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Apollo Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Apollo Middle School serves 549 students in grades 6–8 in Antioch, TN, as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. The school is currently ranked 570th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools, placing it in the 4th percentile with a 0-star rating, and it has remained in the bottom tier of the state for more than a decade. Proficiency rates fall dramatically below district and state averages in every core subject — only 7.8% of Apollo students are proficient in math and 9.1% in English language arts, compared to 43.0% and 40.6% statewide, respectively.

Despite the low overall numbers, there are a few encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped steadily from 35.6% in 2020–21 to 19.6% in 2024–25, which is now better than the district average. English learners have been a relative strength, ranking at the 37th percentile statewide in 2024–25, and African American students have shown modest subgroup-level gains in recent years. The school's advanced Integrated Math I track also stands out, with 47.6% proficiency — above district and state averages for that exam. However, 6th graders outperform 7th and 8th graders in nearly every subject, suggesting that student gains in 6th grade are not being sustained as they move through middle school.

The contrast with nearby schools is stark. Valor Voyager Academy School, just 3.4 miles away, ranks in the 90th percentile with 56.6% math proficiency, while KIPP Antioch College Prep Middle School ranks in the 86th percentile. Even Antioch Middle School, itself low-performing, outperforms Apollo in every core subject. Apollo also spends $17,720 per student — more than several higher-performing nearby schools — which raises questions about cost-effectiveness. The central challenge for Apollo is understanding why nearby schools serving similar communities are producing dramatically better results while Apollo continues to sit near the very bottom of state rankings.

549

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,720

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

631 Richards Road
Antioch, TN 37013

(615) 333-5025

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Apollo Middle School usually attend:

High:

Antioch High School

Feeder schools for Apollo Middle School:

Elementary:	J. E. Moss Elementary School
	Lakeview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.7%

African American:

23.3%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

570^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 9% (2018) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 38Middle Schools in the Metro Nashville Public Schools

126^th of 141Metro Nashville Public 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	6.9	570 of 594	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	542 of 583	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	553 of 587	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	571 of 594	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	561 of 569	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	572 of 576	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	552 of 574	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	510 of 563	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	403 of 492	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	414 of 485	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	456 of 475	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	433 of 466	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.9	429 of 462	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	403 of 435	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	281 of 328	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	235 of 312	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	279 of 318	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	304 of 316	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	288 of 299	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	283 of 293	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	228 of 284	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	2.2	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	63 of 100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.1	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	520 of 546	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	536 of 554	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	543 of 560	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	545 of 552	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	530 of 538	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	509 of 529	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	299 of 302	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	276 of 286	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	269 of 285	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	277 of 285	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	275 of 275	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	261 of 261	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	227 of 228	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	198 of 219	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	442 of 478	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	436 of 490	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	488 of 510	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	498 of 514	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	490 of 495	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	472 of 490	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	449 of 481	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	508 of 550	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	510 of 560	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	530 of 557	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	533 of 540	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	520 of 529	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	508 of 523	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	311 of 349	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	250 of 332	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	280 of 299	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	262 of 288	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	257 of 260	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	264 of 279	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	476 of 494	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	436 of 492	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	499 of 504	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	495 of 503	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	494 of 500	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	496 of 496	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	453 of 484	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	410 of 481	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2023)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Integrated Math I48%+17 vs state

Science17%-30 vs state

Social Studies16%-35 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)					TNReady English Language Arts (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math I (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	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 Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 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
Apollo Middle School	Public	6-8	631 Richards Road	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5025	704	39	18.0		61 (8.7%)	177 (25.1%)	426 (60.5%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	6.9	570^th of 594 public middle schools	4.0%		9.5	542^nd of 583 public middle schools	7.0%	28		11.5	5.9	6.0	7.8		11.5	6.4	9.5	9.1	47.6	47.6		23.4	13.7	13.3	16.8	22.5	16.3	9.5	16.1	$17,720	$1,373	$15,463
Antioch Middle School	Public	6-8	5050 Blue Hole Road	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5642	687	43	16.0		73 (10.6%)	206 (30.0%)	352 (51.2%)	34 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.9%)	11.2	535^th of 594 public middle schools	9.9%		9	548^th of 583 public middle schools	6.0%	13		7.0	11.0	8.7	8.9		10.9	14.5	12.3	12.5	41.7	41.7		18.5	22.7	14.1	18.2	32.0	32.0	25.6	29.5	$18,239	$1,509	$15,879
KIPP Antioch Global Middle School	Public, Charter	5-7	917 Bell Road	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 733-4224	0											65.9	174^th of 594 public middle schools	70.7%					(n/a)	41.1	42.2	46.9		43.5	32.1	26.6	37.5		32.1			51.8	53.1	56.3		53.8	60.3	70.3		65.4	$16,860	$738	$16,122
Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	5832 Pettus Road	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 941-7515	761	45	17.0		120 (15.8%)	275 (36.1%)	263 (34.6%)	76 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	12.6	521^st of 594 public middle schools	12.3%		11.5	522^nd of 583 public middle schools	10.5%	1		13.9	13.7	8.3	11.9		15.0	9.5	14.8	13.2	77.8	77.8		27.5	26.0	21.4	24.9	26.2	30.6	14.9	23.4	$16,934	$1,031	$15,200
KIPP Antioch College Prep Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3661 Murfreesboro Pike	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(629) 208-7525	522	13	40.1		149 (28.5%)	204 (39.1%)	133 (25.5%)	24 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	79.3	82^nd of 594 public middle schools	86.2%		74.9	108^th of 583 public middle schools	81.5%	26	37.0	37.5	50.4	62.8	47.0	40.5	45.7	51.2	49.6	46.8			44.1	53.1	69.0	51.9	54.6	77.5	78.3	49.6	68.5	$15,396	$702	$14,694
Valor Voyager Academy School	Public, Charter	5-8	4531 Nolensville PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	513	19	27.0		201 (39.2%)	87 (17.0%)	166 (32.4%)	36 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	84.5	62^nd of 594 public middle schools	89.6%		87.8	49^th of 583 public middle schools	91.6%	13	51.3	58.3	61.2	55.2	56.6	53.7	62.5	41.7	39.1	49.2			58.0	75.8	66.7	59.4	65.0	78.9	59.2	61.7	66.7	$21,226	$1,131	$19,235
McMurray Middle School	Public	6-8	520 McMurray Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5126	686	45	15.4		57 (8.3%)	68 (9.9%)	507 (73.9%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	9.6	548^th of 594 public middle schools	7.7%		10	533^rd of 583 public middle schools	8.6%	15		13.5	7.9	8.3	9.9		16.1	9.2	14.9	13.5				20.6	21.7	17.6	20.0	27.1	16.4	15.8	19.8	$17,416	$1,199	$15,363
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	2087 Hobson PIKE	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 501-7900	907	51	17.8		118 (13.0%)	290 (32.0%)	448 (49.4%)	33 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	10.5	541^st of 594 public middle schools	8.9%		15.2	504^th of 583 public middle schools	13.6%	37		14.6	11.5	14.5	13.5		13.4	11.5	10.4	11.8	81.8	81.8		19.5	20.5	18.8	19.6	22.0	28.3	19.2	23.1	$16,365	$1,015	$14,462
Tennessee Nature Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	7533 Lords Chapel Drive	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 715-6790	113	12	9.8		38 (33.6%)	11 (9.7%)	45 (39.8%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.4%)	35.3	402^nd of 594 public middle schools	32.3%					(n/a)	38.6	28.6	21.8	31.6	29.2	46.6	37.7	20.5	20.0	31.4			54.4	50.6	32.1	24.4	41.2	46.8	46.2	26.7	42.0	$19,210	$678	$18,532
Croft Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	482 Elysian Fields Road	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 332-0217	467	30	15.4		115 (24.6%)	59 (12.6%)	270 (57.8%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	27.7	447^th of 594 public middle schools	24.7%		32.9	400^th of 583 public middle schools	31.4%	47		22.5	27.0	13.8	21.7		30.5	23.6	16.8	24.1				34.9	35.0	27.5	32.8	38.0	46.7	26.5	37.7	$18,670	$1,252	$16,566

Frequently Asked Questions about Apollo Middle School

What high school do graduates of Apollo Middle School attend?

Students who attend Apollo Middle School usually go on to attend Antioch High School

What is the racial makeup of Apollo Middle School?

Students at Apollo Middle School are 65% Hispanic, 23% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Apollo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Apollo Middle School.

Is Apollo Middle School a good school?

Apollo Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Apollo Middle School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

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