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Cleveland Middle School

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Cleveland Middle School ranks 422 nd of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Cleveland Middle School is a large public school in Cleveland, Tennessee, serving 1,291 students in grades 6–8 as part of Cleveland City Schools. Its academic standing has slipped considerably in recent years: the school went from a 59th-percentile state ranking and 3-star rating in 2018–19 to the 29th percentile with 1 star by 2025–26, placing it near the bottom of the regional comparison—only Brown Middle School ranks lower in the surrounding area. Meanwhile, several nearby schools are faring much better, including Ocoee Middle School (78th percentile), Hunter Middle School (86th), East Hamilton Middle School (87th), and Loftis Middle School (88th).

Academically, Cleveland Middle trails state averages by 12–16 percentage points in core subjects. In the latest reporting year, proficiency rates were about 27% in math, 25% in English Language Arts, 35% in science, and 38% in social studies, compared with state averages of 43%, 41%, 47%, and 51%, respectively. The 7th-grade ELA proficiency rate is particularly weak at 20.9%. One notable exception is Algebra I, where 81.5% of Cleveland students scored proficient versus 32.3% statewide—but this success appears concentrated among a smaller group of advanced students, given that only 22.2% of 8th graders in regular grade-level math are proficient.

Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern, affecting 26.5% of students compared with 18.3% statewide; among nearby schools, only Brown Middle has a higher rate. In contrast, Hunter Middle sits at just 9.7%. Cleveland also struggles with its highest-need students, with proficiency rankings in the 5th–23rd percentile for special education, English learners, Hispanic students, and low-income students. Per-student spending at Cleveland ($12,680) is below most Hamilton County Schools but above Ocoee Middle ($11,269), which achieves far stronger results, suggesting funding alone doesn't explain the school's challenges.

1,291

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,680

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3635 Georgetown Road N. W.
Cleveland, TN 37312

(423) 479-9641

District: Cleveland City Schools

Students who attend Cleveland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cleveland High School

Feeder schools for Cleveland Middle School:

Elementary:	Arnold Memorial Elementary School
	Blythe-Bower Elementary School
	D.P. Yates Primary School
	E.L. Ross Elementary School
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	G.R. Stuart Elementary School
	Mayfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

Hispanic:

32.6%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg44%

422^nd of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2017

From bottom 24% (2017) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

123^rd of 141Cleveland City 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	32.2	422 of 594	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	385 of 583	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	364 of 587	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	313 of 594	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	322 of 569	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	258 of 576	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	234 of 574	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	272 of 563	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.7	274 of 362	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	58.1	224 of 492	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.8	272 of 485	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.1	232 of 475	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.1	252 of 466	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.9	176 of 462	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.6	79 of 435	81.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	216 of 328	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	158 of 312	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	161 of 318	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	147 of 316	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	172 of 299	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	187 of 277	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	191 of 293	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	145 of 284	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	44 of 65	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	39 of 56	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	36 of 62	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	39 of 58	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	383 of 546	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	335 of 554	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	286 of 560	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	297 of 552	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	234 of 538	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	259 of 529	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	254 of 302	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	218 of 286	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	226 of 285	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	206 of 285	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	195 of 275	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	126 of 261	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	145 of 228	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	152 of 219	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	369 of 478	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	368 of 490	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	376 of 510	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	354 of 514	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	329 of 495	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	327 of 483	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	321 of 490	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	327 of 481	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	365 of 550	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	367 of 560	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	312 of 557	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	327 of 540	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	254 of 529	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	200 of 523	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	332 of 349	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	298 of 332	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	273 of 299	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	220 of 288	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	237 of 260	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	238 of 238	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	202 of 222	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	182 of 279	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	312 of 494	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	338 of 492	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	285 of 504	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	227 of 503	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	237 of 500	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	174 of 496	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	153 of 484	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	176 of 481	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)9th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I82%+49 vs state

Social Studies38%-13 vs state

Science35%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-16 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math II (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 (2020)	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 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 Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 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
Cleveland Middle School	Public	6-8	3635 Georgetown Road N. W.	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 479-9641	1,302	89	14.6		617 (47.4%)	126 (9.7%)	424 (32.6%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	101 (7.8%)	32.2	422^nd of 594 public middle schools	29.0%		35	385^th of 583 public middle schools	34.0%	37	27.1	31.1	22.2	27.0	29.6	20.9	25.7	25.3	81.5	81.5					32.9	34.6	36.3	34.6	38.7	39.0	37.3	38.3	$12,680	$607	$11,369
Ocoee Middle School	Public	6-8	2250 N Ocoee Street	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 476-0630	1,045	69	15.2	51.4%	888 (85.0%)	31 (3.0%)	81 (7.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.8%)	72.6	130^th of 594 public middle schools	78.1%		71.9	134^th of 583 public middle schools	77.0%	4	47.8	48.3	53.7	49.9	44.1	37.1	42.1	41.1							53.5	56.1	55.5	55.0	61.1	56.9	56.0	58.0	$11,269	$587	$9,829
Lake Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	610 Kile Lake Road	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-8821	1,174	78	14.9		965 (82.2%)	26 (2.2%)	133 (11.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (3.6%)	36.7	394^th of 594 public middle schools	33.7%		41.1	339^th of 583 public middle schools	41.9%	55	33.4	29.4	36.7	33.2	34.0	29.2	22.4	28.3							37.3	31.0	27.2	31.7	47.2	45.3	33.7	41.8	$11,436	$662	$9,947
Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	6810 Lebron Sterchi Drive	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1474	697	42	16.4	27.9%	512 (73.5%)	65 (9.3%)	54 (7.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.2%)	78.7	86^th of 594 public middle schools	85.5%		73.9	115^th of 583 public middle schools	80.3%	29	52.2	47.1	37.4	46.3	49.4	39.7	40.7	43.2	87.9	87.9					65.7	67.8	58.0	63.9	65.7	71.5	62.3	66.6	$16,400	$822	$15,043
Chilhowee Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Schoolhouse Hill Road	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0086	292	21	13.9		274 (93.8%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	52.9	272^nd of 594 public middle schools	54.2%		38.6	366^th of 583 public middle schools	37.2%	94	33.3	39.5	37.2	36.7	39.6	43.0	25.5	35.8							43.3	46.5	42.6	44.1	47.8	66.3	34.0	48.9	$12,935	$560	$11,872
Ooltewah Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Ooltewah Ringgold Road	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6910	525	37	14.3	58.9%	191 (36.4%)	106 (20.2%)	143 (27.2%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.7%)	39	375^th of 594 public middle schools	36.9%		47.1	296^th of 583 public middle schools	49.2%	79	22.7	32.7	34.0	29.6	27.6	22.6	19.9	23.3	88.0	88.0					40.5	38.1	41.1	40.0	47.9	44.9	44.3	45.7	$17,573	$876	$15,942
Loftis Middle School	Public	6-8	8611 Columbus Road	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4749	586	37	16.0	33.4%	481 (82.1%)	11 (1.9%)	34 (5.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.2%)	83.2	72^nd of 594 public middle schools	87.9%		84.8	55^th of 583 public middle schools	90.6%	17	64.6	47.8	40.0	51.9	52.2	47.2	39.1	46.1	94.4	94.4					75.3	61.0	59.2	65.1	75.3	76.3	62.5	71.2	$18,084	$812	$16,626
Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	5716 Hwy 58	Harrison	37341	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1439	340	21	16.3		99 (29.1%)	162 (47.6%)	38 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.1%)	23.9	471^st of 594 public middle schools	20.7%		21.5	466^th of 583 public middle schools	20.1%	5	8.9	7.4	24.4	13.2	12.9	17.0	22.0	17.1							21.8	23.7	48.9	31.0	17.8	41.3	56.7	37.8	$19,845	$840	$18,034
Soddy Daisy Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Turner Road	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8800	480	25	19.2	45.3%	433 (90.2%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	64.5	184^th of 594 public middle schools	69.0%		63.6	184^th of 583 public middle schools	68.4%		43.5	42.2	35.7	40.4	44.4	31.3	33.3	36.0	≥ 95%	≥ 95%					62.9	55.5	41.1	52.2	61.3	60.2	57.6	59.5	$17,679	$568	$16,469
East Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	3550 Bentwood Cove Drive	Apison	37302	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6800	918	60	15.1		492 (53.6%)	177 (19.3%)	124 (13.5%)	34 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (9.9%)	80.4	79^th of 594 public middle schools	86.7%		76.9	94^th of 583 public middle schools	83.9%	15	54.5	51.3	43.8	50.6	49.5	45.3	41.9	45.6	≥ 95%	≥ 95%					60.1	67.4	62.1	63.1	63.0	68.6	57.6	63.0	$16,422	$787	$15,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Middle School

What district is Cleveland Middle School in?

Cleveland City Schools

What high school do graduates of Cleveland Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Cleveland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,291 students attended Cleveland Middle School.

Is Cleveland Middle School a good school?

Cleveland Middle School ranks 422^nd of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Middle School?

Students at Cleveland Middle School are 47% White, 33% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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