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East Junior High School

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East Junior High School ranks 436 th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

East Junior High School is a public middle school located in Somerville, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 268 students. The school is part of the Fayette County Public Schools district, which is ranked 137 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Junior High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with proficiency rates in Mathematics (19.3%), English Language Arts (21%), and Science (30.4%) well below the state averages. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 8th-grade Mathematics, where only 9% of students were proficient, compared to the state average of 36.2%. Additionally, East Junior High School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 25.3% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby West Junior High School performs slightly better than East Junior High School, it still lags behind state averages. In contrast, Arlington Middle School, located in the Arlington district, is a high-performing school that consistently ranks among the top 5% of Tennessee middle schools and outperforms the state in all academic areas. This stark difference in performance highlights the significant disparities in educational outcomes within the state of Tennessee.

243

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,701

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Leach RD
Somerville, TN 38068

(901) 465-3151

District: Fayette County Public Schools

Students who attend East Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School

Feeder schools for East Junior High School:

Elementary:	Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School
	La Grange Moscow Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.4%

White:

25.9%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg20%

Tennessee avg43%

436^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Fayette County Public Schools

137^th of 139Fayette County Public 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
2025	27.8	436 of 583	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	538 of 587	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	537 of 594	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	477 of 569	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	552 of 576	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	532 of 574	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	528 of 563	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	458 of 492	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.9	456 of 485	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	469 of 475	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	430 of 466	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.7	454 of 462	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	425 of 435	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	211 of 312	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.2	302 of 318	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	286 of 316	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	213 of 299	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	274 of 277	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	240 of 293	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	260 of 284	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	419 of 546	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	492 of 554	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	482 of 560	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	462 of 552	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	512 of 538	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	485 of 529	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	373 of 490	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	494 of 510	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	464 of 514	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	391 of 495	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	455 of 490	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	450 of 481	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	391 of 550	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	544 of 560	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	526 of 557	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	456 of 540	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	503 of 529	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	492 of 523	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	30.9	203 of 279	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	200 of 492	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.4	456 of 504	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	456 of 503	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	409 of 500	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	491 of 496	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	469 of 484	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	468 of 481	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)59th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2018)27th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies39%-10 vs state

Science30%-16 vs state

Algebra I27%~ state avg

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 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 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 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
East Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Leach RD	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-3151	268	22	11.9		75 (28.0%)	164 (61.2%)	21 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	27.8	436^th of 583 public middle schools	25.2%		10.6	538^th of 587 public middle schools	8.3%	102		30.7	17.1	9.0	19.3		30.7	18.4	14.1	21.0	27.3	27.3		36.0	40.8	12.1	30.4	40.0	47.4	29.5	38.9	$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
West Junior High School	Public	6-8	13100 Highway 194	Oakland	38060	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-0798	373	21	18.1		124 (33.2%)	204 (54.7%)	36 (9.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	14.7	506^th of 583 public middle schools	13.2%		19.8	474^th of 587 public middle schools	19.3%	32		18.2	14.7		12.1		19.0	20.8	5.2	14.8	6.3	6.3		17.4	24.5	5.0	15.6	25.6	42.6	22.6	29.4	$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
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
Sunny Hill Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2401 Anderson AVE	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-3401	355	29	12.4		100 (28.2%)	220 (62.0%)	24 (6.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)	13.5	16.8			15.1	20.0	25.5			22.7			14.7	25.5			19.9	21.7			21.7	$15,725	$1,604	$13,163

Frequently Asked Questions about East Junior High School

How many students attend East Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended East Junior High School.

Is East Junior High School a good school?

East Junior High School ranks 436^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of East Junior High School?

Students at East Junior High School are 65% African American, 26% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of East Junior High School attend?

Students who attend East Junior High School usually go on to attend Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School

What district is East Junior High School in?

Fayette County Public Schools

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