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Rockvale Middle School

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Rockvale Middle School ranks 61 st of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Rockvale Middle School is a large, grades 6-8 school in Rockvale, Tennessee, serving 1,567 students as part of Rutherford County Schools. The school is a consistent high performer, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 61st out of 594 Tennessee middle schools in 2025-26—putting it in the 90th percentile statewide. Its rank has climbed steadily from 94th a few years ago, making it one of the strongest middle schools in the area, trailing only Stewarts Creek Middle School and Siegel Middle School among its immediate neighbors.

For parents looking at academic results, Rockvale offers a lot to like. It exceeds state proficiency averages in every core subject and outperforms its district average in English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. The one exception is math, where 6th-grade proficiency was over 10 points below the district average (44.9% vs. 55.0%) in 2025-26. That single grade-level gap pulls down the school's overall math numbers, even though 7th and 8th graders score solidly above district averages. If your child is entering 6th grade, it is worth asking how the school supports math foundations.

Rockvale also stands out for its efficiency and culture. It spends about $10,400 per student, the lowest among all nearby middle schools, yet still produces top-tier results. The school earns exceptional marks for supporting historically underserved students, ranking in the 91st percentile for African American students, the 86th percentile for low-income students, and 1st in the state for homeless students in the most recent rankings. Chronic absenteeism has also fallen sharply to 10.5%, well below the state rate of 18.3%, signaling a positive and engaging school climate. Overall, Rockvale offers a great combination of high achievement, strong equity, and improving attendance, with 6th-grade math as the clearest area for future growth.

1,567

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,400

Per pupil spending ?

29.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6543 Hwy 99
Rockvale, TN 37153

(615) 904-6745

District: Rutherford County Schools

Students who attend Rockvale Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rockvale High School

Feeder schools for Rockvale Middle School:

Elementary:

Rockvale Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

African American:

18.5%

Hispanic:

17.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (59% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Tennessee middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rutherford County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg44%

61^st of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From top 14% (2017) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Middle Schools in the Rutherford County Schools

44^th of 141Rutherford County 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	84.9	61 of 594	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	65 of 583	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	72 of 587	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	75 of 594	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	70 of 569	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	94 of 576	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	75 of 574	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	65 of 563	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	52 of 362	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.8	59 of 492	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	80.0	51 of 485	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	53 of 475	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	69.2	145 of 466	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	192 of 462	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.0	220 of 435	49.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	30 of 328	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.6	39 of 312	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	44 of 318	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	56 of 316	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	45 of 299	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	59 of 277	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	62 of 293	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	49 of 284	82.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	42 of 57	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.9	37 of 63	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	29 of 65	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	37 of 56	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	41 of 62	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	42 of 62	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	37 of 55	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	51 of 100	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	58 of 73	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.8	9 of 42	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	65 of 546	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	73 of 554	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	87 of 560	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	71 of 552	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	102 of 538	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	65 of 529	87.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	58.2	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.7	7 of 39	82.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	53 of 302	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	53 of 286	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	64 of 285	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	40 of 285	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	44 of 275	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	53 of 261	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	55 of 228	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	17 of 219	92.2%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	65 of 478	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	137 of 490	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	80 of 510	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	121 of 514	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	63 of 495	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	102 of 483	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	144 of 490	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	129 of 481	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	63 of 550	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	67 of 560	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	70 of 557	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	74 of 540	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	85 of 529	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	77 of 523	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	128 of 349	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.3	205 of 332	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	236 of 299	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	171 of 288	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	156 of 260	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	62 of 238	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	72 of 222	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	58 of 279	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	60 of 494	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	58 of 492	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	59 of 504	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	75 of 503	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	67 of 500	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	82 of 496	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	62 of 484	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	54 of 481	88.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile-40 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)48th percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2026)26th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies69%+17 vs state

Science62%+15 vs state

Mathematics53%+10 vs state

English Language Arts53%+12 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 Geometry (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 (2020)	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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 Geometry 7th Grade	TNReady Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	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
Rockvale Middle School	Public	6-8	6543 Hwy 99	Rockvale	37153	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6745	1,524	83	18.4	29.5%	824 (54.1%)	277 (18.2%)	258 (16.9%)	55 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	105 (6.9%)	84.9	61^st of 594 public middle schools	89.7%		83.8	65^th of 583 public middle schools	88.9%	4	44.9	58.1	54.5	52.6	56.8	53.8	46.9	52.6	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				62.9	64.2	58.5	62.0	70.1	74.9	60.3	68.7	$10,400	$297	$9,644
Blackman Middle School	Public	6-8	3945 Blaze Drive	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3860	1,661	96	17.3	27.8%	852 (51.3%)	325 (19.6%)	272 (16.4%)	101 (6.1%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (6.3%)	74.5	112^th of 594 public middle schools	81.1%		77.3	92^nd of 583 public middle schools	84.2%	20	57.6	53.5	44.0	52.1	53.4	46.1	41.0	46.9	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				53.0	54.3	53.5	53.6	57.3	64.2	45.9	55.9	$10,532	$379	$9,732
Christiana Middle School	Public	6-8	4675 Shelbyville PIKE	Christiana	37037	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3885	1,080	64	16.8	28.0%	660 (61.1%)	179 (16.6%)	134 (12.4%)	31 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	72 (6.7%)	78.6	87^th of 594 public middle schools	85.4%		80.8	80^th of 583 public middle schools	86.3%	7	62.3	51.8	46.2	53.8	46.2	42.9	37.2	42.1	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				60.5	59.1	55.2	58.3	67.8	71.5	56.4	65.3	$11,401	$457	$10,408
Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School	Public	6-8	555 Manchester Highway	Murfreesboro	37127	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6765	762	58	13.0	57.4%	328 (43.0%)	162 (21.3%)	213 (28.0%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	73.1	125^th of 594 public middle schools	79.0%		68.7	151^st of 583 public middle schools	74.1%	26	66.3	54.2	51.1	56.1	62.7	37.8	34.4	42.3	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				67.5	40.9	52.8	51.4	70.4	65.4	49.4	60.7	$14,325	$565	$13,071
Stewarts Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Red Hawk Parkway	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6700	1,010	62	16.4	29.1%	634 (62.8%)	114 (11.3%)	164 (16.2%)	46 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.9%)	90.4	41^st of 594 public middle schools	93.1%		91.4	38^th of 583 public middle schools	93.5%	3	71.5	66.5	65.3	68.0	58.9	55.3	53.4	55.9	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				66.1	65.6	59.1	63.7	72.6	75.3	59.4	69.2	$11,239	$325	$10,375
Siegel Middle School	Public	6-8	355 West Thompson Lane	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3830	1,191	68	17.5	26.1%	798 (67.0%)	144 (12.1%)	148 (12.4%)	30 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.7%)	83.8	65^th of 594 public middle schools	89.1%		84.8	57^th of 583 public middle schools	90.2%	8	56.7	59.2	53.3	56.5	60.0	52.5	44.5	52.2	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				61.5	61.2	56.8	59.8	67.9	66.7	55.8	63.3	$11,091	$387	$10,224
Oakland Middle School	Public	6-8	853 DeJarnette Lane	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6760	1,151	77	14.9	38.3%	604 (52.5%)	280 (24.3%)	177 (15.4%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	65 (5.6%)	72	138^th of 594 public middle schools	76.8%		73.8	118^th of 583 public middle schools	79.8%	20	54.8	57.9	50.0	54.3	41.5	41.1	37.4	39.8	91.7	91.7				57.3	54.1	53.4	54.7	53.2	59.9	49.1	54.0	$11,712	$349	$10,870
Rocky Fork Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Thunderstorm Lane	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6780	841	56	15.1	54.2%	332 (39.5%)	138 (16.4%)	260 (30.9%)	72 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.5%)	63	196^th of 594 public middle schools	67.0%		64.6	178^th of 583 public middle schools	69.5%	18	50.6	58.2	47.4	52.4	42.8	38.5	28.9	36.6	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				45.4	43.9	36.6	41.9	60.6	64.8	43.0	56.2	$12,022	$297	$11,187
Community Middle School	Public	6-8	3470 Hwy 41A Road	Unionville	37180	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 685-1426	366	25	14.5		290 (79.2%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (17.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	47.8	302^nd of 594 public middle schools	49.2%		40.9	341^st of 583 public middle schools	41.5%	39	34.9	36.0	48.7	40.0	41.3	28.8	31.3	33.7						43.1	31.5	38.3	37.6	40.4	47.7	45.2	44.5	$11,491	$1,509	$9,982
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	52.3%	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 Rockvale Middle School

What district is Rockvale Middle School in?

Rutherford County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rockvale Middle School?

Students at Rockvale Middle School are 53% White, 19% African American, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Rockvale Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,567 students attended Rockvale Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Rockvale Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rockvale Middle School usually go on to attend Rockvale High School

Is Rockvale Middle School a good school?

Rockvale Middle School ranks 61^st of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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