Best Middle Schools in Tennessee

School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
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	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	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 329-8400	1,226	54	22.7		488 (39.8%)	519 (42.3%)	77 (6.3%)	123 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	99.6	98.1	5	4	R5
470369001531	2	Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	221 Todd LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford	Rutherford County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 904-6715	782	49	15.9		534 (68.3%)	126 (16.1%)	68 (8.7%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.3%)	99.5	99	3	1	R5
470453001969	3	Grassland Middle School	Public	6-8	2390 Hillsboro RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4500	971	59	16.3		836 (86.1%)	26 (2.7%)	36 (3.7%)	42 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.0%)	99.5	97.6	7	4	R5
470318002423	4	Valor Flagship Academy	Public, Charter	5-9	4527 Nollensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	No	(615) 823-7982	485	21	23.6		306 (63.1%)	60 (12.4%)	91 (18.8%)	22 (4.5%)			6 (1.2%)	99.5	98.9	4		R5
470453001812	5	Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	5324 Murray LN	Brentwood	37027	Williamson	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4250	1,268	74	17.1		1,028 (81.1%)	33 (2.6%)	46 (3.6%)	116 (9.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.2%)	99.4	99.3	2	3	R5
470014802379	6	Maxine Smith STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-4536	338	20	16.7		180 (53.3%)	115 (34.0%)	10 (3.0%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)		24 (7.1%)	99.3	96.9	9	3	R5
470453001896	7	Fred J Page Middle School	Public	6-8	6262 Arno RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4760	1,298	74	17.4		1,095 (84.4%)	34 (2.6%)	48 (3.7%)	89 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)		31 (2.4%)	99.1	97.8	6	1	R5
470453010413	8	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Volunteer Pkwy	Brentwood	37027	Williamson	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4930	983	56	17.5		719 (73.1%)	44 (4.5%)	39 (4.0%)	143 (14.5%)			38 (3.9%)	99	96	12	4	R5
470318001317	9	Meigs Middle	Public, Magnet	5-8	713 Ramsey ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 271-3222	686	25	27.4		405 (59.0%)	165 (24.1%)	41 (6.0%)	64 (9.3%)			11 (1.6%)	98.4	96.7	10	1	R5
470222000737	10	Farragut Middle School	Public	5-8	200 West End AVE	Knoxville	37922	Knox	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-9756	1,461	59	24.6		1,169 (80.0%)	29 (2.0%)	101 (6.9%)	113 (7.7%)	2 (0.1%)		47 (3.2%)	98.3	94	17	7	R5

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