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
201	Spring Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	3501 Cleburne RD	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 451-1531	538	31	17.4		346 (64.3%)	81 (15.1%)	88 (16.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	$12,148			$547			$10,851	60.4	63.2	182	19		470276002227
202	John Sevier Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Wateree ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2450	799	59	13.6		570 (71.3%)	55 (6.9%)	68 (8.5%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.8%)	$14,291			$1,370			$12,231	60.1	52	258	56		470219000714
203	Crab Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	240 School RD	Crab Orchard	37723	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 484-7400	418	29	14.4		384 (91.9%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,561			$941			$11,219	59.7	68.3	147	56		470090000301
204	Seymour Junior High	Public	7-9	306 North Pitner RD	Seymour	37865	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-0730	722	49	14.6		656 (90.9%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$13,642			$475			$12,345	59.7	68.5	145	59		470378001967
205	East Middle School	Public	6-8	908 Country Club DR	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2632	380	28	13.7		270 (71.1%)	28 (7.4%)	37 (9.7%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	$14,328			$808			$12,609	59.5	53.8	244	39		470420001712
206	Rock Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	3301 Rock Springs RD	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3825	1,090	68	16		385 (35.3%)	194 (17.8%)	368 (33.8%)	78 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.4%)	$10,958			$351			$9,973	59.2	58.2	218	12		470369001906
207	Athens City Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Keith LN	Athens	37303	McMinn County	Athens	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 745-1177	507	27	18.5		358 (70.6%)	33 (6.5%)	54 (10.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.1%)	$11,779			$813			$10,127	59.2	67.3	156	51		470012000025
208	Parrottsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1901 Highway 321	Parrottsville	37843	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-1612	506	31	16.2		478 (94.5%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,884			$1,015			$9,944	59.1	59.9	207	1		470075000283
209	Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	322 East College ST	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 692-2444	410	30	13.8		291 (71.0%)	92 (22.4%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$14,096			$1,158			$11,902	59.1	60.7	201	8		470140000411
210	Memphis Rise Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5221 Raleigh Lagrange RD	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 379-5750	755	61	12.3		21 (2.8%)	151 (20.0%)	564 (74.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$15,446			$1,443			$13,637	59.1	51.4	263	53		470014802418

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.