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
21	Station Camp Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Big Station Camp BLVD	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 206-0116	861	57	15.1		647 (75.1%)	83 (9.6%)	64 (7.4%)	27 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	$10,903			$297			$10,118	95.1	94.9	24	3		470402002048
22	Coulter Grove Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2025 Sevierville RD	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-6345	888	54	16.5		750 (84.5%)	22 (2.5%)	83 (9.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)	$11,730			$399			$10,755	95	97.7	14	8		470270002306
23	Samuel Everett School of Innovation	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Jett RD	Maryville	37802	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-9420	383	15	25.4		359 (93.7%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,979			$455			$9,394	94.9	85.9	54	31		470030002557
24	Arlington Middle	Public	6-8	5470 Lamb RD	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-6015	976	54	18		692 (70.9%)	119 (12.2%)	93 (9.5%)	22 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.7%)	$12,844			$910			$11,570	94.6	90.4	39	15		470015201358
25	Maryville Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	805 Montvale Sta RD	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 983-2070	843	53	15.8		681 (80.8%)	22 (2.6%)	83 (9.8%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.3%)	$11,461			$176			$10,779	94.5	91.3	36	11		470270000959
26	Liberty Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Wolfpack Way	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 206-3506	601	39	15.2		479 (79.7%)	43 (7.2%)	36 (6.0%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$11,314			$241			$10,590	94.4	92.7	30	4		470402010442
27	Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	200 York TRL	Nolensville	37135	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5250	914	58	15.6		697 (76.3%)	53 (5.8%)	55 (6.0%)	66 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.7%)	$12,274			$169			$11,759	94.4	96.6	18	9		470453002472
28	Gladeville Middle School	Public	6-8	8275 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 444-3282	977	58	16.8		681 (69.7%)	89 (9.1%)	80 (8.2%)	87 (8.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.6%)	$10,726			$271			$9,993	94.4	95.2	22	6		470455002593
29	South Gibson County Middle School	Public	5-8	1300 Middle School ST	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-1962	772	40	19.4		662 (85.8%)	54 (7.0%)	24 (3.1%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	$9,834			$370			$8,828	93.4	90.5	38	9		470140001247
30	Hillsboro Elementary/ Middle School	Public	K-8	5412 Pinewood RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4560	501	46	10.7		436 (87.0%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$18,346			$345			$17,358	93.3	88.9	43	13		470453001808

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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.
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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.