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Middleton High School

Public Grades 7-12
325th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 389 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 16% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

Middleton High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Middleton, Tennessee, with a total enrollment of 394 students. The school is part of the Hardeman County Schools district, which is ranked 133 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Middleton High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Middleton High School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates significantly lower in subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. The school also has a slightly lower 4-year graduation rate and a higher dropout rate than the state average. Additionally, Middleton High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.9% to 27.4% in recent years, compared to the state average.

While the nearby Central High School, also part of the Hardeman County Schools district, performs slightly better than Middleton High School on various metrics, the school still faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's consistent underperformance, equity concerns, and resource allocation issues suggest that the school and district may need to implement comprehensive improvement strategies to better support the academic and social-emotional needs of all its students.

410
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,077
Per pupil spending ?
77.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 138 Florida AVE
       Middleton, TN  38052

(731) 376-8391

District: Hardeman County Schools


Feeder schools for Middleton High School:

Elementary:    Grand Junction Elementary
    Middleton Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
55.1%
African American:
37.3%
Hispanic:
5.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg25%
Tennessee avg43%
Middle school
457th of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
325th of 389
Tennessee public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Hardeman County Schools
133rd of 139Hardeman 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202523.4457 of 58321.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.7507 of 58713.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.0525 of 59411.6%★☆☆☆☆
202224.6432 of 56924.1%★☆☆☆☆
202116.6478 of 57617.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.2498 of 57413.2%★☆☆☆☆
201834.7389 of 56330.9%★★☆☆☆
201549.4289 of 49241.3%★★☆☆☆
201439.9334 of 48531.1%★★☆☆☆
201352.6283 of 47540.4%★★☆☆☆
201243.4286 of 46638.6%★★☆☆☆
201145.0283 of 46238.7%★★☆☆☆
201046.3243 of 43544.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202542.1162 of 31248.1%★★☆☆☆
202416.8289 of 3189.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.2262 of 31617.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.6239 of 29920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202133.0159 of 27742.6%★★☆☆☆
201923.9230 of 29321.5%★☆☆☆☆
201824.2225 of 28420.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.3441 of 54619.2%★☆☆☆☆
202412.0502 of 5549.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.1492 of 56012.1%★☆☆☆☆
202233.4370 of 55233.0%★★☆☆☆
202124.4412 of 53823.4%★☆☆☆☆
201919.2447 of 52915.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202517.7438 of 49010.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.8395 of 51022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202332.3346 of 51432.7%★★☆☆☆
202228.2369 of 49525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202132.4325 of 48332.7%★★☆☆☆
201920.0429 of 49012.4%★☆☆☆☆
201835.6320 of 48133.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202527.0413 of 55024.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.7475 of 56015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202312.0513 of 5577.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.5450 of 54016.7%★☆☆☆☆
202112.2472 of 52910.8%★☆☆☆☆
201913.5476 of 5239.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202516.5447 of 4929.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.4464 of 5047.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.9487 of 5033.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.8353 of 50029.4%★☆☆☆☆
202118.5445 of 49610.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.8452 of 4846.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201847.8238 of 48150.5%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202519.5325 of 38916.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.4340 of 39213.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9287 of 38425.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.3296 of 35817.3%★☆☆☆☆
202111.4315 of 3479.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.5300 of 34212.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.3276 of 34119.1%★☆☆☆☆
201625.2280 of 35120.2%★☆☆☆☆
201537.3241 of 30019.7%★☆☆☆☆
201438.1222 of 29625.0%★☆☆☆☆
201337.6235 of 28517.5%★☆☆☆☆
201243.4193 of 26928.3%★☆☆☆☆
201131.9223 of 27318.3%★☆☆☆☆
201023.0241 of 2679.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.2195 of 23316.3%★☆☆☆☆
20249.0239 of 2400.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.0155 of 23935.1%★★☆☆☆
202224.7176 of 22220.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.1175 of 1876.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.7136 of 19931.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202515.3329 of 3659.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.4323 of 36511.5%★☆☆☆☆
202337.9229 of 36637.4%★★☆☆☆
202225.8276 of 35021.1%★☆☆☆☆
202114.7299 of 34012.1%★☆☆☆☆
201920.5286 of 33715.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202530.9234 of 32427.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.5288 of 33714.5%★☆☆☆☆
202345.5157 of 33052.4%★★★☆☆
202231.3236 of 32226.7%★☆☆☆☆
202111.4304 of 3174.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.2268 of 30211.3%★☆☆☆☆
201819.1277 of 30810.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.7295 of 36819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202415.8322 of 36612.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.9287 of 35920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.2306 of 34912.3%★☆☆☆☆
202112.2310 of 3326.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.1294 of 32910.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.0279 of 32313.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.8282 of 32613.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.1244 of 32524.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.4272 of 31212.8%★☆☆☆☆
202118.0283 of 3067.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.2261 of 30113.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.0260 of 30715.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
African American (2025)48th percentile+26 vs school
Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2025)16th percentile~ school
White (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
English II35%-20 vs state
Science33%-13 vs state
Social Studies26%-23 vs state
English I24%-15 vs state
Biology I22%-24 vs state
Mathematics22%-20 vs state
US History20%-19 vs state
English Language Arts15%-24 vs state
Algebra I9%-20 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Middleton High School

Middleton High School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Tennessee high schools.

Students at Middleton High School are 55% White, 37% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Middleton High School.

Middleton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Grand Junction Elementary
Elementary : Middleton Elementary


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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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