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Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8

Public, Virtual Grades 4-8

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8 is a public virtual middle school located in White House, Tennessee, serving grades 4-8 with an enrollment of 1,315 students. However, the school's performance data suggests it is significantly underperforming compared to nearby traditional public schools.

The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments (TNReady) around 12-16% in Mathematics and English Language Arts, far below the state averages of 42.2% and 38.9%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.3% to 20.2%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's spending per student is lower than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 14.2 to 27.6, which is generally higher than the nearby traditional public schools.

Nearby traditional public schools, such as Robert E Ellis Middle, Goodlettsville Middle, and the various Sumner County middle schools, consistently outperform Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8 on academic measures, with significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects and lower chronic absenteeism rates. These findings suggest the virtual school model may be presenting unique challenges for this student population, and further investigation into the root causes and potential interventions would be warranted to improve the school's performance and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

1,471

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,894

Per pupil spending ?

117 Edenway DR
White House, TN 37188

(615) 235-3672

District: Johnson County

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

African American:

21.8%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2021 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg23%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

922^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 19 pts since 2021

From bottom 27% (2021) to bottom 9% (2025)

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Middle school

502^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 27% (2021) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Johnson County

134^th of 139Johnson County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	922 of 1009	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	923 of 1018	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	852 of 1020	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	848 of 1000	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	716 of 983	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	464 of 498	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	477 of 498	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	407 of 500	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	376 of 483	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	910 of 986	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	915 of 990	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	808 of 989	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	829 of 975	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	730 of 945	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	335 of 424	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	357 of 415	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	362 of 363	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	800 of 843	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	830 of 853	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	735 of 865	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	557 of 858	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	414 of 823	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	901 of 984	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	896 of 991	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	852 of 987	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	844 of 980	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	535 of 941	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	411 of 618	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	465 of 582	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	507 of 528	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	324 of 447	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	833 of 840	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	827 of 847	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	784 of 852	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	784 of 844	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	639 of 844	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	502 of 583	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	481 of 587	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	457 of 594	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	459 of 569	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	422 of 576	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	278 of 312	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	283 of 318	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	237 of 316	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	216 of 299	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	2.8	63 of 65	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	474 of 546	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	462 of 554	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	426 of 560	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	461 of 552	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	429 of 538	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	245 of 286	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	227 of 285	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	241 of 285	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	255 of 275	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	418 of 490	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	405 of 510	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	371 of 514	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	373 of 495	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	294 of 483	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	474 of 550	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	465 of 560	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	450 of 557	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	432 of 540	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	334 of 529	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	190 of 332	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	235 of 299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	247 of 288	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	178 of 260	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	470 of 492	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	469 of 504	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	408 of 503	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	432 of 500	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	397 of 496	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I75%+46 vs state

Science27%-19 vs state

Social Studies21%-28 vs state

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 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 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 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 All Grades	TNReady Science 4th Grade	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
Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8	Public, Virtual	4-8	117 Edenway DR	White House	37188	Robertson County	Johnson County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 235-3672	1,315	48	27.6		814 (61.9%)	282 (21.4%)	94 (7.1%)	18 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (7.6%)	15.6	502^nd of 583 public middle schools	13.9%		18.4	481^st of 587 public middle schools	18.1%	21	12.8	11.1	12.7	11.0	13.9	12.4	16.5	11.7	22.4	13.6	14.4	15.6	73.3	75.0	29.1	15.2	32.0	28.1	27.3	26.7	15.2	25.1	21.1	20.8	$5,894	$173	$5,693
White House Middle School	Public	5-8	2020 Highway 31 West	White House	37188	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-4379	779	50	15.7		624 (80.1%)	35 (4.5%)	95 (12.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	84.7	60^th of 583 public middle schools	89.7%		88	48^th of 587 public middle schools	91.8%	12			68.6	68.7	54.9	64.3			48.8	50.5	35.7	45.2					60.4	59.2	46.4	55.5	75.4	71.5	64.8	70.7	$11,898	$453	$10,703
T. W. Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 New Hope RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 822-4720	570	37	15.2		416 (73.0%)	77 (13.5%)	37 (6.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	99.1	2^nd of 583 public middle schools	99.7%		99.1	6^th of 587 public middle schools	99.0%	4			85.9	89.6	89.1	88.4			68.3	69.2	72.9	70.3					84.5	82.4	79.2	81.8	85.2	91.2	88.5	88.6	$12,999	$344	$12,133
Liberty Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Wolfpack Way	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 206-3506	601	39	15.2		479 (79.7%)	43 (7.2%)	36 (6.0%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	94.4	26^th of 583 public middle schools	95.5%		92.7	30^th of 587 public middle schools	94.9%	4			82.8	82.1	69.9	78.4			64.2	54.8	51.5	56.9					75.3	66.5	64.6	68.9	68.8	82.1	66.5	72.6	$11,314	$241	$10,590
Greenbrier Middle School	Public	6-8	2450 Hwy 41 South	Greenbrier	37073	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 643-7823	602	38	15.7		408 (67.8%)	36 (6.0%)	113 (18.8%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	46.6	303^rd of 583 public middle schools	48.0%		32.9	397^th of 587 public middle schools	32.4%	94			57.5	34.5	26.7	40.8			35.6	34.9	20.0	30.3	59.3	60.7			48.6	38.6	28.5	38.8	44.9	40.9	35.5	40.5	$12,784	$650	$11,384
Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek	Public	6-8	1338 Drakes Creek RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-8383	587	39	15.0		360 (61.3%)	52 (8.9%)	132 (22.5%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	81.3	77^th of 583 public middle schools	86.8%		83.5	68^th of 587 public middle schools	88.4%	9			65.7	63.2	62.0	63.6			53.7	46.6	37.5	46.0					57.7	58.9	50.8	55.8	57.7	69.0	45.5	57.6	$12,087	$538	$11,028
Station Camp Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Big Station Camp BLVD	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 206-0116	861	57	15.1		647 (75.1%)	83 (9.6%)	64 (7.4%)	27 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	95.1	21^st of 583 public middle schools	96.4%		94.9	24^th of 587 public middle schools	95.9%	3			74.4	71.6	78.4	74.9			61.6	56.9	54.7	57.8					72.1	82.6	78.6	77.7	65.9	76.9	66.3	69.5	$10,903	$297	$10,118
Goodlettsville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	300 South Main ST	Goodlettsville	37072	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 859-8956	412	21	19.7		70 (17.0%)	155 (37.6%)	163 (39.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	12.7	518^th of 583 public middle schools	11.1%		9.7	549^th of 587 public middle schools	6.5%	31			9.4	31.8	15.8	18.6			16.4	14.3	8.1	13.0					17.4	25.0	14.8	19.0	11.6	25.0	20.6	18.8	$17,514	$966	$15,461
Portland West Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Nolan Private DR	Portland	37148	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 325-8066	495	38	13.0		379 (76.6%)	27 (5.5%)	68 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	54.8	234^th of 583 public middle schools	59.9%		66	166^th of 587 public middle schools	71.7%	68			37.9	48.3	53.9	46.3			39.1	35.6	31.8	35.7					37.6	40.1	38.8	38.8	43.7	53.1	35.5	44.0	$13,754	$469	$12,582
Portland East Middle School	Public	6-8	604 South Broadway	Portland	37148	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 325-4146	406	30	13.7		303 (74.6%)	20 (4.9%)	64 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	60.5	199^th of 583 public middle schools	65.9%		65.4	169^th of 587 public middle schools	71.2%	30			42.4	39.8	50.0	44.0			44.7	38.3	23.0	35.5					50.8	54.1	45.2	50.1	22.7	63.9	47.6	44.8	$14,511	$612	$13,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8

What is the racial makeup of Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8?

Students at Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8 are 60% White, 22% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8 a good school?

Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8 ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8 in?

Johnson County

How many students attend Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,471 students attended Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8.

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