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Bon Lin Middle School

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Bon Lin Middle School ranks 63 rd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Bon Lin Middle School is a public middle school located in Bartlett, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 693 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Bartlett District, which is ranked 12th out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bon Lin Middle School consistently ranks in the top 100 middle schools in Tennessee, with strong academic performance across all subject areas and grade levels. The school particularly excels in Science and Social Studies, with over 60% of students proficient or better in these subjects, significantly outperforming the Bartlett district and the state. Additionally, the school's performance is noteworthy for its diverse student population, with African American and Hispanic students ranking in the top 50 middle schools in Tennessee.

While Bon Lin Middle School outperforms nearby schools like Elmore Park Middle School and Appling Middle School, it lags behind the high-performing Lakeland Preparatory School, which is part of the Lakeland District. The school may also need to focus on enhancing its programs for gifted and talented students, as well as military-connected students, to ensure that all students are reaching their full potential.

677

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,270

Per pupil spending ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3862 Germantown RD
Bartlett, TN 38133

(901) 347-1520

District: Bartlett

Students who attend Bon Lin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bartlett High School

Feeder schools for Bon Lin Middle School:

Elementary:	Bon Lin Elementary School
	Rivercrest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

African American:

34.3%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2017 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Tennessee middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg56%

Tennessee avg43%

63^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 18 pts since 2017

From top 29% (2017) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Bartlett

12^th of 139Bartlett 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	83.9	63 of 583	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	59 of 587	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	70 of 594	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	58 of 569	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	63 of 576	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	64 of 574	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	54 of 563	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	64.6	106 of 362	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	32 of 312	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	32 of 318	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	48 of 316	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	31 of 299	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	37 of 277	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	35 of 293	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	29 of 284	89.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	31 of 63	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	39 of 65	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	25 of 56	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	42 of 62	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	41 of 62	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	26 of 58	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	68 of 546	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	67 of 554	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	74 of 560	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	59 of 552	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	54 of 538	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	47 of 529	91.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★
2022	75.2	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	29 of 286	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	39 of 285	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	30 of 285	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	28 of 275	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.0	34 of 261	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	15 of 228	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	23 of 219	89.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	110 of 490	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	51 of 510	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	67.5	102 of 514	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	80 of 495	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.0	226 of 483	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	152 of 490	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	71 of 481	85.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	66 of 550	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	60 of 560	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	65 of 557	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	49 of 540	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	68 of 529	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	80 of 523	84.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	76 of 332	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	60 of 299	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	99 of 288	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	207 of 260	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	65 of 238	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	101 of 222	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	48 of 279	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	64 of 492	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	54 of 504	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	58 of 503	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	33 of 500	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	35 of 496	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	50 of 484	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	47 of 481	90.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile~ school

African American (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2025)55th percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)45th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies70%+21 vs state

Science66%+20 vs state

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

English Language Arts42%+3 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 Algebra II (2025)			TNReady Biology I (2025)			TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (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 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 5th Grade	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
Bon Lin Middle School	Public	6-8	3862 Germantown RD	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 347-1520	693	40	17.5		295 (42.6%)	253 (36.5%)	51 (7.4%)	41 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.5%)	83.9	63^rd of 583 public middle schools	89.2%		84.7	59^th of 587 public middle schools	89.9%	4		51.3	54.1	58.7	54.5		48.7	44.1	33.5	42.2																				65.2	73.4	57.4	65.6	75.7	73.0	60.3	69.7	$12,270	$447	$11,244
Appling Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Appling RD	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-1410	602	41	14.6		326 (54.2%)	150 (24.9%)	58 (9.6%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	76.5	97^th of 583 public middle schools	83.4%		66.9	157^th of 587 public middle schools	73.3%	60		60.5	50.0	44.7	52.3		52.8	34.8	30.9	39.8																				59.5	59.1	44.7	55.2	71.8	70.2	52.8	65.3	$13,429	$607	$12,173
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	1,013	57	17.8		80 (7.9%)	510 (50.3%)	340 (33.6%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.6%)	13.2	514^th of 583 public middle schools	11.8%		15.8	499^th of 587 public middle schools	15.0%	15		15.8	13.0	5.5	11.6		21.5	15.2	10.2	15.6	30.0		30.0																	30.3	20.8	9.9	20.7	33.2	22.4	12.5	22.7	$13,519	$1,674	$11,026
Lakeland Preparatory School	Public	5-11	5020 Lions Crest DR	Lakeland	38002	Shelby County	Lakeland	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-5412	1,305	80	16.3		808 (61.9%)	175 (13.4%)	171 (13.1%)	95 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.2%)	90.3	42^nd of 583 public middle schools	92.8%		84.6	60^th of 587 public middle schools	89.8%	18	70.4	60.6	48.7	45.2	56.6	65.7	64.9	53.3	52.9	58.9	86.9	26.3	48.1	93.8	49.2	61.8	60.2	45.5	59.1	46.8	46.3	61.2	61.2	75.0	74.0	94.7	42.6	52.8	78.3	77.4	70.4	66.7	73.5	76.1	70.7	84.6	77.2	$12,217	$296	$11,518
Elmore Park Middle School	Public	6-8	6330 Althorne RD	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2642	755	42	18.1		424 (56.2%)	178 (23.6%)	82 (10.9%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.6%)	73.4	123^rd of 583 public middle schools	78.9%		70.7	130^th of 587 public middle schools	77.9%	7		34.6	39.2	54.5	43.5		49.6	41.3	34.3	41.3																				56.7	53.1	49.4	53.0	59.2	71.1	62.0	64.0	$12,116	$863	$10,819
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
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%)	21.2	467^th of 583 public middle schools	19.9%		22.2	461^st of 587 public middle schools	21.5%	6		22.9	19.0	22.9	21.6		24.1	17.7	21.7	21.3	45.5		45.5																	27.2	25.5	28.0	26.9	22.8	36.9	22.0	27.0	$15,140	$1,815	$12,345
Arlington Middle	Public	6-8	5470 Lamb RD	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-6015	976	54	18.0		692 (70.9%)	119 (12.2%)	93 (9.5%)	22 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.7%)	94.6	24^th of 583 public middle schools	95.9%		90.4	39^th of 587 public middle schools	93.4%	15		67.4	67.0	57.8	64.4		66.1	60.8	50.6	59.1																				77.6	79.0	69.9	75.4	77.3	71.3	73.6	74.1	$12,844	$910	$11,570
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
Raleigh Egypt Middle School	Public	6-8	4215 Alice Ann DR	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6013	488	24	20.4		7 (1.4%)	397 (81.4%)	70 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	8.3	554^th of 583 public middle schools	5.0%		11.2	530^th of 587 public middle schools	9.7%	24			16.8	16.6	12.5		6.3	8.3	7.9	7.5																				7.7	17.4	14.5	13.1		26.5	11.2	13.1	$13,731	$1,810	$10,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Bon Lin Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Bon Lin Middle School?

Students at Bon Lin Middle School are 45% White, 34% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Bon Lin Middle School a good school?

Bon Lin Middle School ranks 63^rd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bon Lin Middle School in?

Bartlett

What high school do graduates of Bon Lin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bon Lin Middle School usually go on to attend Bartlett High School

How many students attend Bon Lin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 677 students attended Bon Lin Middle School.

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