rutherford County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	619 S. Highland AVE	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 904-3770	361	16	22.5		233 (64.5%)	61 (16.9%)	38 (10.5%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	$8,283			$297			$7,914	74.6	77.5	92	19		470369002627
112	Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2891 Hwy 11E	Telford	37690	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 257-7400	632	44	14.4		586 (92.7%)	7 (1.1%)	25 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$14,243			$836			$12,609	74.6	64.6	175	63		470438002160
113	Head Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1830 Jo Johnston AVE	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 329-8160	551	31	17.9		183 (33.2%)	283 (51.4%)	41 (7.4%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	$18,927			$1,229			$16,728	74.5	74.6	107	6		470318001697
114	Dayton City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	520 Cherry ST	Dayton	37321	Rhea County	Dayton	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 775-8414	863	59	14.7		653 (75.7%)	37 (4.3%)	129 (14.9%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	$12,532			$960			$10,527	74.2	71.4	126	12		470093000315
115	Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	6810 Lebron Sterchi DR	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1474	697	42	16.4		512 (73.5%)	65 (9.3%)	54 (7.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.2%)	$16,400			$822			$15,043	73.9	74.8	106	9		470159000374
116	Bristol Tennessee Middle School	Public	6-8	840 Alabama ST	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9449	893	50	17.9		771 (86.3%)	28 (3.1%)	50 (5.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	$12,386			$968			$10,812	73.9	65.6	167	51		470036000114
117	H. Y. Livesay Middle School	Public	5-8	475 Hwy 63	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-4663	261	15	17.2		239 (91.6%)	4 (1.5%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$12,580			$965			$9,903	73.9	81	78	39		470063000249
118	Oakland Middle School	Public	6-8	853 DeJarnette LN	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6760	1,151	77	14.9		604 (52.5%)	280 (24.3%)	177 (15.4%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	65 (5.6%)	$11,712			$349			$10,870	73.8	73.4	117	1		470369002251
119	South Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	29855 Hwy 104 South	Reagan	38368	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 549-3718	295	22	13.4		276 (93.6%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,384			$595			$10,488	73.8	74.4	111	8		470180001953
120	Minor Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	13099 Minor Hill HWY	Minor Hill	38473	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 347-0163	344	32	10.9		312 (90.7%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$18,328			$3,556			$13,352	73.8	61.1	199	79		470141000430

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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.