Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 569)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
470369001531	1	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	673	41	16.6		476 (70.7%)	107 (15.9%)	46 (6.8%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$8,935			$221			$8,321	99.9	99.9	1		R5
470318001962	2	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	1,275	60	21.1		544 (42.7%)	462 (36.2%)	136 (10.7%)	117 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.2%)	$9,595			$357			$8,914	99.7	96.6	12	10	R5
470453001812	3	Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	5324 Murray LN	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4250	1,214	77	15.7		979 (80.6%)	30 (2.5%)	44 (3.6%)	116 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	$8,810			$200			$8,398	99.6	99.3	2	1	R5
470453002098	4	Sunset Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Sunset TRL	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5020	613	41	14.9		430 (70.1%)	40 (6.5%)	33 (5.4%)	71 (11.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	$9,367			$86			$9,098	98.9	97.8	7	3	R5
470402001664	5	T. W. Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 New Hope RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 822-4720	724	48	15.1		562 (77.6%)	79 (10.9%)	37 (5.1%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.1%)	$8,894			$273			$8,276	98.6	97.4	10	5	R5
470453001896	6	Fred J Page Middle School	Public	6-8	6262 Arno RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4760	1,115	63	17.5		904 (81.1%)	15 (1.3%)	54 (4.8%)	98 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.8%)	$8,966			$198			$8,502	98.5	97.4	8	2	R5
470453010413	7	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Volunteer Pkwy	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4930	970	54	18		638 (65.8%)	26 (2.7%)	52 (5.4%)	208 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.7%)	$8,927			$176			$8,442	98.5	97.9	6	1	R5
470402001665	8	Merrol Hyde Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	128 Township DR	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 264-6543	670	50	13.3		565 (84.3%)	21 (3.1%)	7 (1.0%)	63 (9.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,382			$166			$8,926	98.1	98.7	5	3	R5
470438001893	9	University School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Alexendra DR	Johnson City	37614	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 439-4333	593	34	17.6		493 (83.1%)	25 (4.2%)	24 (4.0%)	39 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$9,334			$279			$8,803	98.1	94.9	19	10	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	1,375	78	17.6		1,087 (79.1%)	32 (2.3%)	83 (6.0%)	116 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.1%)	$7,223			$400			$6,607	97.8	98.8	4	6	R5

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