Rogersville Middle School

Rogersville Middle School serves 334 students in grades 6–8 in Rogersville, Tennessee, within the Hawkins County Schools district. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 29th percentile statewide, placing it in the bottom third of Tennessee middle schools. Proficiency rates lag significantly behind district and state averages: just 21.4% of students are proficient in math (vs. 43.0% statewide), and 26.4% are proficient in English Language Arts (vs. 40.6% statewide). Science and social studies proficiency rates are also below average, at 35.9% and 41.2%, respectively.

Compared with nearby schools, Rogersville stands out for its low performance and high chronic absenteeism. Surgoinsville Middle School, just 8 miles away and in the same district, posts dramatically better results — 42.3% ELA proficiency and 37.1% math proficiency — while chronic absenteeism sits at only 13.9% versus Rogersville's 23.7%. Greeneville Middle School outperforms Rogersville by 20+ points in math and science and has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.3%. Notably, Rogersville spends $15,372 per student — more than East Ridge Middle School ($11,550) and Church Hill Middle School ($12,098) — yet both of those schools significantly outperform it academically.

Academic performance declines sharply as students progress through the school: 8th grade ELA proficiency is just 16.4%, less than half the 6th grade rate of 35.8%, and similar drops appear in science and social studies. Chronic absenteeism has remained persistently high — between 23% and 29% for the past five years — and is likely a major contributor to these outcomes. On a more positive note, the school's Special Education students ranked in the 52nd percentile statewide, suggesting targeted supports work well. For parents, the key concerns are clear: attendance struggles and declining achievement in the upper grades, particularly in reading and math.