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Margaret Allen Middle

Public Grades 6-8

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Margaret Allen Middle is a public middle school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 294 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Margaret Allen Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 518 out of 576 schools in 2020-2021 to 546 out of 587 schools in 2023-2024. The school has maintained a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Academically, the school underperforms compared to the Davidson County and Tennessee averages on TNReady assessments across all subject areas and grade levels, with particularly low proficiency rates in 8th grade. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for these groups ranging from the bottom 20-50% of Tennessee middle schools.

When comparing Margaret Allen Middle to nearby schools in the Davidson County district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, Donelson Middle, Croft Middle, and KIPP Academy Nashville all outperform Margaret Allen Middle on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings within the state. These nearby schools also tend to have lower chronic absenteeism rates and more favorable student-teacher ratios.

306

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,857

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Spence LN
Nashville, TN 37210

(615) 291-6385

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Margaret Allen Middle usually attend:

High:

Antioch High School

Feeder schools for Margaret Allen Middle:

Elementary:

Una Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

African American:

27.5%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

526^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 37Middle Schools in the Davidson County

122^nd of 139Davidson 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	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
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
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
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

African American (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2023)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies21%-28 vs state

Science20%-26 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 vs state

English Language Arts11%-28 vs state

Integrated Math I8%-18 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Integrated Math 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 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	Public	6-8	500 Spence LN	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6385	294	23	12.6		23 (7.8%)	92 (31.3%)	165 (56.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	10.8	526^th of 583 public middle schools	9.8%		10.1	546^th of 587 public middle schools	7.0%	20			15.3	16.7	12.3		14.5	12.9	5.3	10.8	7.7	7.7		19.4	24.7	11.8	19.7	12.9	25.0	24.0	21.3	$18,857	$1,243	$16,520
STEM Prep Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1162 Foster AVE	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 752-0002	506	20	25.3		78 (15.4%)	123 (24.3%)	295 (58.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	34.8	387^th of 583 public middle schools	33.6%		52.9	249^th of 587 public middle schools	57.6%	138	39.4	27.9	17.1	26.1	26.3	30.3	25.0	27.8	20.2	25.3			28.8	32.4	39.3	24.6	31.6	48.5	40.2	49.6	46.2	$19,893	$1,515	$17,919
LEAD Cameron	Public, Charter	5-8	1034 1st Avenue South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6365	496	47	10.6		36 (7.3%)	110 (22.2%)	337 (67.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	18.3	487^th of 583 public middle schools	16.5%		15.4	503^rd of 587 public middle schools	14.3%	16	31.3	21.4	14.4	20.3	19.5	12.5	11.9	12.2	18.5	14.1	91.7	91.7	15.6	17.8	36.0	23.1	25.3	24.6	34.5	23.8	27.9	$19,871	$2,545	$16,413
East Nashville Middle	Public	6-8	110 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	8.9	550^th of 583 public middle schools	5.7%		10.5	539^th of 587 public middle schools	8.2%	11		6.0	12.5	17.7	12.5		14.0	7.8		8.5				16.0	15.6	14.3	15.3	28.0	14.1	14.3	18.1	$24,843	$2,040	$21,119
Meigs Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	713 Ramsey ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 271-3222	693	34	20.5		441 (63.6%)	107 (15.4%)	50 (7.2%)	58 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	98.7	5^th of 583 public middle schools	99.1%		99.6	3^rd of 587 public middle schools	99.5%	2				88.1					87.0	93.3				93.5			94.4	79.6			88.3	$15,849	$846	$14,172
Wright Middle	Public	6-8	180 McCall ST	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5189	658	47	14.1		63 (9.6%)	106 (16.1%)	454 (69.0%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	7.8	559^th of 583 public middle schools	4.1%		8.1	565^th of 587 public middle schools	3.7%	6		8.8	12.1	5.4	9.0		7.2	8.6	6.1	7.3	10.5	10.5		19.2	17.9	11.5	16.2	21.6	26.8	11.5	20.1	$19,879	$1,679	$17,200
Rose Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 9th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6405	387	25	15.7		95 (24.5%)	231 (59.7%)	38 (9.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	51	266^th of 583 public middle schools	54.4%		68.2	148^th of 587 public middle schools	74.8%	118		29.0	43.7	32.0	34.6		48.9	28.2	28.0	36.2	84.6	84.6		48.9	48.5	30.7	44.3	42.7	42.7	37.6	41.2	$18,515	$1,145	$16,493
Donelson Middle	Public	6-8	110 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4080	430	33	13.1		114 (26.5%)	172 (40.0%)	110 (25.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	12.9	516^th of 583 public middle schools	11.5%		14.2	509^th of 587 public middle schools	13.3%	7		13.2	6.8	9.6	9.9		17.1	13.8	22.4	17.6	72.7	72.7		21.7	18.2	14.9	18.6	7.0	17.6	31.9	18.4	$18,518	$1,236	$16,288
Croft Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	482 Elysian Fields DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	32.9	400^th of 583 public middle schools	31.4%		28.8	428^th of 587 public middle schools	27.1%	28		27.8	26.4	7.6	19.3		24.1	27.6	13.7	20.5	93.3	93.3		34.6	44.8	25.3	33.2	46.3	55.2	37.7	44.9	$18,670	$1,252	$16,566
Two Rivers Middle	Public	6-8	2991 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8931	244	20	12.4		56 (23.0%)	92 (37.7%)	84 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	11.1	525^th of 583 public middle schools	9.9%		9.6	551^st of 587 public middle schools	6.1%	26		25.6	8.2	19.8	17.8		7.3	10.6	11.6	9.9				14.6	17.6	22.1	18.2	14.6	25.9	15.1	18.6	$19,874	$1,301	$17,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Margaret Allen Middle

What district is Margaret Allen Middle in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of Margaret Allen Middle?

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

How many students attend Margaret Allen Middle?

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

Is Margaret Allen Middle a good school?

Margaret Allen Middle ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Tennessee middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Margaret Allen Middle attend?

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

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