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Robert E Ellis Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Robert E Ellis Middle School is a 6–8 middle school in Hendersonville, Tennessee, serving 509 students in the Sumner County Schools district. For the 2025-2026 school year, Ellis ranks #27 out of 594 Tennessee middle schools — the 95th percentile with a 5-star rating — and it has consistently earned top-5% rankings every year going back to at least 2014-2015. Academically, it beats its district and state averages by wide margins in all four tested subjects: math (72.7% proficient vs. 58.8% district and 43.0% state), ELA (63.2% vs. 51.1% and 40.6%), science (70.4% vs. 57.2% and 46.9%), and social studies (74.6% vs. 62.4% and 51.4%).

Ellis is part of a remarkably strong cluster of middle schools in the Hendersonville/Gallatin area. T. W. Hunter Middle School is the regional academic leader, ranked #7 in the state and ahead of Ellis in every subject. Liberty Creek Middle School edges out Ellis in math and science, while Station Camp Middle School trails Ellis in most subjects. The contrast with other Hendersonville schools is striking: Ellis outperforms V G Hawkins Middle School by roughly 15–25 percentage points and Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek by 12–20 points, despite being just minutes apart in the same district.

Ellis also stands out for low chronic absenteeism — just 9.0% in 2024-2025, about half the statewide rate — and strong results across student subgroups, including low-income and special education students. The school is not highly funded compared with some lower-performing schools in nearby Metro Nashville Public Schools, which spend $17,500–$19,000 per student yet post proficiency rates in the single digits to low 20s; Ellis spends a moderate $12,951 per student and posts 60–75% proficiency. One thing to watch: math proficiency dipped from 80.4% to 72.7% in 2025-2026, though the school remains in the 95th percentile statewide. Overall, Ellis is a consistently elite middle school with a strong academic culture, excellent attendance, and a track record of helping a wide range of students succeed.

509

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,951

Per pupil spending ?

18.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Indian Lake Road
Hendersonville, TN 37075

(615) 264-6093

District: Sumner County Schools

Students who attend Robert E Ellis Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hendersonville High School

Feeder schools for Robert E Ellis Middle School:

Elementary:	Indian Lake Elementary School
	Nannie Berry Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.3%

African American:

7.7%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Tennessee middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sumner County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg57%

Tennessee avg45%

27^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2017

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12Middle Schools in the Sumner County Schools

33^rd of 141Sumner 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	94.5	27 of 594	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	20 of 583	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	25 of 587	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	22 of 594	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	26 of 569	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	18 of 576	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	14 of 574	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	29 of 563	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	6 of 362	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	89.1	21 of 492	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.6	20 of 485	95.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.9	14 of 475	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	95.1	18 of 466	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	96.5	9 of 462	98.1%	★★★★★
2010	96.8	12 of 435	97.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	97 of 328	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	65 of 312	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	57 of 318	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	38 of 316	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	55 of 299	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	47 of 277	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	30 of 293	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	69.6	55 of 284	80.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	78.9	9 of 58	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	31 of 546	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	26 of 554	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	24 of 560	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	25 of 552	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	18 of 538	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	17 of 529	96.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	75.5	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	41 of 302	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	57 of 286	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	16 of 285	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	28 of 285	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	35 of 275	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	57 of 261	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	9 of 228	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	15 of 219	93.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	53 of 478	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	30 of 490	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	13 of 510	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	34 of 514	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	45 of 495	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	23 of 483	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	18 of 490	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.6	48 of 481	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	17 of 550	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	20 of 560	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	21 of 557	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	25 of 540	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	17 of 529	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	11 of 523	97.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	40 of 349	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	25 of 332	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	36 of 299	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	20 of 288	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	16 of 260	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	2 of 238	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.7	12 of 222	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	35.6	175 of 279	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	19 of 494	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	17 of 492	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	32 of 504	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	25 of 503	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	30 of 500	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	16 of 496	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	14 of 484	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	40 of 481	91.7%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2018)84th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)69th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies75%+23 vs state

Mathematics73%+30 vs state

Science70%+24 vs state

English Language Arts63%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)					TNReady English Language Arts (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math I (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 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 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
Robert E Ellis Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Indian Lake Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 264-6093	556	42	13.2	18.2%	459 (82.6%)	40 (7.2%)	40 (7.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	94.5	27^th of 594 public middle schools	95.5%		95.3	20^th of 583 public middle schools	96.6%	7		62.9	79.2	79.4	72.7		64.8	63.6	60.6	63.2				67.1	75.8	69.4	70.4	73.3	83.8	67.5	74.6	$12,951	$241	$12,206
V G Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	487 A. Walton Ferry Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-3456	433	33	13.3	35.4%	276 (63.7%)	51 (11.8%)	75 (17.3%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	69.8	148^th of 594 public middle schools	75.1%		73.6	121^st of 583 public middle schools	79.2%	27		59.8	52.8	47.8	53.3		47.5	36.6	31.6	38.4				63.9	48.0	38.8	49.9	65.6	61.0	53.0	59.6	$14,110	$241	$13,176
Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek	Public	6-8	1338 Drakes Creek Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-8383	587	39	15.0	34.2%	360 (61.3%)	52 (8.9%)	132 (22.5%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	77.8	92^nd of 594 public middle schools	84.5%		81.3	77^th of 583 public middle schools	86.8%	15		63.1	55.1	63.6	60.5		49.0	39.1	42.8	43.6				54.8	55.6	55.4	55.3	61.6	65.5	49.2	58.9	$12,087	$538	$11,028
DuPont Hadley Middle School	Public	6-8	1901 Old Hickory Boulevard	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7300	379	24	16.0		188 (49.6%)	93 (24.5%)	62 (16.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.9%)	38	383^rd of 594 public middle schools	35.5%		39.7	351^st of 583 public middle schools	39.8%	32		24.8	23.9	8.0	19.7		26.7	30.1	19.6	25.5	92.0	92.0		54.3	46.9	23.9	42.8	41.3	56.6	36.6	45.0	$18,082	$1,203	$15,912
T. W. Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 New Hope Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 822-4720	570	37	15.2	18.9%	416 (73.0%)	77 (13.5%)	37 (6.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	98.2	7^th of 594 public middle schools	98.8%		99.1	2^nd of 583 public middle schools	99.7%	5		84.8	88.2	87.1	86.7		77.6	59.2	68.5	68.7				83.6	77.0	71.9	77.4	87.3	86.8	88.2	87.5	$12,999	$344	$12,133
Station Camp Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Big Station Camp Boulevard	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 206-0116	861	57	15.1	13.6%	647 (75.1%)	83 (9.6%)	64 (7.4%)	27 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	93	32^nd of 594 public middle schools	94.6%		95.1	21^st of 583 public middle schools	96.4%	11		68.5	67.9	71.1	69.1		57.6	53.2	58.2	56.2				72.8	74.9	70.7	72.8	71.0	74.2	66.1	70.5	$10,903	$297	$10,118
LEAD Neely's Bend School	Public, Charter	5-8	1251 Neely's Bend Road	Nashville	37115	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 645-6461	288	28	10.2		40 (13.9%)	99 (34.4%)	137 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	29.4	437^th of 594 public middle schools	26.4%		22.3	462^nd of 583 public middle schools	20.8%	25	41.2	25.8	27.5	44.4	32.5	29.4	28.8	13.0	18.5	20.9			35.3	24.2	27.5	27.8	27.2	47.0	42.0	35.2	41.8	$20,921	$2,176	$18,745
Goodlettsville Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	300 South Main Street	Goodlettsville	37072	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 859-8956	412	21	19.7		70 (17.0%)	155 (37.6%)	163 (39.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	12.1	526^th of 594 public middle schools	11.4%		12.7	518^th of 583 public middle schools	11.1%	8		10.4	17.2	21.4	16.5		17.3	15.9	13.6	15.5				29.1	22.0	13.2	21.1	14.9	25.8	18.8	20.2	$17,514	$966	$15,461
Liberty Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Wolfpack Way	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 206-3506	601	39	15.2		479 (79.7%)	43 (7.2%)	36 (6.0%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	94.9	24^th of 594 public middle schools	96.0%		94.4	26^th of 583 public middle schools	95.5%	2		86.4	74.6	81.4	81.0		67.2	53.8	59.7	60.5				76.0	68.4	72.3	72.4	72.8	73.3	72.7	72.9	$11,314	$241	$10,590
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	300 W Old Hickory Boulevard	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Metro Nashville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 687-4018	358	21	16.7		33 (9.2%)	173 (48.3%)	135 (37.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	6.1	575^th of 594 public middle schools	3.2%		8.1	556^th of 583 public middle schools	4.6%	19		6.4		9.5	6.5		10.9	6.9	11.8	9.9				11.0	12.6	13.7	12.4	21.1	10.6	13.7	15.3	$18,514	$2,205	$15,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert E Ellis Middle School

How many students attend Robert E Ellis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Robert E Ellis Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Robert E Ellis Middle School attend?

Students who attend Robert E Ellis Middle School usually go on to attend Hendersonville High School

What is the racial makeup of Robert E Ellis Middle School?

Students at Robert E Ellis Middle School are 81% White, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Robert E Ellis Middle School a good school?

Yes! Robert E Ellis Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Robert E Ellis Middle School in?

Sumner County Schools

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