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John F. Kennedy Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Middle School serves 747 students in grades 6–8 in Antioch, Tennessee, as part of Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Academically, JFK Middle is performing well below both district and state averages in nearly every subject. In 2025–2026, only 13.5% of students scored proficient in math and 11.8% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 43.0% and 40.6%, respectively. Science and social studies proficiency rates are similarly low. The school’s state ranking has remained in the bottom 16th percentile for over a decade, and recent scores have actually declined. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern: 23.3% of students missed enough school to be considered chronically absent, exceeding the state average of 18.3% and most nearby schools, including Thurgood Marshall Middle School (13.1%) and Rock Springs Middle School (13.1%).

One bright spot stands out: JFK Middle’s Integrated Math I proficiency rate was 81.8% in 2025–2026, far above the district (28.2%) and state (30.2%) averages, and higher than nearby schools like William Henry Oliver Middle School and Apollo Middle School. This suggests that advanced math students are thriving, but the overall math proficiency of 13.5% indicates these successful practices are not reaching most students. The school also spends significantly more per student ($16,365) than nearby higher-performing schools in Rutherford County Schools, such as Rock Springs ($10,958) and LaVergne Middle School ($12,063), raising questions about how resources are being used to improve outcomes.

The most striking comparison is with KIPP Antioch College Prep Middle School, located less than a mile away. KIPP Antioch posts an 86th percentile state ranking with 47% math and 46.8% ELA proficiency, while JFK Middle sits in the 9th percentile. Similarly, Tennessee Nature Academy and McMurray Middle School outperform JFK academically. These nearby successes show that improvement is possible, but addressing chronic absenteeism, expanding effective instructional strategies beyond advanced math, and raising academic expectations across all student groups will be essential for JFK Middle to break out of its long-standing cycle of low performance.

747

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,365

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2087 Hobson PIKE
Antioch, TN 37013

(615) 501-7900

District: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Antioch High School

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	Mt. View Elementary School
	Thomas A. Edison Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

African American:

31.5%

White:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg45%

541^st of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	10.5	541 of 594	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	504 of 583	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	492 of 587	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	505 of 594	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	517 of 569	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	522 of 576	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	533 of 574	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	504 of 563	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	440 of 492	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.7	437 of 485	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	439 of 475	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	311 of 466	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	11.3	437 of 462	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	410 of 435	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	258 of 328	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	216 of 312	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	200 of 318	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	224 of 316	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	247 of 299	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	230 of 277	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	245 of 293	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	221 of 284	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	2.5	61 of 62	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	41 of 73	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	29 of 42	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	21 of 39	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	480 of 546	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	487 of 554	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	493 of 560	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	491 of 552	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	499 of 538	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	497 of 529	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	286 of 302	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	256 of 286	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	253 of 285	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	245 of 285	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	252 of 275	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	242 of 261	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	221 of 228	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	200 of 219	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	455 of 478	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	431 of 490	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	449 of 510	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	474 of 514	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	447 of 495	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	440 of 483	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	442 of 490	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	404 of 481	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	475 of 550	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	462 of 560	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	464 of 557	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	483 of 540	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	485 of 529	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	495 of 523	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	302 of 349	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	215 of 332	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	116 of 299	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	21 of 288	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	13 of 279	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	484 of 494	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	456 of 492	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	477 of 504	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	480 of 503	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	471 of 500	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	475 of 496	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	475 of 484	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	415 of 481	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)44th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2022)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Integrated Math I82%+52 vs state

Social Studies23%-28 vs state

Science20%-27 vs state

Mathematics14%-30 vs state

English Language Arts12%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)					TNReady English Language Arts (2026)					TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math II (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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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 F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	2087 Hobson PIKE	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 501-7900	907	51	17.8	75.5%	118 (13.0%)	290 (32.0%)	448 (49.4%)	33 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	10.5	541^st of 594 public middle schools	8.9%		15.2	504^th of 583 public middle schools	13.6%	37		14.6	11.5	14.5	13.5		13.4	11.5	10.4	11.8			81.8	81.8				19.5	20.5	18.8	19.6	22.0	28.3	19.2	23.1	$16,365	$1,015	$14,462
KIPP Antioch College Prep Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3661 Murfreesboro Pike	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(629) 208-7525	522	13	40.1		149 (28.5%)	204 (39.1%)	133 (25.5%)	24 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	79.3	82^nd of 594 public middle schools	86.2%		74.9	108^th of 583 public middle schools	81.5%	26	37.0	37.5	50.4	62.8	47.0	40.5	45.7	51.2	49.6	46.8							44.1	53.1	69.0	51.9	54.6	77.5	78.3	49.6	68.5	$15,396	$702	$14,694
LaVergne Middle School	Public	6-8	382 Stone River Road	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3877	1,094	73	15.0	72.5%	219 (20.0%)	301 (27.5%)	508 (46.4%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.8%)	35.7	399^th of 594 public middle schools	32.8%		31.4	410^th of 583 public middle schools	29.7%	11		37.4	32.0	35.9	34.9		31.9	22.2	24.5	25.9	80.0	80.0						34.3	30.7	28.7	31.1	38.7	47.2	37.3	41.4	$12,063	$687	$10,755
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
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	79.0%	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
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	74.5%	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
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	67.7%	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
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	46.5%	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
Rock Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	3301 Rock Springs Road	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3825	1,090	68	16.0	46.7%	385 (35.3%)	194 (17.8%)	368 (33.8%)	78 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.4%)	56.9	243^rd of 594 public middle schools	59.1%		59.2	206^th of 583 public middle schools	64.7%	37		42.9	46.4	48.8	46.1		36.0	34.8	29.0	33.1	≥ 95%	≥ 95%						46.1	41.6	35.8	40.9	58.4	61.2	42.7	54.0	$10,958	$351	$9,973

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Middle School

What high school do graduates of John F. Kennedy Middle School attend?

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle School usually go on to attend Antioch High School

Is John F. Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F. Kennedy Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is John F. Kennedy Middle School in?

Metro Nashville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of John F. Kennedy Middle School?

Students at John F. Kennedy Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 31% African American, 12% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended John F. Kennedy Middle School.

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