Tennessee Middle School Rankings

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							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)
470318002260	481	LEAD Cameron	Public, Charter	5-8	1034 1st Avenue South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 806-6320	639	21	30.4		50 (7.8%)	128 (20.0%)	449 (70.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$16,730			$2,555			$14,168	16.5	16.6	477	4
470014802272	482	Kate Bond Middle School	Public	6-8	2737 Kate Bond RD	Memphis	38133	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0640	1,066	59	18.1		83 (7.8%)	550 (51.6%)	351 (32.9%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.3%)	$9,954			$1,283			$8,183	16.3	13.4	497	15
470222000797	483	Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5301 Pleasant Ridge RD	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1345	774	62	12.5		264 (34.1%)	198 (25.6%)	249 (32.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.1%)	$10,903			$1,317			$9,148	16.2	18.6	465	18
470051000151	484	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	252 Taylor RD	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4045	240	19	12.3		218 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$11,614			$1,871			$9,043	16.1	25.2	427	57
470162000535	485	Hancock High School	Public	6-12	2700 Main ST	Sneedville	37869	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 733-4611	527	42	12.6		516 (97.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,516			$1,421			$9,367	15.9	20.7	456	29
470222000825	486	Whittle Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 White Oak LN	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4474	455	36	12.6		158 (34.7%)	95 (20.9%)	158 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.5%)	$11,411			$1,531			$9,355	15.5	15.5	485	1
470378001550	487	Jones Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4554 Jones Cove RD	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-9325	128	15	8.5		115 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$18,714			$1,704			$15,644	15.4	28.7	404	83
470014802199	488	Highland Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5600 Meadowbriar TRL	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0340	612	34	18.2		4 (0.7%)	518 (84.6%)	73 (11.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$9,888			$1,286			$8,081	15.2	11	511	23
470159002595	489	Howard Connect Academy	Public	6-8	100 E 25th ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6888	319	25	13		28 (8.8%)	210 (65.8%)	65 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$12,522			$1,377			$10,419	15.2	16.3	480	9
470165000550	490	Whiteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 Highway 64 East	Whiteville	38075	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 254-8013	223	17	13.1		42 (18.8%)	176 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$11,724			$1,315			$9,682	15	6.7	563	73

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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 Integrated Math I, TNReady Biology 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 July 25, 2022, 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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.