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Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School

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Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School ranks 427 th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 6-8

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School is a public virtual school in Hohenwald, TN, serving 421 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of Lewis County Schools. The school has made clear academic progress over the past two years, climbing from the 7th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 28th percentile in 2025-2026. Proficiency gains have been substantial: social studies rose from 26.2% to 41.1%, science from 28.5% to 38.0%, math from 10.4% to 19.6%, and ELA from 18.3% to 24.4%. Even with these gains, the school remains well below state averages in every tested subject.

The gap is especially clear when comparing with nearby schools. Lewis County Middle School, located just 0.07 miles away in the same district, ranks in the 72nd percentile and posts 51.6% math proficiency — compared with 28th percentile and 19.6% math proficiency at Volunteer State Virtual Academy. Other area schools, including Hickman County Middle School, Summertown Middle School, and Linden Middle School, also outperform the virtual academy by wide margins in most subjects.

The most pressing concern is attendance. In 2024-2025, 39.2% of Volunteer State Virtual Academy students were chronically absent — more than double the district rate of 25.3% and more than double the state rate of 18.3%. That figure jumped sharply from 15.2% the year before. The school also spends just $5,611 per student, while nearby traditional middle schools spend between $11,500 and $14,400. On a positive note, the school earns its strongest effectiveness ratings for special education students (73rd percentile) and low-income students (64th percentile), suggesting some targeted supports are working well. Improving attendance and student engagement will likely be the key to building on the school's recent progress.

421

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,611

Per pupil spending ?

206 South Court Street
Hohenwald, TN 38462

(931) 796-3264

District: Lewis County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

African American:

20.7%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2024 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

Tennessee avg45%

427^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 21 pts since 2024

From bottom 7% (2024) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Lewis County Schools

105^th of 141Lewis 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	427 of 594	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	489 of 583	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	547 of 587	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	193 of 328	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	238 of 312	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	284 of 318	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	454 of 546	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	523 of 554	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	146 of 302	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.6	234 of 286	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	172 of 478	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.5	383 of 490	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	461 of 510	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	473 of 550	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	523 of 560	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	95 of 349	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	26.1	261 of 332	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	429 of 494	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	463 of 492	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	497 of 504	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)13th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies41%-10 vs state

Science38%-9 vs state

English Language Arts24%-16 vs state

Mathematics20%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)					TNReady English Language Arts (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)					TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 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
Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	206 South Court Street	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(931) 796-3264	301	12	24.8		186 (61.8%)	69 (22.9%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)	31.6	427^th of 594 public middle schools	28.1%		17.4	489^th of 583 public middle schools	16.1%	62		21.0	15.1	22.0	19.6		26.1	22.7	24.3	24.4		40.3	34.7	38.8	38.0	42.0	44.1	38.2	41.1	$5,611	$204	$5,148
Lewis County Middle School	Public	6-8	818 West Main	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 796-4586	360	27	13.1	54.2%	323 (89.7%)	9 (2.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	67.2	166^th of 594 public middle schools	72.1%		71.3	136^th of 583 public middle schools	76.7%	30		64.8	36.8	52.7	51.6		45.7	28.6	35.7	36.9		60.2	52.1	46.4	53.5	57.5	48.7	62.8	55.9	$14,201	$902	$12,211
Summertown Middle School	Public	6-8	413 West College Street	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 964-3539	201	11	19.1		196 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	56.9	241^st of 594 public middle schools	59.4%		58.6	213^th of 583 public middle schools	63.5%	28		34.4	46.3	44.2	41.6		47.8	40.2	32.0	39.8		38.9	43.9	35.1	39.0	57.8	64.6	37.1	52.4	$11,536	$1,062	$9,673
Linden Middle School	Public	5-8	130 College Avenue	Linden	37096	Perry County	Perry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 589-5000	201	17	12.1	69.0%	183 (91.0%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	49.3	296^th of 594 public middle schools	50.2%		49.2	283^rd of 583 public middle schools	51.5%	13	19.6	44.8	33.3	39.5	34.4	39.2	36.2	35.0	27.9	34.9	49.0	62.1	45.0	30.2	47.6	41.4	45.0	32.6	40.4	$13,423	$1,388	$11,239
Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts School	Public	5-8	410 Gray Lane	Mount Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-1100	417	32	13.1	59.6%	290 (69.5%)	64 (15.3%)	24 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	24.3	466^th of 594 public middle schools	21.5%		22.9	460^th of 583 public middle schools	21.1%	6	31.0	26.5	24.4	24.3	26.8	41.0	23.5	19.8	21.3	27.0	38.0	26.5	33.7	21.6	30.4	26.5	30.2	47.3	33.7	$14,389	$543	$12,746
Hickman County Middle School	Public	6-8	1639 Bulldog Boulevard	Centerville	37033	Hickman County	Hickman County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 729-4234	325	18	18.2	54.0%	293 (90.2%)	12 (3.7%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	55.4	251^st of 594 public middle schools	57.7%		48.7	288^th of 583 public middle schools	50.6%	37		43.9	34.6	43.8	40.9		43.0	29.9	23.6	31.8		45.8	50.5	41.5	45.7	55.1	59.8	43.9	52.5	$12,255	$1,145	$10,171
Waynesboro Middle School	Public	5-8	407 South Main Street	Waynesboro	38485	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 722-5545	285	20	14.4	54.8%	265 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	21.2	478^th of 594 public middle schools	19.5%		17.1	492^nd of 583 public middle schools	15.6%	14	8.1	21.3	14.5	8.7	13.2	18.9	28.0	13.0	10.1	17.8	29.7	48.0	27.5	17.4	31.0	36.0	42.0	23.2	33.8	$12,217	$1,366	$9,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School

How many students attend Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School?

Students at Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School are 61% White, 21% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School a good school?

Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School ranks 427^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School in?

Lewis County Schools

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