Summary
Chilhowee Middle School is a public middle school located in Benton, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 292 students. The school is part of the Polk County School District, which is ranked 107 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Chilhowee Middle School has seen a fluctuating statewide ranking, ranging from 145th out of 576 Tennessee middle schools in 2020-2021 (4-star rating) to 366th out of 583 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). This places the school in the lower half of Tennessee middle schools, indicating room for improvement in academic performance. The school's rankings for specific student groups, such as female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, are also generally in the lower half of Tennessee middle schools, with many 1-star and 2-star ratings. Chilhowee Middle School's proficiency rates in TNReady assessments for Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies are consistently lower than the state and Polk County averages across all grade levels.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Athens City Middle School, Cleveland Middle, Lake Forest Middle School, and Ocoee Middle School, generally outperform Chilhowee Middle School in terms of statewide rankings, test scores, and other key metrics. Additionally, Chilhowee Middle School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 21.5% over the past few years, which may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance.
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