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
401	DeKalb Middle School	Public	6-8	1132 West Broad ST	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 597-7987	558	38	14.8		407 (72.9%)	11 (2.0%)	116 (20.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$12,342			$2,061			$9,313	32.8	34.4	383	18		470099000323
402	Niota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	418 Burn RD	Niota	37826	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 568-2247	549	36	15.2		472 (86.0%)	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$12,603			$1,205			$10,387	32.6	17.9	484	82		470282000995
403	Whitthorne Middle School	Public	5-8	915 Lion PKWY	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-2558	955	59	16.1		487 (51.0%)	205 (21.5%)	184 (19.3%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (6.8%)	$11,458			$637			$10,054	32.6	23.2	457	54		470276000982
404	Putnam County VITAL	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1400 E. Spring ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 372-2368	106	20	5.2		86 (81.1%)	8 (7.5%)	8 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$8,856			$370			$8,465	32.5	32.2	405	1		470348002281
405	Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	3500 John Mallette DR	Nashville	37218	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6515	302	23	13.3		46 (15.2%)	227 (75.2%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$19,608			$1,812			$16,592	31.9	27.4	431	26		470318001384
406	Kenwood Middle	Public	6-8	241 E Pine Mountain RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 553-2080	1,121	55	20.5		346 (30.9%)	424 (37.8%)	197 (17.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	142 (12.7%)	$12,278			$848			$10,785	31.9	35.8	374	32		470303010361
407	Etowah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	858 Eighth ST	Etowah	37331	McMinn County	Etowah	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 263-5483	351	21	16.7		298 (84.9%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$12,746			$1,406			$10,110	31.8	46.7	301	106		470114000356
408	R T Fisher Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	455 North Boyers	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 451-6558	128	16	8		66 (51.6%)	39 (30.5%)	14 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)								31.6	12.1	525	117		470402001225
409	Huntsville Middle School	Public	5-8	3101 Baker HWY	Huntsville	37756	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 663-2192	257	20	12.9		247 (96.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,734			$1,414			$9,337	31.6	38.6	350	59		470372001540
410	LaVergne Middle School	Public	6-8	382 Stone River RD	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3877	1,094	73	15		219 (20.0%)	301 (27.5%)	508 (46.4%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.8%)	$12,063			$687			$10,755	31.4	29.3	424	14		470369002072
411	Richard Hardy Memorial School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1620 Hamilton Avenue	South Pittsburg	37380	Marion County	Richard City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 837-7282	202	15	13.9		166 (82.2%)	17 (8.4%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$15,365			$1,061			$13,465	31.4	17.9	485	74		470354001474
412	Rockwood Middle School	Public	6-8	434 West Rockwood ST	Rockwood	37854	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 354-0931	281	20	14		250 (89.0%)	8 (2.8%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$14,526			$778			$12,648	31.2	33.5	394	18		470359001490
413	Holladay Elementary	Public, Alternative	K-9	148 Stokes RD	Holladay	38341	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-6874	111	14	8.1		101 (91.0%)	2 (1.8%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$13,861			$1,127			$11,690	31.1	26.8	434	21		470024000053
414	Lookout Valley Middle / High School	Public	6-12	350 Lookout High ST	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7352	332	24	13.8		194 (58.4%)	62 (18.7%)	31 (9.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	$21,067			$966			$19,053	31.1	42.7	326	88		470159000781
415	Rogersville Middle School	Public	6-8	958 McKinney AVE	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-7603	374	32	11.6		347 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$15,372			$1,008			$13,470	31	33.1	396	19		470174000587
416	West Carroll Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	760 Highway 77	Atwood	38220	Carroll County	West Carroll Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 662-7116	347	31	11.2		289 (83.3%)	34 (9.8%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,563			$1,379			$13,071	30.6	33.9	390	26		470449001913
417	Carter Middle School	Public	6-8	204 North Carter School RD	Strawberry Plains	37871	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 933-3426	587	41	14.4		483 (82.3%)	36 (6.1%)	50 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$13,470			$756			$12,106	30.5	39.2	343	74		470222000726
418	East Robertson High School	Public	6-12	158 Kilgore Trace	Cross Plains	37049	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 654-2191	708	47	15		553 (78.1%)	37 (5.2%)	81 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.1%)	$12,519			$427			$11,476	30.5	26.8	435	17		470360000032
419	Colonial Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1370 Colonial RD	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8980	1,088	56	19.6		31 (2.8%)	584 (53.7%)	423 (38.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	$13,858			$1,407			$11,661	30.2	24.5	450	31		470014801036
420	Jackson Academic STEAM Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1938 Emporium DR	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(731) 664-2500	286	34	8.3		104 (36.4%)	132 (46.2%)	28 (9.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$14,078			$1,227			$12,689	30.1	24.6	448	28		470258002665
421	Oakdale School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	225 Clifty Creek RD	Oakdale	37829	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 369-3885	444	32	14		407 (91.7%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,276			$734			$11,100	30	25.8	441	20		470309001235
422	Clinch School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1540 Clinch Valley RD	Sneedville	37869	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-3202	153	18	8.7		142 (92.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$17,674			$1,147			$15,546	30	31.6	408	14		470174000576
423	Bulls Gap School	Public	PK, KG-8	315 Allen DR	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-5201	343	14	24.5		321 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$13,637			$1,049			$11,661	29.8	36.2	372	51		470174000572
424	Millington Central Middle High School	Public	7-12	8050 West ST	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Millington Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 873-8100	1,211	81	14.9		420 (34.7%)	455 (37.6%)	201 (16.6%)	18 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (9.4%)	$13,479			$725			$11,845	29.5	26.2	438	14		470015001587
425	Fall Branch Elementary	Public	K-8	1061 Highway 93	Fall Branch	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 348-1200	257	19	13.2		235 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$13,731			$769			$12,267	29.4	31.5	410	15		470438001758
426	Hamblen County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	376 Snyder RD	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 585-3785	40	9	4.4		19 (47.5%)	3 (7.5%)	16 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)								29.4			(n/a)		470000101268
427	Northview Junior Academy	Public	7-9	2723 Northview Academy LN	Kodak	37764	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-9994	632	51	12.3		520 (82.3%)	11 (1.7%)	81 (12.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$13,754			$475			$12,510	28.9	29.4	423	4		470378002438
428	Tullahoma Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	301 West Decherd ST	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 454-2638	52	17	3.1		44 (84.6%)	3 (5.8%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$14,328			$808			$12,609	28.9	9.3	555	127		470420002647
429	Jefferson Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	5-12	3081 West Old AJ HWY	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 397-0780	58	9	6.2		48 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	$8,637			$163			$8,352	28.8			(n/a)		470210002656
430	South Middle School	Public	6-8	601 West Cumberland ST	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7355	318	24	13.2		266 (83.6%)	25 (7.9%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,796			$1,206			$10,782	28.5	24.4	452	22		470129000405
431	South Central Elementary	Public	K-8	2955 Highway 107	Chuckey	37641	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1135	186	19	9.7		164 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	$17,965			$1,359			$15,681	28.3	45.8	309	122		470438001763
432	Pioneer Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1620 Springer RD	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 762-3581	145	11	13.1		127 (87.6%)	5 (3.4%)	5 (3.4%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$3,885			$491			$3,288	28.2	39.5	339	93		470234002623
433	Sweetwater Junior High School	Public	7-8	1013 Cannon AVE	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 337-7336	311	19	16.3		240 (77.2%)	11 (3.5%)	51 (16.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$10,194			$824			$8,995	28	40.2	336	97		470405001688
434	Red Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	3701 Tom Weathers DR	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1908	508	38	13.4		186 (36.6%)	117 (23.0%)	141 (27.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	$18,174			$1,068			$16,293	27.9	29.6	421	13		470159000518
435	Rural Vale Elementary	Public	K-8	395 Daugherty Springs RD	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 253-3551	241	11	22.2		212 (88.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$14,185			$847			$12,002	27.8	32.5	402	33		470300001198
436	East Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Leach RD	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-3151	268	22	11.9		75 (28.0%)	164 (61.2%)	21 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$13,701			$1,389			$11,381	27.8	10.6	538	102		470117001411
437	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3261 Highway 81 South	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1130	399	34	11.9		367 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.8%)	$15,112			$1,024			$13,188	27.7	37.8	358	79		470438001762
438	Coalfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1720 Coalhill RD	Coalfield	37719	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-7332	509	34	15.1		490 (96.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,705			$728			$10,800	27.7	25.6	442	4		470309001230
439	Elkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	176 College ST	Prospect	38477	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 468-2285	277	25	11		206 (74.4%)	28 (10.1%)	20 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$16,016			$948			$13,812	27.5	30.6	416	23		470141000428
440	Power Center Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5449 Winchester RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-6874	449	21	21		1 (0.2%)	288 (64.1%)	157 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,387			$1,455			$12,565	27.5	22.6	458	18		470014802171
441	Celina K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1324 Mitchell ST	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 243-2391	558	35	15.8		506 (90.7%)	8 (1.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	$13,127			$1,345			$10,947	27.4	30.8	414	27		470066000258
442	Houston County Middle School	Public	6-8	3460 West Main	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-5591	294	19	15.8		248 (84.4%)	8 (2.7%)	14 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$12,967			$1,114			$11,059	27.4	30.7	415	27		470192000631
443	Bellevue Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	575 S Bellevue Blvd	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4488	606	35	17.4		7 (1.2%)	527 (87.0%)	37 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.3%)	$13,738			$1,289			$11,474	27.3	26.9	433	10		470014801018
444	Fayetteville Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 A Wilson PKWY	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 438-2533	256	15	16.6		140 (54.7%)	81 (31.6%)	14 (5.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	$22,176			$1,542			$19,420	27.1	34.3	384	60		470120001470
445	Sullivan East Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Weaver PIKE	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1000	565	36	15.6		526 (93.1%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$12,510			$788			$10,935	26.6	31	413	32		470399002604
446	H. G. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	150 Davidson RD	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2020	433	29	14.9		127 (29.3%)	97 (22.4%)	161 (37.2%)	29 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$17,239			$897			$15,431	26.4	23.3	455	9		470318001309
447	Jo Byrns High School	Public	6-12	7025 Hwy 41 North	Cedar Hill	37032	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 696-2251	555	42	13.3		419 (75.5%)	23 (4.1%)	88 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$13,630			$492			$12,395	26.3	25.5	443	4		470360001500
448	North Middle School	Public	6-8	2990 Decherd BLVD	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5323	577	33	17.4		485 (84.1%)	32 (5.5%)	42 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	$11,976			$843			$10,455	26.2	24.7	447	1		470129000399
449	Germantown Middle	Public	6-8	7925 CD Smith Rd	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0950	637	42	15.3		17 (2.7%)	510 (80.1%)	57 (8.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	$13,516			$1,722			$11,025	26	21.8	465	16		470014801583
450	Daniel McKee Alternative School	Public	6-12	2623 Halls Hill PIKE	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 890-2282	56	15	3.6		21 (37.5%)	21 (37.5%)	6 (10.7%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	6 (10.7%)								25.8			(n/a)		470369001513
451	Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-8	8146 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 352-6226	315	10	31.5		1 (0.3%)	261 (82.9%)	50 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,566			$1,677			$8,522	25.7	17.6	488	37		470014802474
452	Chattanooga Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	1815 Union AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	474	22	21.7		17 (3.6%)	254 (53.6%)	179 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$19,907			$577			$18,562	25	35.5	379	73		470159002510
453	Crestview Middle School	Public	6-8	130 C E Moss PKWY	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 475-5900	502	29	17.3		224 (44.6%)	247 (49.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$11,905			$1,660			$9,822	24.8	21.1	469	16		470408000043
454	York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	218 School AVE	Jamestown	38556	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-5832	456	32	14.1		435 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,982			$3,155			$10,778	24.8	37	365	89		470123000383
455	Whittle Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 White Oak LN	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4474	467	38	12.2		147 (31.5%)	92 (19.7%)	190 (40.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	$16,459			$1,952			$13,660	24.8	17.6	487	32		470222000825
456	H Maynard Middle School	Public	6-8	435 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-1030	633	45	13.9		591 (93.4%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$14,831			$962			$13,189	24.1	18.4	480	24		470429001732
457	Middleton High School	Public	7-12	138 Florida AVE	Middleton	38052	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 376-8391	394	32	12.5		224 (56.9%)	142 (36.0%)	15 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$15,077			$1,132			$12,937	23.4	14.7	507	50		470165000547
458	Meadowview Middle School	Public	6-8	1623 Meadowview Ln	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 581-6360	597	37	16.1		181 (30.3%)	12 (2.0%)	375 (62.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	$12,189			$954			$10,407	23.3	32.4	403	55		470000101934
459	Burchfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1112 West 3rd ST	Oneida	37841	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 569-4935	468	33	13.9		453 (96.8%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,103			$1,566			$10,622	23	34.5	382	77		470372001533
460	Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts	Public	5-8	410 Gray LN	Mount Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-1100	417	32	13.1		290 (69.5%)	64 (15.3%)	24 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	$14,389			$543			$12,746	22.9	31.2	411	49		470276001473
461	City University School Girls Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	1475 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	100	8	12		0 (0.0%)	91 (91.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	$15,917			$1,464			$11,983	22.7	21.6	466	5		470014802352
462	LEAD Neely's Bend	Public, Charter	5-8	1251 Neely's Bend RD	Nashville	37115	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 645-6461	288	28	10.2		40 (13.9%)	99 (34.4%)	137 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$20,921			$2,176			$18,745	22.3	17.8	486	24		470015702456
463	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	252 Taylor RD	Johnson City	37601	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4045	261	25	10.2		238 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$14,801			$1,610			$12,500	22.1	19.3	477	14		470051000151
464	Tennessee Virtual Junior High School	Public, Virtual	7-9	1924 Dutch Valley DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Union County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 992-9026	914	41	22.5		512 (56.0%)	252 (27.6%)	58 (6.3%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.3%)	$5,608			$151			$5,446	22	16.9	490	26		470429010444
465	Carter County Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	120 Unaka DR	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 547-2407	83	12	6.8		80 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$5,473			$1,305			$3,806	21.6	45.5	310	155		470051002612
466	Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	5716 Hwy 58	Harrison	37341	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1439	340	21	16.3		99 (29.1%)	162 (47.6%)	38 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.1%)	$19,845			$840			$18,034	21.5	25.1	445	21		470159000494
467	Craigmont Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3455 Covington PIKE	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7780	484	32	15.1		9 (1.9%)	381 (78.7%)	68 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$15,140			$1,815			$12,345	21.2	22.2	461	6		470014801927
468	Jellico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	551 Sunset TRL	Jellico	37762	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6565	271	29	9.4		265 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,479			$882			$10,564	21.1	22	463	5		470042000124
469	Memphis School of Excellence Cordova	Public, Charter	6-12	8360 Macon RD	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(901) 421-6825	362	22	16.8		33 (9.1%)	224 (61.9%)	80 (22.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$14,184			$1,119			$12,699	21	27.4	432	37		470014802673
470	Cordova Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	900 N Sanga Rd	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2189	666	32	20.9		48 (7.2%)	441 (66.2%)	126 (18.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.2%)	$13,481			$1,400			$11,114	20.3	19.5	475	5		470014800176
471	Lowrance Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7740 Lowrance RD	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2330	914	52	17.5		9 (1.0%)	739 (80.9%)	135 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$14,708			$1,677			$12,158	20.3	25	446	25		470014802200
472	Nashville Collegiate Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	1638 Bell RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 747-6059	613	33	18.5		143 (23.3%)	188 (30.7%)	219 (35.7%)	36 (5.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$13,855			$563			$13,292	20.2	12.5	519	47		470015702691
473	Explore Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	707 S 7th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 784-8222	560	30	18.6		157 (28.0%)	330 (58.9%)	32 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)	$27,355			$1,925			$24,185	20	16.2	497	24		470318002449
474	Dexter School	Public	PK, KG-8	7105 Dexter RD	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0355	1,490	90	16.5		106 (7.1%)	1,065 (71.5%)	252 (16.9%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.4%)	$13,955			$1,727			$11,429	19.9	20.6	471	3		470014801907
475	Ida B. Wells Academy Elementary School/Middle School	Public	K-8	995 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3210	98	16	6.1		0 (0.0%)	94 (95.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$29,906			$1,375			$27,032	19.9	21.4	467	8		470014800861
476	Snowden Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1870 N Parkway	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4621	1,272	80	15.9		156 (12.3%)	892 (70.1%)	130 (10.2%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	68 (5.3%)	$13,539			$1,306			$11,434	19.7	29.9	420	56		470014801158
477	Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	10280 Godwin Rd	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0325	311	33	9.5		81 (26.0%)	183 (58.8%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$22,552			$2,027			$19,316	19.5	31	412	65		470014801568
478	Hancock Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Main ST	Sneedville	37869	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 733-4611	190	16	12		185 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$16,662			$2,285			$13,046	19.5	28.3	430	48		470162010477
479	Ripley Middle School	Public	6-8	309 Charles Griggs AVE	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 635-1391	487	36	13.4		198 (40.7%)	257 (52.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$12,845			$1,328			$10,524	19.4	12.2	524	45		470231001970
480	Waverly Junior High School	Public	4-8	601 E. Railroad ST	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 296-4514	455	28	16.4		399 (87.7%)	28 (6.2%)	14 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$11,026			$720			$9,533	19.4	26.7	437	43		470198000644
481	Central Middle School	Public	5-8	146 Liberty RD	Wartburg	37887	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 346-2800	246	13	19.6		238 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$10,716			$577			$8,979	19.4	26	440	41		470309001884
482	White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5634 White Oak RD	Duff	37729	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6051	128	13	10.1		128 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,858			$1,169			$15,878	19.4	9	557	75		470042000136
483	Memphis School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	4921 Winchester RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 425-2932	562	36	15.4		5 (0.9%)	234 (41.6%)	309 (55.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$14,449			$1,384			$12,699	19.3	15.8	498	15		470014802245
484	Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship	Public, Charter	6-12	5132 Jonetta ST	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	723	47	15.3		1 (0.1%)	607 (84.0%)	104 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$14,252			$1,495			$12,391	19.2	21.1	470	14		470014802208
485	Woodstock Middle School	Public	6-8	5885 Woodstock Cuba Rd	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4180	239	19	12.5		2 (0.8%)	221 (92.5%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$16,356			$1,679			$13,489	18.9	13.9	510	25		470014801595
486	DuPont Tyler Middle	Public	6-8	431 Tyler DR	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8827	300	22	13.9		56 (18.7%)	125 (41.7%)	89 (29.7%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$18,968			$1,349			$16,588	18.9	16.8	491	5		470318001288
487	LEAD Cameron	Public, Charter	5-8	1034 1st Avenue South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6365	496	47	10.6		36 (7.3%)	110 (22.2%)	337 (67.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$19,871			$2,545			$16,413	18.3	15.4	503	16		470318002260
488	Cannon County Middle School	Public	6-8	511 Annie Cox DR	Woodbury	37190	Cannon County	Cannon County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 218-3220	405	22	18.6		362 (89.4%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,233			$1,070			$8,682	18.1	23.3	456	32		470045010426
489	Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	206 South Court ST	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(931) 796-3264	301	12	24.8		186 (61.8%)	69 (22.9%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)	$5,611			$204			$5,148	17.4	9.9	547	58		470243010485
490	Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 Jefferson AVE	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-1580	696	48	14.4		1 (0.1%)	633 (90.9%)	47 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$17,299			$1,623			$15,310	17.1	15.5	501	11		470014802045
491	Memphis Business Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3306 Overton Crossing	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 357-2708	426	25	17.2		5 (1.2%)	349 (81.9%)	67 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$15,543			$1,536			$13,641	17.1	10.8	536	45		470014802084
492	Waynesboro Middle School	Public	5-8	407 South Main ST	Waynesboro	38485	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 722-5545	285	20	14.4		265 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,217			$1,366			$9,754	17.1	22.3	460	32		470444001776
493	Lafollette Middle School	Public	6-8	1309 East Central AVE	La Follette	37766	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-8448	351	37	9.5		334 (95.2%)	5 (1.4%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,944			$1,721			$9,146	16.8	13.9	511	18		470042000127
494	Liberty Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	3515 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 564-1974	267	10	26.7		11 (4.1%)	104 (39.0%)	146 (54.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$14,760			$1,824			$11,794	16.4	46.6	302	192		470318002263
495	Highland Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5600 Meadowbriar TRL	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0340	586	32	18.1		3 (0.5%)	483 (82.4%)	81 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$14,129			$1,559			$11,635	16.3	12.9	516	21		470014802199
496	Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5301 Pleasant Ridge RD	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1345	808	64	12.5		221 (27.4%)	177 (21.9%)	333 (41.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (8.9%)	$15,150			$1,988			$12,439	16.1	12.8	517	21		470222000797
497	Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4443 S. Germantown RD	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 505-0551	56	5	11.2		0 (0.0%)	48 (85.7%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	$18,686			$1,228			$17,092	16	18.8	479	18		470014802539
498	Lara Kendall Elementary	Public	3-8	200 College ST	Ridgely	38080	Lake County	Lake County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 264-5586	335	35	9.6		220 (65.7%)	91 (27.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$12,367			$2,179			$9,161	16	23.3	454	44		470228000827
499	KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	230 Henry AVE	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9390	300	24	12.7		5 (1.7%)	278 (92.7%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,445			$1,457			$10,621	16	18.8	478	21		470014801928
500	Soulsville Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1115 College ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 261-6366	656	59	11		1 (0.2%)	633 (96.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$18,101			$1,463			$15,785	15.8	11.2	531	31		470014802088

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