Best Middle Schools in Tennessee for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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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, Low Socio Economic Status 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.

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Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Tennessee Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 495)	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 (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
470318001962	1	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	1,252	57	22		543 (43.4%)	449 (35.9%)	130 (10.4%)	112 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.4%)	$11,706			$1,327			$10,312	99.8%	99.6%	0.15%
470453001896	2	Fred J Page Middle School	Public	6-8	6262 Arno RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4760	1,159	64	18.2		919 (79.3%)	29 (2.5%)	56 (4.8%)	106 (9.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.1%)	$9,585			$256			$9,077	99.6%	98.9%	0.65%
470453002237	3	Spring Station Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Spring Station DR	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5080	818	50	16.4		644 (78.7%)	30 (3.7%)	72 (8.8%)	23 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.0%)	$10,411			$243			$9,878	99.4%	95.3%	4.14%
470014801983	4	J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	5250 Tulane Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3156	599	32	18.5		0 (0.0%)	560 (93.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$11,361			$1,172			$9,614	99.2%	89.3%	9.91%
470318001317	5	Meigs Middle	Public, Magnet	5-8	713 Ramsey ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 271-3222	688	36	18.9		396 (57.6%)	156 (22.7%)	50 (7.3%)	61 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.5%)	$12,101			$1,342			$10,647	99.0%	98.1%	0.92%
470180000609	6	Scotts Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Highway 114 Main ST	Scotts Hill	38374	Decatur County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 549-3411	388	26	14.9		366 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$9,651			$1,070			$8,075	98.8%	91.6%	7.22%
470318002432	7	Valor Voyager Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4531 Nolensville PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	501	18	27.8		239 (47.7%)	72 (14.4%)	154 (30.7%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$17,110			$1,707			$15,375	98.6%	96.0%	2.63%
470014802379	8	Maxine Smith STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-4536	350	17	20.5		112 (32.0%)	188 (53.7%)	21 (6.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	$4,141			$628			$3,289	98.4%	96.7%	1.72%
470402001664	9	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	741	49	15.2		565 (76.2%)	86 (11.6%)	37 (5.0%)	24 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.4%)	$9,455			$504			$8,658	98.2%	99.1%	0.94%
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	1,409	80	17.6		1,119 (79.4%)	37 (2.6%)	74 (5.3%)	132 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.3%)	$7,973			$648			$7,204	98.0%	98.2%	0.26%

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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.
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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.