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McMurray Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

McMurray Middle School in Nashville, TN, serves 545 students in grades 6–8 and is part of Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district that ranks in the bottom 11% of Tennessee districts.

McMurray's academic performance has been persistently low for over a decade. In 2025–2026, it ranked in the 8th percentile of Tennessee middle schools, earning 0 stars. Proficiency rates in every subject fall far below both district and state averages: just 9.9% of students are proficient in math, 13.5% in English Language Arts, 20.0% in science, and 19.8% in social studies. The contrast with nearby schools is striking. Valor Voyager Academy School, located less than a mile away, posts proficiency rates roughly 4–6 times higher in every subject, and John Trotwood Moore Middle School, about 5 miles away, ranks in the 95th percentile statewide. Even some schools with similar challenges, like Thurgood Marshall Middle School, show brighter spots in particular areas.

Several factors help explain McMurray's challenges. Chronic absenteeism sits at 21.6% — better than the district average but above the state average. The school spends $17,416 per student, more than some nearby high-performing schools, suggesting funding alone isn't the issue. Notably, McMurray reports no results for Integrated Math I, an advanced math course offered at many nearby schools, indicating a possible gap in accelerated programming. There are some encouraging signs: science and social studies are relative strengths compared to math and ELA, and special education outcomes have improved dramatically — from the 1st to the 28th percentile in two years. Still, the overall picture is one of persistent underperformance that will likely require programmatic changes, especially around advanced coursework and targeted support for the 7th-grade cohort, to meaningfully improve.

545

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,416

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 McMurray Drive
Nashville, TN 37211

(615) 333-5126

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend McMurray Middle School usually attend:

High:

John Overton High School

Feeder schools for McMurray Middle School:

Elementary:	Haywood Elementary School
	Tusculum Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

White:

9.5%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

548^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	9.6	548 of 594	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	533 of 583	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	521 of 587	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	543 of 594	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	539 of 569	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	532 of 576	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	526 of 574	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	536 of 563	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	430 of 492	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	452 of 485	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	455 of 475	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	445 of 466	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	438 of 462	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	385 of 435	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	255 of 328	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	243 of 312	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	278 of 318	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	229 of 316	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	235 of 299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	221 of 277	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	233 of 293	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	259 of 284	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	55 of 57	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.8	62 of 63	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	65 of 65	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	59 of 62	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	60 of 62	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	55 of 55	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	89 of 100	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	515 of 546	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	504 of 554	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	506 of 560	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	515 of 552	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	501 of 538	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	494 of 529	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	288 of 302	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	270 of 286	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	271 of 285	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	274 of 285	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	270 of 275	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	254 of 261	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	211 of 228	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	211 of 219	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	388 of 478	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	437 of 490	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	442 of 510	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	435 of 514	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	461 of 495	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	441 of 483	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	436 of 490	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	463 of 481	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	501 of 550	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	496 of 560	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	516 of 557	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	513 of 540	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	475 of 529	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	481 of 523	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	251 of 349	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	246 of 332	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	295 of 299	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	123 of 260	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.6	223 of 238	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	94 of 222	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.4	278 of 279	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	417 of 494	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	455 of 492	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	389 of 504	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	474 of 503	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	489 of 500	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	486 of 496	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	481 of 484	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	464 of 481	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science20%-27 vs state

Social Studies20%-32 vs state

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Mathematics10%-33 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
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
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
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
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
William Henry Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	6211 Nolensville Road	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 332-3011	614	34	17.9		245 (39.9%)	153 (24.9%)	131 (21.3%)	54 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	34.1	409^th of 594 public middle schools	31.1%		40.7	342^nd of 583 public middle schools	41.3%	67		19.5	35.0	11.4	23.6		25.6	29.4	31.1	28.8	40.6	40.6		25.2	42.6	20.2	30.9	32.5	68.5	25.8	43.1	$18,582	$1,364	$16,126
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
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		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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McMurray Middle School

Is McMurray Middle School a good school?

McMurray Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Tennessee middle schools.

What high school do graduates of McMurray Middle School attend?

Students who attend McMurray Middle School usually go on to attend John Overton High School

How many students attend McMurray Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended McMurray Middle School.

What district is McMurray Middle School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of McMurray Middle School?

Students at McMurray Middle School are 74% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% African American, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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