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West Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

West Junior High School is a public middle school located in Oakland, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 373 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.

West Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools over the past decade, typically ranking between 400-500 out of around 500-600 middle schools statewide. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. Academically, the school significantly underperforms the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels on the TNReady assessments, with particularly low proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts. The school's performance is also concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education and Gifted and Talented students, as well as African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, the nearby Bon Lin Middle School, Collierville Middle School, and Houston Middle School, which are part of other Bartlett, Collierville, and Germantown districts, significantly outperform West Junior High School across all academic measures and have much lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the challenges at West Junior High School will require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improve the quality of education and support for all students.

340

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,701

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13100 Highway 194
Oakland, TN 38060

(901) 465-0798

District: Fayette County Public Schools

Students who attend West Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School

Feeder schools for West Junior High School:

Elementary:	Oakland Elementary
	Southwest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.1%

White:

26.2%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

Tennessee avg43%

506^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	14.7	506 of 583	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	474 of 587	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	490 of 594	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	425 of 569	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	475 of 576	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	515 of 574	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	489 of 563	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	407 of 492	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	398 of 485	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	397 of 475	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	367 of 466	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.0	263 of 462	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.2	271 of 435	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	234 of 312	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	212 of 318	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	198 of 316	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	147 of 299	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.4	249 of 277	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	266 of 293	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	184 of 284	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	472 of 546	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	453 of 554	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	470 of 560	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	409 of 552	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	433 of 538	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	477 of 529	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	14.1	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	238 of 286	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	182 of 285	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	238 of 285	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	168 of 275	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	178 of 261	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	196 of 228	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	155 of 219	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	413 of 490	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	357 of 510	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	390 of 514	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	348 of 495	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	363 of 483	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	434 of 490	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	407 of 481	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	479 of 550	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	444 of 560	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	469 of 557	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	405 of 540	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	460 of 529	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	472 of 523	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	308 of 332	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	275 of 299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	258 of 288	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	251 of 260	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	432 of 492	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	421 of 504	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	436 of 503	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	358 of 500	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	395 of 496	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	439 of 484	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	439 of 481	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)5th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies29%-20 vs state

Science16%-30 vs state

English Language Arts15%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 vs state

Algebra I6%-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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Junior High School

How many students attend West Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended West Junior High School.

What district is West Junior High School in?

Fayette County Public Schools

Is West Junior High School a good school?

West Junior High School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Tennessee middle schools.

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

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

What is the racial makeup of West Junior High School?

Students at West Junior High School are 57% African American, 26% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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