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Croft Middle

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Croft Middle ranks 400 th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Croft Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Nashville, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 467 students. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Croft Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, typically between 300-500 out of 500-600 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (TNReady) is significantly below the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.3% of Croft Middle students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in the Davidson County district and 42.2% statewide. Croft Middle's performance is particularly low for English Language Arts, with only 20.5% of students proficient or better, compared to 31.2% in the district and 38.9% statewide.

Croft Middle's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Davidson County district, such as John Trotwood Moore Middle and STEM Prep Academy, which have significantly higher academic achievement and rankings. The school's increased funding over the years has not translated into significant improvements in academic performance or student outcomes, and the high chronic absenteeism rates may be a contributing factor to the school's challenges.

411

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,670

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

482 Elysian Fields DR
Nashville, TN 37211

(615) 332-0217

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Croft Middle usually attend:

High:

John Overton High

Feeder schools for Croft Middle:

Elementary:	Crieve Hall Elementary
	Norman Binkley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.0%

White:

22.1%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

400^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	32.9	400 of 583	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	428 of 587	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	399 of 594	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	441 of 569	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	461 of 576	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	477 of 574	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	398 of 563	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	318 of 362	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.9	336 of 492	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.6	338 of 485	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.9	347 of 475	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.9	310 of 466	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.8	178 of 462	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.2	228 of 435	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	163 of 312	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	141 of 318	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	107 of 316	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	136 of 299	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	149 of 277	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	203 of 293	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	126 of 284	55.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	385 of 546	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	371 of 554	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	331 of 560	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	402 of 552	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	426 of 538	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	409 of 529	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	221 of 286	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	246 of 285	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	251 of 285	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	249 of 275	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	231 of 261	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	205 of 228	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	164 of 219	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	279 of 490	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	401 of 510	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	315 of 514	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	392 of 495	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	402 of 483	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	424 of 490	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	362 of 481	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	373 of 550	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	437 of 560	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	420 of 557	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	435 of 540	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	458 of 529	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	443 of 523	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	192 of 332	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	153 of 299	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	45 of 288	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	107 of 260	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.5	226 of 238	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	97 of 279	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	151 of 492	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	217 of 504	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	179 of 503	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	329 of 500	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	391 of 496	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	388 of 484	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	272 of 481	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)69th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Integrated Math I93%+68 vs state

Social Studies45%-4 vs state

Science33%-13 vs state

English Language Arts20%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 vs state

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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
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
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
Valor Voyager Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4531 Nolensville PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	87.8	49^th of 583 public middle schools	91.6%		92.9	29^th of 587 public middle schools	95.1%	20	70.4	54.0	63.6	65.2	63.1	65.5	48.0	50.0	43.0	51.5					69.2	61.0	68.9	55.4	63.6	68.6	80.3	72.5	73.8	$21,226	$1,131	$19,235
McMurray Middle	Public	6-8	520 McMurray DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	10	533^rd of 583 public middle schools	8.6%		12.3	521^st of 587 public middle schools	11.2%	12		8.0	11.9	10.3	10.1		14.7	10.8	11.1	12.2						17.4	24.1	21.0	20.9	10.0	32.7	5.6	16.5	$17,416	$1,199	$15,363
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
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
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
Antioch Middle	Public	6-8	5050 Blue Hole RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	9	548^th of 583 public middle schools	6.0%		7.9	566^th of 587 public middle schools	3.6%	18		13.2	10.0	11.9	11.6		14.3	13.2	10.8	12.7	92.3	92.3				17.2	13.2	13.7	14.6	11.3	21.7	17.0	16.9	$18,239	$1,509	$15,879
Apollo Middle	Public	6-8	631 Richards RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	9.5	542^nd of 583 public middle schools	7.0%		9.5	553^rd of 587 public middle schools	5.8%	11		10.9	11.4	18.6	13.6		9.6	7.4	7.5	8.2						15.4	14.8	20.7	16.9	17.9	29.1	17.9	21.6	$17,720	$1,373	$15,463
Tennessee Nature Academy	Public, Charter	5-7	7533 Lords Chapel DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 259-2429	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%)								(n/a)	34.3	28.9	16.3		28.1	37.5	33.7	22.7		32.7					40.8	44.6	43.2		42.9	26.5	46.5		33.3	$19,210	$678	$18,532

Frequently Asked Questions about Croft Middle

What is the racial makeup of Croft Middle?

Students at Croft Middle are 62% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Croft Middle a good school?

Croft Middle ranks 400^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Croft Middle in?

Davidson County

How many students attend Croft Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Croft Middle.

What high school do graduates of Croft Middle attend?

Students who attend Croft Middle usually go on to attend John Overton High

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