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North Middle School

Q: Is North Middle School a good school?

North Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend North Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended North Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North Middle School?

Students at North Middle School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of North Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin County High School

Public Grades 6-8

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

North Middle School serves 557 students in grades 6–8 in Winchester, Tennessee, and is part of Franklin County Schools. The school currently carries a 1-star rating and ranks 446th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools (25th percentile) for 2025–2026, placing it in the bottom quarter of the state, similar to its same-district counterpart South Middle School.

Academically, North Middle trails the state in every subject. Math proficiency is 20.8% — roughly half the state average of 43.0% — and ELA proficiency is 19.9% compared to 40.6% statewide. Science (39.9%) is much closer to the state average (46.9%), and social studies (35.3%) is actually above the district's 34.3% average. The weakest grade-level areas are 7th grade math (16.9%) and 8th grade ELA (17.6%), while 7th grade science (47.6%) is essentially at the state average. Nearby East Middle School in Tullahoma City Schools performs dramatically better, with 50.9% math proficiency and a 72nd percentile ranking, while Westwood Middle School in Manchester City Schools and West Middle School also post far stronger results — a reminder of how much outcomes vary across district boundaries.

On a brighter note, chronic absenteeism has dropped from 20.6% to 16.6% in one year and is now below the state average of 18.3%. North Middle also spends less per student ($11,976) than every nearby comparison school. However, the school reports no Algebra I data, while nearby middle schools report proficiency rates above 90%, suggesting limited access to advanced math coursework. The clearest opportunities ahead are raising math and ELA proficiency, expanding advanced coursework, and building on the school's relative strengths in social studies and science.

557

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,976

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2990 Decherd Boulevard
Winchester, TN 37398

(931) 967-5323

District: Franklin County Schools

Students who attend North Middle School usually attend:

High:

Franklin County High School

Feeder schools for North Middle School:

Elementary:	Broadview Elementary School
	Decherd Elementary School
	North Lake Elementary School
	Rock Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Hispanic:

8.3%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

446^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2017

From bottom 20% (2017) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

109^th of 141Franklin 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	28.0	446 of 594	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	448 of 583	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	447 of 587	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	430 of 594	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	376 of 569	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	403 of 576	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	436 of 574	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	390 of 563	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.6	289 of 362	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.2	324 of 492	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.6	289 of 485	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.9	278 of 475	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.2	368 of 466	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.7	242 of 462	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	233 of 435	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	158 of 328	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	150 of 318	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	223 of 316	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	170 of 299	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	113 of 277	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	206 of 293	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	123 of 284	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	427 of 546	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	441 of 554	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	407 of 560	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	371 of 552	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	366 of 538	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	383 of 529	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	214 of 302	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	181 of 286	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	204 of 285	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	214 of 285	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	198 of 275	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	189 of 261	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	172 of 228	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	127 of 219	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	377 of 478	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	412 of 490	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	443 of 510	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	438 of 514	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	378 of 495	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	303 of 483	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	382 of 490	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	376 of 481	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	411 of 550	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	419 of 560	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	397 of 557	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	369 of 540	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	383 of 529	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	414 of 523	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	241 of 349	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	204 of 332	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	270 of 299	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	254 of 288	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	260 of 260	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	233 of 238	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	219 of 222	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	272 of 279	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	452 of 494	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	454 of 492	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	461 of 504	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	432 of 503	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	401 of 500	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	417 of 496	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	436 of 484	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	394 of 481	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science40%-7 vs state

Social Studies35%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-22 vs state

English Language Arts20%-21 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 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
North Middle School	Public	6-8	2990 Decherd Boulevard	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5323	577	33	17.4	22.6%	485 (84.1%)	32 (5.5%)	42 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	28	446^th of 594 public middle schools	24.9%		26.2	448^th of 583 public middle schools	23.2%	2	20.6	16.9	25.0	20.8	21.3	21.0	17.6	19.9			32.9	47.6	38.8	39.9	27.7	39.2	38.7	35.3	$11,976	$843	$10,455
South Middle School	Public	6-8	601 West Cumberland Street	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7355	318	24	13.2	27.1%	266 (83.6%)	25 (7.9%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	25.6	459^th of 594 public middle schools	22.7%		28.5	430^th of 583 public middle schools	26.2%	29	19.2	12.8	26.4	19.5	32.3	19.4	19.2	23.7			42.3	40.0	32.0	38.2	20.2	36.8	26.4	27.7	$12,796	$1,206	$10,782
West Middle School	Public	6-8	90 Hermitage Drive	Tullahoma	37388	Franklin County	Tullahoma City Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2605	406	28	14.4	24.3%	316 (77.8%)	42 (10.3%)	28 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	38.5	380^th of 594 public middle schools	36.0%		36.9	377^th of 583 public middle schools	35.3%	3	34.6	28.6	45.7	36.4	34.1	36.2	29.2	33.0	93.8	93.8	30.8	37.1	34.6	34.0	29.3	47.6	21.1	31.5	$14,328	$808	$12,609
East Middle School	Public	6-8	908 Country Club Drive	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma City Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2632	380	28	13.7	28.1%	270 (71.1%)	28 (7.4%)	37 (9.7%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	66.9	167^th of 594 public middle schools	71.9%		59.5	205^th of 583 public middle schools	64.8%	38	70.6	43.9	37.9	50.9	59.5	43.2	36.7	46.0	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	50.8	39.6	48.9	46.3	54.0	51.1	53.2	52.7	$14,328	$808	$12,609
Tri Star Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Parks Street	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester City Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 353-1336				—															(n/a)	< 5%	< 5%	6.3	< 5%	11.3	8.3	< 5%	7.3			11.3	6.8	12.7	10.5	< 5%	< 5%	10.1	5.8
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Taylor Street	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-2071	415	31	13.6	29.7%	267 (64.3%)	28 (6.7%)	95 (22.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	50.1	289^th of 594 public middle schools	51.3%		52.2	254^th of 583 public middle schools	56.4%	35	34.1	42.9	25.5	35.4	29.4	28.0	28.0	28.5	90.5	90.5	39.3	56.0	43.9	46.8	43.6	57.7	47.0	49.8	$13,015	$537	$11,575

Frequently Asked Questions about North Middle School

What high school do graduates of North Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin County High School

Is North Middle School a good school?

North Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is North Middle School in?

Franklin County Schools

How many students attend North Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended North Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of North Middle School?

Students at North Middle School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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