Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 561)	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 (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
470318001962	1	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public, Magnet	7-12	613 17th Avenue North	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 329-8400	1,269	53	23.7		497 (39.2%)	532 (41.9%)	88 (6.9%)	144 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$10,824			$428			$10,041	99.6	98.1	5	4	R5
470369001531	2	Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	221 Todd LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 904-6715	803	50	16.2		545 (67.9%)	131 (16.3%)	75 (9.3%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	$8,662			$238			$8,042	99.5	99	3	1	R5
470453001969	3	Grassland Middle School	Public	6-8	2390 Hillsboro RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4500	993	55	18.1		863 (86.9%)	23 (2.3%)	34 (3.4%)	35 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.7%)	$8,582			$194			$8,081	99.5	97.6	7	4	R5
470318002423	4	Valor Flagship Academy	Public, Charter	5-11	4527 Nolensville PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	734	31	23.6		445 (60.6%)	103 (14.0%)	135 (18.4%)	41 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$5,450			$428			$4,930	99.5	98.9	4		R5
470453001812	5	Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	5324 Murray LN	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4250	1,327	69	19.2		1,064 (80.2%)	34 (2.6%)	42 (3.2%)	137 (10.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.5%)	$8,005			$145			$7,616	99.4	99.3	2	3	R5
470014802379	6	Maxine Smith STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-4536	357	19	19.1		172 (48.2%)	137 (38.4%)	14 (3.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	$10,911			$393			$9,455	99.3	96.9	9	3	R5
470453001896	7	Fred J Page Middle School	Public	6-8	6262 Arno RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4760	1,163	69	16.7		962 (82.7%)	35 (3.0%)	43 (3.7%)	89 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.8%)	$8,346			$179			$7,853	99.1	97.8	6	1	R5
470453010413	8	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Volunteer Pkwy	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4930	1,013	56	17.9		723 (71.4%)	31 (3.1%)	53 (5.2%)	161 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.4%)	$8,428			$145			$7,923	99	96	12	4	R5
470318001317	9	Meigs Middle	Public, Magnet	5-8	713 Ramsey ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 271-3222	683	34	20		377 (55.2%)	175 (25.6%)	48 (7.0%)	67 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$11,754			$428			$10,873	98.4	96.7	10	1	R5
470222000737	10	Farragut Middle School	Public	6-8	200 West End AVE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-9756	1,386	73	19		1,097 (79.1%)	35 (2.5%)	92 (6.6%)	107 (7.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.8%)	$7,340			$305			$6,761	98.3	94	17	7	R5

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