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West Greene Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
328th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools
Better than 45% of Tennessee middle schools
Summary

West Greene Middle School serves 398 students in grades 6–8 in Mosheim, Tennessee, a rural community in the Greene County Schools district. The school currently ranks 328th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools (45th percentile, 2 stars), a decline from the previous year's 237th place and far below its 2022–2023 peak of 189th. This underperformance stands out because Greene County Schools is a 4-star district, and three of its four middle schools rank above the 60th percentile statewide.

The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism, which reached 23.8% in 2024–2025 — the highest among nearby middle schools and well above the district average of 16.4%. The rate has climbed sharply from just 5.2% in 2020–2021. Core academics also lag: math proficiency is 33.1% versus the district's 50.5%, and English language arts sits at 31.5% versus the state's 40.6%. Nearby Greeneville Middle School, just 7 miles away in a different district, posts 46.8% math proficiency and 47.0% ELA proficiency with a chronic absenteeism rate of only 9.3%. Within the same district, Chuckey Doak Middle School achieves math proficiency more than double West Greene's (72.8%).

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. West Greene's 8th-grade Algebra I proficiency reached 78.9%, far above the statewide all-grades average of 32.3%. The school also spends $12,148 per student, up from $10,083 four years earlier, though below peers like Chuckey Doak ($15,771) and North Greene Middle School ($19,532). Subgroup rankings have slipped for special education students (from the 74th to 38th percentile) and low-income students (from the 52nd to 35th percentile). Science proficiency also drops dramatically across grade levels, from 52.6% in 6th grade to 32.6% in 8th grade. While West Greene faces real obstacles, its 68th-percentile ranking as recently as 2022–2023 shows the school has the capacity to improve — and curbing absenteeism appears to be the highest-leverage strategy.

398
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,148
Per pupil spending ?
 250 West School Street
       Mosheim, TN  37818

(423) 422-6470

District: Greene County Schools


Students who attend West Greene Middle School usually attend:

High:    West Greene High School

Feeder schools for West Greene Middle School:

Elementary:    McDonald Elementary School
    Mosheim Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.2%
Hispanic:
3.8%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 68th percentile in 2023 → 45th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 68th-percentile peak (2023) to 45th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg48%
Tennessee avg44%
328th of 594
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2021
From bottom 31% (2021) to bottom 45% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Middle Schools in the Greene County Schools
42nd of 141Greene 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202644.9328 of 59444.8%★★☆☆☆
202554.5237 of 58359.3%★★★☆☆
202448.8283 of 58751.8%★★★☆☆
202362.5189 of 59468.2%★★★☆☆
202244.6306 of 56946.2%★★☆☆☆
202129.6398 of 57630.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202551.9256 of 54653.1%★★★☆☆
202451.2251 of 55454.7%★★★☆☆
202366.1155 of 56072.3%★★★★☆
202244.1304 of 55244.9%★★☆☆☆
202125.4405 of 53824.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202453.7117 of 28558.9%★★★☆☆
202235.5167 of 27539.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202637.1312 of 47834.7%★★☆☆☆
202543.3273 of 49044.3%★★☆☆☆
202447.4244 of 51052.2%★★★☆☆
202353.7190 of 51463.0%★★★☆☆
202255.4168 of 49566.1%★★★☆☆
202140.8257 of 48346.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202553.1234 of 55057.5%★★★☆☆
202445.5288 of 56048.6%★★☆☆☆
202355.9218 of 55760.9%★★★☆☆
202242.9291 of 54046.1%★★☆☆☆
202133.9336 of 52936.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202634.3218 of 34937.5%★★☆☆☆
202538.6172 of 33248.2%★★☆☆☆
202452.279 of 29973.6%★★★★☆
202350.980 of 28872.2%★★★★☆
202236.6144 of 26044.6%★★☆☆☆
202128.2186 of 23821.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202628.6379 of 49423.3%★☆☆☆☆
202542.4273 of 49244.5%★★☆☆☆
202439.1297 of 50441.1%★★☆☆☆
202352.0221 of 50356.1%★★★☆☆
202234.5328 of 50034.4%★★☆☆☆
202122.6412 of 49616.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2024)59th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)57th percentile~ school
Female (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)23rd percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I79%+47 vs state
Social Studies44%-8 vs state
Science42%-5 vs state
Mathematics33%-10 vs state
English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended West Greene Middle School.

Students who attend West Greene Middle School usually go on to attend West Greene High School

West Greene Middle School ranks 328th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at West Greene Middle School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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Latest Tennessee data All new data »
2025–26 TNReady test scoresAug 25, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesApr 2, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataDec 18, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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