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DuPont Tyler Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

DuPont Tyler Middle School is a public school in Hermitage, Tennessee, serving 377 students in grades 6–8 as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. While the school currently ranks in the bottom quarter of Tennessee middle schools (21st percentile, 1 star), it has shown steady improvement over the past several years, climbing from the 6th percentile in 2018–2019.

One of the school's standout strengths is attendance. The chronic absenteeism rate of 17.2% is better than both the district average (23.3%) and the state average (18.3%), and it has improved dramatically from 44.9% in 2020–2021. The school also shines in 8th grade: 35% of 8th graders are proficient in math, compared to the district's 26.1%, and 31% are proficient in science, outpacing the district's 27.3%. Test scores have risen across all subjects since 2022–2023, with science proficiency jumping from 12.6% to 30.8% and social studies from 22.9% to 34.6%.

However, significant challenges remain. The school spends a substantial $18,968 per student — more than nearby Donelson Middle School and roughly on par with DuPont Hadley Middle School — yet proficiency still lags high-performing nearby schools like Mt. Juliet Middle School, which spends far less per student. Sixth and 7th grade math scores remain well below state averages, and students from low-income households rank at just the 8th percentile statewide. English Learner outcomes have also declined sharply, from the 84th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 10th percentile in 2024–2025. Overall, the school is mid-pack among its Metro Nashville peers, including Isaac Litton Middle School, but it trails far behind Wilson County schools like West Wilson Middle School.

377

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

42.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

431 Tyler Drive
Hermitage, TN 37076

(615) 885-8827

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend DuPont Tyler Middle School usually attend:

High:

McGavock High School

Feeder schools for DuPont Tyler Middle School:

Elementary:	Dodson Elementary School
	Tulip Grove Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.3%

Hispanic:

30.8%

White:

19.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

467^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 16 pts since 2018

From bottom 6% (2018) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	24.1	467 of 594	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	486 of 583	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	491 of 587	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	517 of 594	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	514 of 569	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	533 of 576	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	538 of 574	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	530 of 563	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	428 of 492	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	448 of 485	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	440 of 475	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	39.8	303 of 466	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	227 of 462	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.0	329 of 435	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	202 of 328	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.4	208 of 312	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	237 of 318	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	236 of 316	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	254 of 299	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	236 of 277	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	254 of 293	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	269 of 284	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	90 of 100	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.5	12 of 73	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.3	26 of 42	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2019	35.9	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	455 of 546	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	500 of 554	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	495 of 560	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	483 of 552	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	497 of 538	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	502 of 529	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	232 of 302	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	253 of 286	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	230 of 285	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	256 of 285	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	209 of 275	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	233 of 261	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	209 of 228	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	203 of 219	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	441 of 478	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	395 of 490	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	424 of 510	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	429 of 514	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	460 of 495	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	442 of 483	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	463 of 490	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	460 of 481	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	450 of 550	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	440 of 560	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	486 of 557	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	500 of 540	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	502 of 529	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	479 of 523	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	286 of 349	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	327 of 332	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	204 of 299	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	221 of 288	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	203 of 260	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	227 of 238	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	361 of 494	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	387 of 492	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	419 of 504	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	453 of 503	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	492 of 500	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	481 of 496	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	472 of 484	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	461 of 481	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)38th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies35%-17 vs state

Science31%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

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by a student
Monday, December 4, 2017

I am a student in 8th grade, and I've noticed that the kids just don't know how to control themselves. The teachers and staff say that they will enforce punishment, but they get lazy and stop caring. The reason the test scores are low is because this school can't control its kid's behavior while the teacher is teaching. I am a new student here, and came from a school where there wouldn't be a warning, you would just be punished immediately, but I enjoyed that school much more because of how much more freedom we were given, because we gained a trust between the teachers and the students. Close Quote

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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
DuPont Tyler Middle School	Public	6-8	431 Tyler Drive	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8827	300	22	13.9	42.7%	56 (18.7%)	125 (41.7%)	89 (29.7%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	24.1	467^th of 594 public middle schools	21.4%		18.9	486^th of 583 public middle schools	16.6%	19		15.4	21.9	35.0	23.2		24.4	19.4	18.0	20.8						30.3	31.3	31.0	30.8	31.0	39.8	32.3	34.6	$18,968	$1,349	$16,588
Strive Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	3055 Lebanon PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 645-6440	229	12	19.0	25.1%	59 (25.8%)	81 (35.4%)	77 (33.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	44.1	332^nd of 594 public middle schools	44.1%		58.4	214^th of 583 public middle schools	63.3%	118		16.7	34.0	55.1	32.8		25.0	38.5	36.0	32.2						36.1	49.1	44.0	42.3	34.7	49.1	38.8	40.2	$19,632	$1,563	$16,880
Donelson Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Stewarts Ferry Pike	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4080	430	33	13.1	40.3%	114 (26.5%)	172 (40.0%)	110 (25.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	17.9	494^th of 594 public middle schools	16.8%		12.9	516^th of 583 public middle schools	11.5%	22		13.6	6.7	10.0	9.9		27.7	17.2	8.0	17.2			41.2	41.2		31.9	32.1	16.0	26.9	31.6	34.6	36.8	34.5	$18,518	$1,236	$16,288
Two Rivers Middle School	Public	6-8	2991 McGavock Pike	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8931	244	20	12.4	48.0%	56 (23.0%)	92 (37.7%)	84 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	24.9	463^rd of 594 public middle schools	22.1%		11.1	525^th of 583 public middle schools	9.9%	62		13.7	7.0	29.6	17.6		23.1	11.6	17.9	17.9						35.3	30.2	36.8	34.4	41.2	25.6	38.6	35.8	$19,874	$1,301	$17,621
DuPont Hadley Middle School	Public	6-8	1901 Old Hickory Boulevard	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7300	379	24	16.0	28.3%	188 (49.6%)	93 (24.5%)	62 (16.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.9%)	38	383^rd of 594 public middle schools	35.5%		39.7	351^st of 583 public middle schools	39.8%	32		24.8	23.9	8.0	19.7		26.7	30.1	19.6	25.5			92.0	92.0		54.3	46.9	23.9	42.8	41.3	56.6	36.6	45.0	$18,082	$1,203	$15,912
LEAD Neely's Bend School	Public, Charter	5-8	1251 Neely's Bend Road	Nashville	37115	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 645-6461	288	28	10.2	40.9%	40 (13.9%)	99 (34.4%)	137 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	29.4	437^th of 594 public middle schools	26.4%		22.3	462^nd of 583 public middle schools	20.8%	25	41.2	25.8	27.5	44.4	32.5	29.4	28.8	13.0	18.5	20.9					35.3	24.2	27.5	27.8	27.2	47.0	42.0	35.2	41.8	$20,921	$2,176	$18,745
Mt. Juliet Middle School	Public	6-8	3565 N. Mt Juliet Road	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 754-6688	1,025	61	16.7	10.4%	771 (75.2%)	79 (7.7%)	96 (9.4%)	27 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.8%)	87.3	51^st of 594 public middle schools	91.4%		89.9	45^th of 583 public middle schools	92.3%	6		59.4	59.6	59.0	59.3		51.8	48.1	46.1	48.7	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				69.8	68.4	58.9	65.7	68.4	79.1	62.1	69.9	$10,739	$269	$10,001
V G Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	487 A. Walton Ferry Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-3456	433	33	13.3	13.4%	276 (63.7%)	51 (11.8%)	75 (17.3%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	69.8	148^th of 594 public middle schools	75.1%		73.6	121^st of 583 public middle schools	79.2%	27		59.8	52.8	47.8	53.3		47.5	36.6	31.6	38.4						63.9	48.0	38.8	49.9	65.6	61.0	53.0	59.6	$14,110	$241	$13,176
West Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	935 North Mt. Juliet Road	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 758-5152	1,303	69	18.8	8.2%	918 (70.5%)	121 (9.3%)	147 (11.3%)	51 (3.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (4.5%)	91.5	36^th of 594 public middle schools	93.9%		90.5	41^st of 583 public middle schools	93.0%	5		67.8	59.0	67.1	64.2		56.2	51.0	49.3	52.1	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				73.8	67.0	66.0	68.9	75.3	78.8	71.8	75.4	$9,641	$446	$8,800
Isaac Litton Middle School	Public	6-8	4601 Hedgewood Drive	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6700	286	18	16.3	22.7%	122 (42.7%)	77 (26.9%)	67 (23.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	38.9	377^th of 594 public middle schools	36.5%		48.2	291^st of 583 public middle schools	50.1%	86		22.7	18.7	8.8	18.2		38.2	32.4	27.5	33.2			57.1	57.1		47.0	52.0	25.4	43.1	39.2	51.4	34.0	40.4	$21,088	$2,126	$18,016

Frequently Asked Questions about DuPont Tyler Middle School

What district is DuPont Tyler Middle School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

How many students attend DuPont Tyler Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended DuPont Tyler Middle School.

Is DuPont Tyler Middle School a good school?

DuPont Tyler Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

What high school do graduates of DuPont Tyler Middle School attend?

Students who attend DuPont Tyler Middle School usually go on to attend McGavock High School

What is the racial makeup of DuPont Tyler Middle School?

Students at DuPont Tyler Middle School are 40% African American, 31% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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