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H. Y. Livesay Middle School

Q: Is H. Y. Livesay Middle School a good school?

H. Y. Livesay Middle School ranks 140 th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend H. Y. Livesay Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended H. Y. Livesay Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of H. Y. Livesay Middle School?

Students at H. Y. Livesay Middle School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of H. Y. Livesay Middle School attend?

Students who attend H. Y. Livesay Middle School usually go on to attend Claiborne Adult High School

Public Grades 5-8

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

H. Y. Livesay Middle School in Harrogate, TN, serves 278 students in grades 5–8 and is part of Claiborne County Schools, a district that ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee. Despite that challenging district context, Livesay consistently earns a 4-star statewide rating and currently ranks in the top quarter of Tennessee middle schools—a remarkable outlier in its area.

Compared with the only other nearby district middle school, Soldiers Memorial Middle School, Livesay's results are dramatically stronger. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 39.7% vs. 16.4%, English language arts was 43.7% vs. 19.4%, and social studies was 61.4% vs. 17.6%. Livesay also posts a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (18.4% vs. 25.5%) and spends slightly less per student ($12,580 vs. $13,107) while achieving far better outcomes. Interestingly, 5th graders start slightly behind Soldiers Memorial in math, but by 8th grade Livesay students reach 56.7% proficiency vs. just 9.6%—a sign the school strongly accelerates learning as students move through the grades.

Livesay's standout subjects are social studies and science, both well above state averages, with 8th grade science at 65.7% vs. 44.3% statewide. The school also shows notable success with special education and low-income students, ranking in the 72nd–86th percentile for those groups. However, there is a persistent gender gap favoring boys (males in the 90th percentile, females in the 61st), and overall math scores have declined somewhat from a recent peak. Still, with seven straight years of 4-star ratings, H. Y. Livesay Middle School is a high-performing option in an otherwise struggling district.

278

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,580

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

475 Hwy 63
Harrogate, TN 37752

(423) 869-4663

District: Claiborne County Schools

Students who attend H. Y. Livesay Middle School usually attend:

High:	Claiborne Adult High School
	Cumberland Gap High School

Feeder schools for H. Y. Livesay Middle School:

Elementary:

Ellen Myers Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Tennessee middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

140^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 13 pts since 2017

From top 37% (2017) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Claiborne County Schools

115^th of 141Claiborne County Schools 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
2026	71.4	140 of 594	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	117 of 583	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	78 of 587	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	112 of 594	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	85 of 569	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	81 of 576	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	60 of 574	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	109 of 563	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	58.9	133 of 362	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	84.7	37 of 492	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	81.1	42 of 485	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	67.7	154 of 475	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.2	263 of 466	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	84.6	51 of 462	89.0%	★★★★☆
2010	94.7	17 of 435	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	214 of 546	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	122 of 554	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	182 of 560	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.1	94 of 552	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	65 of 538	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	55 of 529	89.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	66 of 478	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.9	136 of 490	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	75 of 510	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	200 of 514	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	208 of 495	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	176 of 483	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	67 of 490	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	148 of 481	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	57 of 550	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	48 of 560	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	61 of 557	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	80 of 540	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	117 of 529	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	73 of 523	86.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	73 of 349	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	50 of 332	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	189 of 494	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	155 of 492	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	95 of 504	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	147 of 503	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	111 of 500	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	115 of 496	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	87 of 484	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	128 of 481	73.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies61%+10 vs state

Science53%+6 vs state

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)					TNReady English Language Arts (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)					TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
H. Y. Livesay Middle School	Public	5-8	475 Hwy 63	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-4663	261	15	17.2	58.8%	239 (91.6%)	4 (1.5%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	71.4	140^th of 594 public middle schools	76.4%		73.9	117^th of 583 public middle schools	79.9%	23	24.2	32.8	43.3	56.7	39.7	38.7	39.7	48.3	47.8	43.7	51.6	41.4	50.0	65.7	52.6	51.7	64.4	67.2	61.4	$12,580	$965	$9,903
Soldiers Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	1510 Legion Street	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3531	372	25	14.7	84.0%	349 (93.8%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	12.1	525^th of 594 public middle schools	11.6%		15.6	501^st of 583 public middle schools	14.1%	24	30.9	< 5%	18.8	9.6	16.4	29.2	18.4	15.3	13.3	19.4	30.9	28.9	25.9	20.5	26.7	13.2	24.7	14.5	17.6	$13,107	$1,321	$10,059

Frequently Asked Questions about H. Y. Livesay Middle School

What is the racial makeup of H. Y. Livesay Middle School?

Students at H. Y. Livesay Middle School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is H. Y. Livesay Middle School in?

Claiborne County Schools

What high school do graduates of H. Y. Livesay Middle School attend?

Students who attend H. Y. Livesay Middle School usually go on to attend Claiborne Adult High School

How many students attend H. Y. Livesay Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended H. Y. Livesay Middle School.

Is H. Y. Livesay Middle School a good school?

H. Y. Livesay Middle School ranks 140^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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