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Margaret Allen Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Margaret Allen Middle School is a public school in Nashville, TN, serving 306 students in grades 6-8 as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools. For families researching middle school options, the school has faced significant academic challenges over the past decade, placing consistently at the bottom of state rankings.

In 2025-2026, Margaret Allen Middle School ranked in the 5th percentile statewide, making it the lowest-ranked middle school in its immediate cluster of nearby schools. Academic proficiency rates are dramatically below district and state averages: only 12.3% of students were proficient in math and 10.8% in ELA, compared to roughly 32% and 31% districtwide, and 42% and 39% statewide. The gaps are equally stark in science and social studies, with 8th graders particularly affected—just 5.6% are proficient in science, and only 15.4% in Integrated Math I, versus 73.8% of 8th graders districtwide. Nearby schools prove better outcomes are possible in the same area: Meigs Middle School ranks #1 in Tennessee, while KIPP Academy Nashville and Rose Park Middle School post much higher proficiency rates and lower absenteeism.

Chronic absenteeism is a severe issue at Margaret Allen, with 28.6% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025, compared to 18.3% statewide. This is particularly concerning given the school spends $18,857 per student—more than nearby Meigs Middle—yet has shown no sustained improvement since 2017-2018. Most student subgroups rank in the bottom quartile academically; however, English Language Learner students have shown relative strength, ranking at the 44th percentile. For parents, this suggests that while the school receives substantial funding, the primary challenges lie in student attendance, school culture, and targeted instructional support.

306

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,857

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Spence Lane
Nashville, TN 37210

(615) 291-6385

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend Margaret Allen Middle School usually attend:

High:

Antioch High School

Feeder schools for Margaret Allen Middle School:

Elementary:

Una Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

African American:

27.5%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (15% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg36%

Tennessee avg47%

567^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

From bottom 8% (2018) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	7.4	567 of 594	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	526 of 583	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	546 of 587	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	538 of 594	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	542 of 569	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	518 of 576	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	523 of 574	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	520 of 563	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	38.0	372 of 492	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	429 of 485	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	405 of 475	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	444 of 466	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	446 of 462	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	427 of 435	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	228 of 312	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	296 of 318	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	213 of 316	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	257 of 299	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	215 of 277	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	243 of 293	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	224 of 284	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	56 of 100	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	487 of 546	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	532 of 554	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	533 of 560	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	507 of 552	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	484 of 538	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	487 of 529	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	284 of 302	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	258 of 286	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	257 of 285	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	261 of 285	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	235 of 261	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	218 of 228	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	212 of 219	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	415 of 478	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	403 of 490	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	487 of 510	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	468 of 514	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	426 of 483	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	427 of 490	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	412 of 481	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	509 of 550	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	497 of 560	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	483 of 557	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	531 of 540	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	474 of 529	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	457 of 523	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	30.4	175 of 222	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	9.1	485 of 503	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	485 of 500	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	479 of 496	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	380 of 484	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	421 of 481	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2019)21st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2023)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies19%-32 vs state

Integrated Math I15%-15 vs state

Science15%-32 vs state

English Language Arts7%-33 vs state

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by a student
Friday, June 21, 2019

Former Student who attended this school. Would never take my future kids, suggest anyone else's kids, or even wish this on my worst enemy's children. Teachers and principals did nothing to help bullying. In fact, they had posed as a Magnet school when recruiting me via mail in the fourth grade, only for me to find out they were a failing public school halfway through the year after inquiring about why there were so many fights at a Magnet school. Education is subpar, teachers do not try, and there is no hope of succeeding lest you get recruited by a charter school like I did. Please stick to Nashville Prep, Liberty Collegiate, Nashville Academy of Computer Science, and RePublic High School. These schools did wonders for me and my sibling and cousins and might do wonders for your child as well. Trust me, dodge a bullet, this is a parent's worst nightmare. Close Quote

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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 (2016)	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
Margaret Allen Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Spence Lane	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6385	294	23	12.6	87.5%	23 (7.8%)	92 (31.3%)	165 (56.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	7.4	567^th of 594 public middle schools	4.5%		10.8	526^th of 583 public middle schools	9.8%	41							6.8				15.4	15.4		23.0	12.1	5.6	15.4	23.0	15.2	16.7	19.0	$18,857	$1,243	$16,520
STEM Prep Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1162 Foster Avenue	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 921-2200	506	20	25.3	92.4%	78 (15.4%)	123 (24.3%)	295 (58.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	37.3	389^th of 594 public middle schools	34.5%		34.8	387^th of 583 public middle schools	33.6%	2	16.9	20.0	28.0	25.8	23.6	23.7	30.4	30.8	21.3	27.0			25.4	25.6	40.9	28.6	31.0	49.6	62.9	40.8	51.3	$19,893	$1,515	$17,919
LEAD Cameron School	Public, Charter	5-8	1034 1st Avenue South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 806-6320	496	47	10.6	75.6%	36 (7.3%)	110 (22.2%)	337 (67.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	14.1	514^th of 594 public middle schools	13.5%		18.3	487^th of 583 public middle schools	16.5%	27	34.3	10.7	19.0	17.6	17.6	20.0	12.6	11.1	10.0	11.9			20.0	17.0	34.9	22.7	24.7	29.7	34.9	20.0	28.1	$19,871	$2,545	$16,413
East Nashville Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Gallatin Road	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6670	285	19	14.7		11 (3.9%)	255 (89.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	15	512^th of 594 public middle schools	13.8%		8.9	550^th of 583 public middle schools	5.7%	38		21.4	6.4	11.8	11.9		17.9	22.9	7.4	15.4				10.7	29.2	18.5	20.8	25.0	50.0	11.1	28.5	$24,843	$2,040	$21,119
Meigs Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	713 Ramsey Street	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 271-3222	693	34	20.5	25.0%	441 (63.6%)	107 (15.4%)	50 (7.2%)	58 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	99.9	1^st of 594 public middle schools	99.8%		98.7	5^th of 583 public middle schools	99.1%	4		93.9		90.0	94.2		93.9															$15,849	$846	$14,172
Wright Middle School	Public	6-8	180 McCall Street	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5189	658	47	14.1	86.7%	63 (9.6%)	106 (16.1%)	454 (69.0%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	9	555^th of 594 public middle schools	6.6%		7.8	559^th of 583 public middle schools	4.1%	4		6.3	8.5	7.5	7.4		9.7	10.2	8.7	9.5	47.6	47.6		14.6	20.2	18.1	17.5	27.1	26.4	25.2	26.3	$19,879	$1,679	$17,200
Rose Park Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 9th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6405	387	25	15.7	58.3%	95 (24.5%)	231 (59.7%)	38 (9.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	48.6	299^th of 594 public middle schools	49.7%		51	266^th of 583 public middle schools	54.4%	33		36.3	25.4	44.3	34.1		37.9	41.5	26.1	35.3	81.5	81.5		46.6	44.6	23.9	39.6	52.4	50.8	36.5	46.6	$18,515	$1,145	$16,493
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	63.9%	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
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	69.6%	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
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	72.2%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Margaret Allen Middle School

How many students attend Margaret Allen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Margaret Allen Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Margaret Allen Middle School attend?

Students who attend Margaret Allen Middle School usually go on to attend Antioch High School

Is Margaret Allen Middle School a good school?

Margaret Allen Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Margaret Allen Middle School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Margaret Allen Middle School?

Students at Margaret Allen Middle School are 58% Hispanic, 27% African American, 11% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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