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Halls Middle School

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Halls Middle School ranks 232 nd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Halls Middle School is a public middle school in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving 996 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Knox County School District, which is ranked 77 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Halls Middle School has some notable strengths, such as its strong performance in Algebra I, where 60-66% of students score proficient or better, significantly higher than the Knox County and Tennessee averages. However, the school's overall academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts, lags behind the district and state averages, indicating a need for improvement in these core subject areas. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 25.8%, are also significantly higher than the state average, which may be contributing to the academic challenges.

Interestingly, Halls Middle School performs relatively well for its African American students, ranking in the top 25% of Tennessee middle schools for this subgroup in recent years. In contrast, the school's performance for Hispanic students and English Language Learners is among the lowest in the state, ranking in the bottom 25% of Tennessee middle schools. The school and district should address these equity concerns to ensure all students receive the support they need to succeed.

945

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,662

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4317 East Emory RD
Knoxville, TN 37938

(865) 922-7494

District: Knox County

Students who attend Halls Middle School usually attend:

High:

Halls High School

Feeder schools for Halls Middle School:

Elementary:	Adrian Burnett Elementary
	Halls Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2017 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 60th (2025) from a 36th-percentile low (2017)

✓Above the Tennessee median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

232^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 16Middle Schools in the Knox County

77^th of 139Knox 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	232 of 583	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	239 of 587	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	296 of 594	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	294 of 569	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	214 of 576	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	169 of 574	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.8	264 of 563	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.2	230 of 362	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	70.9	132 of 492	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	68.7	119 of 485	75.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	139 of 475	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	61.4	183 of 466	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	221 of 462	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.1	106 of 435	75.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	49 of 312	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	115 of 318	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	152 of 316	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	139 of 299	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	83 of 277	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	128 of 293	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	93 of 284	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	71 of 100	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	238 of 546	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	249 of 554	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	283 of 560	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	303 of 552	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	204 of 538	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	174 of 529	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	216 of 286	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	207 of 285	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	178 of 285	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	164 of 275	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	145 of 261	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	138 of 228	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	171 of 219	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	234 of 490	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	209 of 510	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	286 of 514	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	296 of 495	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	134 of 483	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	32.7	350 of 490	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	372 of 481	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	236 of 550	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	220 of 560	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	292 of 557	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	272 of 540	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	197 of 529	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	166 of 523	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	169 of 332	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	141 of 299	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	202 of 288	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	245 of 260	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	181 of 238	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	215 of 222	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	158 of 279	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	247 of 492	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	244 of 504	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	300 of 503	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	311 of 500	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	226 of 496	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	180 of 484	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	279 of 481	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)84th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I62%+32 vs state

Social Studies58%+9 vs state

Science40%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-8 vs state

English Language Arts33%-6 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 English 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 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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English 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
Halls Middle School	Public	6-8	4317 East Emory RD	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7494	996	65	15.3		812 (81.5%)	22 (2.2%)	128 (12.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.4%)	55.2	232^nd of 583 public middle schools	60.2%		54.4	239^th of 587 public middle schools	59.3%	7	43.8	37.2	17.9	34.3	37.2	32.3	30.8	33.3	60.5		61.5			47.8	43.4	26.8	40.4	62.8	56.7	54.1	57.8	$12,662	$980	$11,237
Gresham Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Gresham RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1430	801	48	16.6		463 (57.8%)	141 (17.6%)	121 (15.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.6%)	50.8	268^th of 583 public middle schools	54.0%		47.1	295^th of 587 public middle schools	49.7%	27	42.0	31.0	16.2	30.4	43.1	33.2	26.1	34.1						54.9	40.1	24.8	40.7	52.0	55.6	42.9	50.2	$12,673	$1,164	$10,905
Gibbs Middle School	Public	6-8	7625 Tazewell	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1800	614	34	18.0		551 (89.7%)	10 (1.6%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	53.3	247^th of 583 public middle schools	57.6%		49.7	274^th of 587 public middle schools	53.3%	27	38.5	33.2	17.9	31.2	40.0	36.8	25.4	34.3	60.0		60.0			53.5	44.5	23.2	42.3	56.5	52.6	51.6	53.6	$12,774	$730	$11,390
Whittle Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 White Oak LN	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4474	467	38	12.2		147 (31.5%)	92 (19.7%)	190 (40.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	24.8	455^th of 583 public middle schools	22.0%		17.6	487^th of 587 public middle schools	17.0%	32	29.3	9.6	13.8	16.7	23.6	19.8	12.1	18.5						32.2	46.7	23.1	35.2	36.6	34.1	29.8	33.5	$16,459	$1,952	$13,660
Tennessee Virtual Junior High School	Public, Virtual	7-9	1924 Dutch Valley DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Union County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 992-9026	914	41	22.5		512 (56.0%)	252 (27.6%)	58 (6.3%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.3%)	22	464^th of 583 public middle schools	20.4%		16.9	490^th of 587 public middle schools	16.5%	26		17.5	10.9	14.2		23.6	18.5	21.0		10.1	10.1	23.9	23.9		40.3	22.8	31.4		33.0	22.4	27.6	$5,608	$151	$5,446
Holston Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Chilhowee DR	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1300	476	36	13.2		238 (50.0%)	153 (32.1%)	51 (10.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	40.5	344^th of 583 public middle schools	41.0%		40.1	337^th of 587 public middle schools	42.6%	7	32.7	27.5	14.8	25.6	36.1	27.3	27.8	30.4	63.6		63.6			48.3	34.9	12.9	35.2	42.9	40.3	47.9	43.6	$15,855	$1,513	$13,493
Knoxville Preparatory	Public, Charter	6	967 Irwin ST	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 394-8989	0																		(n/a)																						$30,780	$4,548	$25,319
Vine Middle/Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1807 Martin Luther King Jr AVE	Knoxville	37915	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-4461	393	35	11.3		61 (15.5%)	234 (59.5%)	68 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	7.6	562^nd of 583 public middle schools	3.6%		7.6	567^th of 587 public middle schools	3.4%	5	11.4	11.8		9.0	11.4	14.2	7.5	10.9	13.3		18.8			13.5	21.0	8.5	14.5	15.1	18.6	11.5	15.0	$19,838	$2,151	$16,777
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5301 Pleasant Ridge RD	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1345	808	64	12.5		221 (27.4%)	177 (21.9%)	333 (41.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (8.9%)	16.1	496^th of 583 public middle schools	14.9%		12.8	517^th of 587 public middle schools	11.9%	21	20.6	17.2	9.4	16.0	18.9	13.8	10.6	14.4	66.7		66.7			35.0	26.6	13.2	25.5	28.0	29.1	21.7	26.4	$15,150	$1,988	$12,439
Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	3329 West Emory RD	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-9008	797	53	15.1		638 (80.1%)	31 (3.9%)	90 (11.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	63.8	183^rd of 583 public middle schools	68.6%		63.4	181^st of 587 public middle schools	69.2%	2	44.6	40.2	34.5	40.3	44.6	32.5	32.4	36.8	93.6		93.6			52.2	59.1	39.1	51.0	55.8	52.6	50.4	53.0	$12,502	$833	$11,044

Frequently Asked Questions about Halls Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Halls Middle School?

Students at Halls Middle School are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Halls Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 945 students attended Halls Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Halls Middle School attend?

Students who attend Halls Middle School usually go on to attend Halls High School

Is Halls Middle School a good school?

Halls Middle School ranks 232^nd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Halls Middle School in?

Knox County

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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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