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Houston Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Houston Middle School is a public middle school located in Germantown, Tennessee, serving 886 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the highly-ranked Germantown District, which is rated 3 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Houston Middle School consistently ranks among the top 32 middle schools in Tennessee, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding 60% proficiency. Particularly noteworthy is the school's performance in Algebra I, where 91.8% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 29.4%. Houston Middle School also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, Special Education, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, with several subgroups ranking in the top 10 or 20 in the state.

When compared to nearby schools, Houston Middle School stands out for its exceptional performance. While the nearby schools are part of the lower-performing Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, Houston Middle School is part of the higher-ranked Germantown District. Additionally, some of the nearby schools are public charter schools or magnet schools, which generally underperform compared to Houston Middle School. The school's sustained excellence, commitment to continuous improvement, and the stark contrast with nearby schools highlight its unique strengths and the positive impact it has on the Germantown community.

972

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,742

Per pupil spending ?

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9400 Wolf River BLVD
Germantown, TN 38139

(901) 756-2366

District: Germantown

Students who attend Houston Middle School usually attend:

High:

Houston High School

Feeder schools for Houston Middle School:

Elementary:	Dogwood Elementary School
	Farmington Elementary School
	Forest Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

African American:

10.6%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2017 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (70% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Tennessee middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg72%

Tennessee avg43%

31^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 17 pts since 2017

From top 22% (2017) to top 5% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 139Germantown among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	31 of 583	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	27 of 587	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	27 of 594	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	32 of 569	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	29 of 576	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	21 of 574	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	11 of 563	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	69.4	81 of 362	77.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	48 of 312	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	43 of 318	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	33 of 316	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	29 of 299	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	12 of 277	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	17 of 293	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	19 of 284	93.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	8 of 63	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	16 of 65	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	23 of 62	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	21 of 62	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	9 of 55	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	5 of 58	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	28 of 546	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	21 of 554	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	32 of 560	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	27 of 552	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	33 of 538	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	21 of 529	96.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	77.9	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	31 of 286	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	10 of 285	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	14 of 285	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	29 of 275	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	23 of 261	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	13 of 228	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	28 of 490	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	68.6	92 of 510	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	81 of 514	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	203 of 495	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	125 of 483	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	76 of 481	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	30 of 550	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	29 of 560	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	24 of 557	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	34 of 540	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	24 of 529	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	22 of 523	95.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	20 of 332	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	18 of 299	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	15 of 288	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	71.9	24 of 260	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	8 of 238	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	59.5	37 of 222	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	8 of 279	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	33 of 492	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	38 of 504	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	33 of 503	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	34 of 500	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	42 of 496	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	32 of 484	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	13 of 481	97.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)85th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+62 vs state

Social Studies73%+24 vs state

Science71%+25 vs state

Mathematics69%+27 vs state

English Language Arts64%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 Wolf River BLVD	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2366	886	56	15.8		674 (76.1%)	59 (6.7%)	46 (5.2%)	73 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.6%)	93.2	31^st of 583 public middle schools	94.7%		94.1	27^th of 587 public middle schools	95.4%	4	82.6	73.1	44.0	69.3	73.9	67.1	51.3	64.2	91.8	91.8	80.4	70.3	59.2	71.4	68.2	79.4	71.1	72.9	$11,742	$906	$10,521
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%)	26	449^th of 583 public middle schools	23.0%		21.8	465^th of 587 public middle schools	20.8%	16	18.8	15.6	9.3	14.4	27.7	21.0	20.1	22.7	50.0	50.0	35.6	44.1	30.3	36.4	23.7	38.2	32.1	31.5	$13,516	$1,722	$11,025
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%)	20.3	470^th of 583 public middle schools	19.4%		19.5	475^th of 587 public middle schools	19.1%	5	20.8	23.5	22.3	22.1	18.4	16.9	19.3	18.3	42.1	42.1	21.9	24.0	29.7	25.3	17.8	32.2	33.6	28.0	$13,481	$1,400	$11,114
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%)	97.9	8^th of 583 public middle schools	98.6%		97.7	15^th of 587 public middle schools	97.4%	7	79.3	71.0	75.6	75.2	72.0	63.5	64.6	66.6			78.0	76.9	78.1	77.6	89.3	85.7	74.5	83.3	$12,226	$281	$11,608
Mt. Pisgah Middle/High	Public	6-9	1444 Pisgah RD	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2620	522	26	20.1		18 (3.4%)	417 (79.9%)	40 (7.7%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.1%)	10.3	528^th of 583 public middle schools	9.4%		11.4	529^th of 587 public middle schools	9.9%	1	9.2	8.5	20.0	12.4	15.6	14.9	10.1	13.6			21.4	19.2	21.9	20.8	11.6	21.5	13.8	15.7	$13,635	$1,499	$11,410
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%)	25.7	451^st of 583 public middle schools	22.6%		17.6	488^th of 587 public middle schools	16.9%	37	14.9	14.5	19.5	16.0	22.8	20.2	23.2	21.8			29.7	41.1	30.5	34.5	29.7	44.4	23.2	33.9	$10,566	$1,677	$8,522
Ridgeway Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 Quince RD	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1588	557	36	15.4		8 (1.4%)	471 (84.6%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	11.9	521^st of 583 public middle schools	10.6%		9.6	550^th of 587 public middle schools	6.3%	29	14.0	12.8	7.4	11.5	20.6	17.2	13.0	17.2			18.7	23.7	21.5	21.0	22.4	18.7	12.0	18.0	$13,552	$1,585	$11,036
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%)	16	497^th of 583 public middle schools	14.8%		18.8	479^th of 587 public middle schools	18.4%	18	41.4	14.8		29.7	20.7	15.4		17.5			6.9	22.2		14.1	6.9	22.2		15.6	$18,686	$1,228	$17,092
Kirby Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6670 E Raines RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8169	366	23	16.2		6 (1.6%)	295 (80.6%)	58 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	3.7	581^st of 583 public middle schools	0.3%		4.8	583^rd of 587 public middle schools	0.7%	2	5.3				6.2						12.4	12.7	5.6	10.2	5.3	14.2		8.1	$17,796	$6,712	$11,084
Collierville Middle School	Public	6-8	580 Quinn RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 853-3320	785	51	15.5		439 (55.9%)	157 (20.0%)	70 (8.9%)	69 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.2%)	91.7	36^th of 583 public middle schools	93.8%		91.9	31^st of 587 public middle schools	94.7%	5	65.3	60.4	50.5	59.1	62.2	54.9	52.9	56.6			73.6	65.0	64.2	67.5	71.7	73.0	76.2	73.6	$13,210	$814	$11,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston Middle School

What district is Houston Middle School in?

Germantown

What is the racial makeup of Houston Middle School?

Students at Houston Middle School are 73% White, 11% African American, 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Houston Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 972 students attended Houston Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Houston Middle School attend?

Students who attend Houston Middle School usually go on to attend Houston High School

Is Houston Middle School a good school?

Yes. Houston Middle School ranks in the top 5.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

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