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Oakland Middle School

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Oakland Middle School ranks 138 th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 77% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Oakland Middle School serves 1,224 students in grades 6–8 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as part of Rutherford County Schools, and holds a solid 4-star rating with a statewide rank of 138th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools (77th percentile). The school sits mid-pack among nearby Rutherford County middle schools—ahead of schools like Smyrna Middle School and LaVergne Middle School, but behind several competitors including Stewarts Creek Middle School, Rockvale Middle School, Siegel Middle School, Christiana Middle School, and Blackman Middle School. Oakland's state ranking has slipped slightly in recent years, from 117th in 2023–2024 to 138th in 2025–2026, while some neighboring schools have improved.

Academically, Oakland has a clear asymmetric profile: mathematics (54.3% proficiency) and science (54.7%) both exceed district and state averages, while English Language Arts (39.8%) trails the district by 7.2 percentage points and sits just below the state average. Social Studies (54.0%) is above the state but below the district. The school's 8th-grade Algebra I proficiency is an impressive 91.7%, reflecting strong math acceleration. The ELA gap is largest in 6th grade (9 points below district) but narrows by 8th grade, suggesting a transition challenge as students enter middle school. Literacy support appears to be the key lever for improving the school's overall ranking further.

Chronic absenteeism has improved from 18.8% (2022–2023) to 14.2% (2024–2025) and is below the state average of 18.3%, but it remains above the district average of 11.3%. The school excels in supporting high-performing students, ranking 3rd of 11 schools statewide for gifted/talented student outcomes, and English learners have shown dramatic improvement, rising from the 16th percentile (2021–2022) to the 59th percentile (2024–2025). Per-student spending is moderate at $11,712. Overall, Oakland is a strong top-quartile school whose path to becoming top-tier likely runs through literacy intervention in 6th grade, sustained math momentum, and further attendance improvements.

1,224

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

17.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

853 DeJarnette Lane
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

(615) 904-6760

District: Rutherford County Schools

Students who attend Oakland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oakland High School

Feeder schools for Oakland Middle School:

Elementary:

Lascassas Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.6%

African American:

25.5%

Hispanic:

17.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Tennessee middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg44%

138^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	72.0	138 of 594	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	118 of 583	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	117 of 587	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	147 of 594	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	163 of 569	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	188 of 576	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	164 of 574	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	228 of 563	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.3	94 of 362	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.8	125 of 492	74.6%	★★★★☆
2014	57.2	205 of 485	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.5	167 of 475	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.4	224 of 466	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	191 of 462	58.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	89 of 328	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	94 of 312	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	94 of 318	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	97 of 316	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	102 of 299	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	139 of 277	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	112 of 293	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	143 of 284	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	51 of 63	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	47 of 65	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	54 of 62	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	36 of 55	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	35 of 58	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	41 of 100	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	27 of 73	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.2	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	134 of 546	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	104 of 554	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	122 of 560	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	131 of 552	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	168 of 538	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	131 of 529	75.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	109 of 302	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	85 of 286	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	115 of 285	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	100 of 285	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	133 of 275	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	103 of 261	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	89 of 228	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	105 of 219	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.8	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	154 of 478	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	117 of 490	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	176 of 510	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	192 of 514	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	264 of 495	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	352 of 483	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	274 of 490	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	266 of 481	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	110 of 550	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	133 of 560	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	183 of 557	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	218 of 540	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	200 of 529	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	187 of 523	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	155 of 349	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	115 of 332	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	147 of 299	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	119 of 288	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	209 of 260	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	232 of 238	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	172 of 222	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	128 of 279	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	78 of 494	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	65 of 492	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	63 of 504	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	91 of 503	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	87 of 500	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	101 of 496	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	110 of 484	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	155 of 481	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)71st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+59 vs state

Science55%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+11 vs state

Social Studies54%+3 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	17.8%	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
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	12.5%	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
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	11.8%	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
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	25.8%	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
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	12.6%	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
Smyrna Middle School	Public	6-8	712 Hazelwood Drive	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3845	877	80	10.9	20.5%	251 (28.6%)	126 (14.4%)	407 (46.4%)	54 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	36 (4.1%)	47	309^th of 594 public middle schools	48.0%		43.4	330^th of 583 public middle schools	43.4%	21	41.3	33.5	32.0	36.0	30.0	23.7	31.0	28.3	≥ 95%	≥ 95%				38.8	30.2	45.9	38.2	54.2	55.2	47.9	52.6	$13,487	$699	$12,069
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	15.6%	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
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	19.7%	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
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	11.6%	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
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	14.7%	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 Oakland Middle School

What district is Oakland Middle School in?

Rutherford County Schools

What high school do graduates of Oakland Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Oakland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,224 students attended Oakland Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Middle School?

Students at Oakland Middle School are 50% White, 25% African American, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Oakland Middle School a good school?

Oakland Middle School ranks 138^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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