Best Middle Schools in Tennessee for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Tennessee!

Every year, the Tennessee Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the TNReady test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education. The most recent update was on Saturday, August 16, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 100)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Oakhaven Middle	Public	6-8	3125 Ladbrook Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2380	270	16	17.4		2 (0.7%)	213 (78.9%)	47 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$12,947			$1,579			$11,001	99.0%	8.1%	90.94%			470014802148
2	Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	110 N Hicks ST	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 457-3451	613	45	13.6		525 (85.6%)	28 (4.6%)	36 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	$13,020			$662			$11,651	98.0%	44.4%	53.57%			470009000007
3	West Collierville Middle School	Public	6-8	935 S Colbert ST	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 854-2345	1,360	86	15.8		712 (52.4%)	161 (11.8%)	97 (7.1%)	296 (21.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.6%)	$12,226			$281			$11,608	97.0%	98.6%	1.63%			470014901134
4	Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek	Public	6-8	1338 Drakes Creek RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-8383	587	39	15		360 (61.3%)	52 (8.9%)	132 (22.5%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$12,087			$538			$11,028	96.0%	86.8%	9.21%			470402002203
5	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	95.0%	18.7%	76.30%			470014801907
6	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	94.0%	15.3%	78.73%			470318002263
7	Kirkwood Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Rossview RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 342-8937	1,153	54	21.2		557 (48.3%)	228 (19.8%)	198 (17.2%)	45 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	116 (10.1%)	$11,438			$500			$10,435	93.0%	87.0%	6.04%			470303010433
8	Gladeville Middle School	Public	6-8	8275 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 444-3282	977	58	16.8		681 (69.7%)	89 (9.1%)	80 (8.2%)	87 (8.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.6%)	$10,726			$271			$9,993	92.0%	95.2%	3.20%			470455002593
9	Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	3703 Trenton RD	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5665	1,077	60	17.9		374 (34.7%)	345 (32.0%)	201 (18.7%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	124 (11.5%)	$12,646			$592			$11,397	91.0%	42.5%	48.46%			470303002011
10	Farragut Middle School	Public	6-8	200 West End AVE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-9756	1,400	78	17.9		1,099 (78.5%)	19 (1.4%)	91 (6.5%)	135 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.9%)	$10,698			$782			$9,713	90.0%	97.3%	7.26%			470222000737

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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 Biology I, TNReady Integrated Math 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 August 16, 2025, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.