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John Trotwood Moore Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

John Trotwood Moore Middle is a public magnet middle school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 409 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Davidson County school district, the school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with strong academic performance across all subject areas and grade levels.

The school's students demonstrate significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 55.7% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% for the district and 42.2% for the state. In English Language Arts, 51% of students were proficient or better, compared to 31.2% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in advanced math courses, with over 90% of students proficient or better in Integrated Math I and II.

While the school's overall academic performance is impressive, there are some equity concerns that need to be addressed. The school's rankings for African American and Special Education students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, are relatively lower compared to other student subgroups. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which has fluctuated between 16.8% and 27.8% in recent years, is an area of concern. Compared to nearby schools, STEM Prep Academy and Valor Voyager Academy also demonstrate strong academic performance, providing competition for John Trotwood Moore Middle.

454

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,825

Per pupil spending ?

25.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4425 Granny White PIKE
Nashville, TN 37204

(615) 298-8095

District: Davidson County

Students who attend John Trotwood Moore Middle usually attend:

High:

Hillsboro High

Feeder schools for John Trotwood Moore Middle:

Elementary:	Julia Green Elementary
	Percy Priest Elementary
	Waverly-Belmont Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

African American:

25.1%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2014 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (61% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Tennessee middle schools

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

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg43%

50^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	86.9	50 of 583	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	80 of 587	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	106 of 594	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	75 of 569	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	143 of 576	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	97 of 574	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	78 of 563	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	36 of 362	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	62.1	197 of 492	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.4	105 of 485	78.4%	★★★★☆
2013	64.6	171 of 475	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.9	122 of 466	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	52.0	239 of 462	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.9	142 of 435	67.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	168 of 312	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	196 of 318	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	265 of 316	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	223 of 299	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	204 of 277	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	260 of 293	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	205 of 284	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	77 of 546	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	79 of 554	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	145 of 560	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	68 of 552	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	134 of 538	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	82 of 529	84.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	17 of 286	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	58.6	77 of 275	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	61 of 228	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	32 of 219	85.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	331 of 490	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	367 of 510	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	424 of 514	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	442 of 495	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	405 of 483	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	410 of 490	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	406 of 481	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	42 of 550	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	79 of 560	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	84 of 557	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	87 of 540	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	145 of 529	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	108 of 523	79.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	112 of 332	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	126 of 299	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	209 of 288	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	100 of 260	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	124 of 238	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	183 of 279	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	15 of 492	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	24 of 504	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	29 of 503	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	21 of 500	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	65 of 496	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	46 of 484	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	24 of 481	95.0%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-25 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile-45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Integrated Math I95%+70 vs state

Integrated Math II94%+64 vs state

Social Studies68%+19 vs state

Science65%+19 vs state

Mathematics56%+14 vs state

English Language Arts51%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, June 13, 2020

Our kids have been at JTM for 3 years now and we love it. We've been very impressed by the teachers, coaches, faculty, and especially the principal. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 15, 2015

The first thing we heard from the 5th grade teaching team was "we do not teach to the test, we teach for learning!" That was refreshing after two solid years of nothing but teaching to the test in 3rd and 4th grades. My daughter is finally learning how numbers work together. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

JT More does an amazing job serving their diverse population as a designated IB World School. 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 Integrated Math II (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 Integrated Math II 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 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
John Trotwood Moore Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4425 Granny White PIKE	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8095	409	22	18.6		252 (61.6%)	116 (28.4%)	21 (5.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	86.9	50^th of 583 public middle schools	91.4%		80.5	80^th of 587 public middle schools	86.4%	30		60.0	53.4	51.0	55.7		58.1	51.5	41.5	51.0		95.0	93.3	93.5		64.3	68.4	61.5	64.7	57.9	90.8	59.0	68.1	$15,825	$904	$14,298
West End Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3529 West End AVE	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8425	332	23	14.1		152 (45.8%)	133 (40.1%)	22 (6.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.1%)	62.7	188^th of 583 public middle schools	67.8%		71	127^th of 587 public middle schools	78.4%	61		20.0	56.8	19.4	33.7		38.1	46.8	46.4	44.1	78.4	78.4				41.7	48.4	40.0	43.6	47.6	70.5	50.9	56.4	$17,869	$1,037	$15,969
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
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
H. G. Hill Middle	Public	6-8	150 Davidson RD	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2020	433	29	14.9		127 (29.3%)	97 (22.4%)	161 (37.2%)	29 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	26.4	446^th of 583 public middle schools	23.5%		23.3	455^th of 587 public middle schools	22.5%	9		24.2	17.5	9.3	17.5		34.4	18.0	18.9	23.8	64.0	64.0				43.8	31.4	33.6	36.3	18.8	35.5	25.8	26.5	$17,239	$897	$15,431
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
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
Head Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1830 Jo Johnston AVE	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 329-8160	551	31	17.9		183 (33.2%)	283 (51.4%)	41 (7.4%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	74.5	113^th of 583 public middle schools	80.6%		74.6	107^th of 587 public middle schools	81.8%	6		70.3	22.2	37.1	52.0		66.8	35.4	30.8	52.1						75.0	31.6	43.1	58.2	81.5	44.3	47.7	65.9	$18,927	$1,229	$16,728
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
Moses McKissack Middle	Public	6-8	915 38th Ave N	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 329-8170	122	9	14.2		2 (1.6%)	109 (89.3%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	8	557^th of 583 public middle schools	4.5%		6.9	569^th of 587 public middle schools	3.1%	12		6.3	9.3	7.9	8.0		9.4	14.0	10.5	11.5							11.6	13.5	8.9	15.6	27.9	10.5	18.6	$27,891	$1,610	$25,349

Frequently Asked Questions about John Trotwood Moore Middle

Is John Trotwood Moore Middle a good school?

Yes. John Trotwood Moore Middle ranks in the top 8.6% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of John Trotwood Moore Middle?

Students at John Trotwood Moore Middle are 60% White, 25% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of John Trotwood Moore Middle attend?

Students who attend John Trotwood Moore Middle usually go on to attend Hillsboro High

How many students attend John Trotwood Moore Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended John Trotwood Moore Middle.

What district is John Trotwood Moore Middle in?

Davidson County

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