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Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek

Q: Is Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek a good school?

Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek ranks 77 th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek is a public middle school in Hendersonville, Tennessee, serving 587 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Sumner County School District, which is ranked 30th out of 139 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Knox Doss Middle School consistently performs above the Sumner County and Tennessee state averages in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. The school's Mathematics proficiency rates range from 62% to 65.7%, significantly higher than the state's 36.2% to 41.3%. In English Language Arts, Knox Doss Middle School's proficiency rates of 37.5% to 53.7% also outperform the state's 29.6% to 39.5% range. The school's performance is particularly strong for English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking 4th and 61st out of Tennessee middle schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, Knox Doss Middle School is a standout performer, outranking White House Middle School, Rucker Stewart Middle, and V.G. Hawkins Middle School. However, Liberty Creek Middle School and Station Camp Middle School demonstrate even stronger academic performance, ranking in the top 5% and top 4% of Tennessee middle schools, respectively. Despite a recent increase in chronic absenteeism, Knox Doss Middle School remains a high-quality educational institution that delivers strong academic outcomes for its diverse student population.

641

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,087

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1338 Drakes Creek RD
Hendersonville, TN 37075

(615) 824-8383

District: Sumner County

Students who attend Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek usually attend:

High:

Beech Senior High School

Feeder schools for Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek:

Elementary:	Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes Creek
	George A Whitten Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Hispanic:

22.9%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2014 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Tennessee middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Tennessee avg43%

77^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Middle Schools in the Sumner County

30^th of 139Sumner County 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
2025	81.3	77 of 583	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	68 of 587	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	78 of 594	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	131 of 569	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	103 of 576	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	120 of 574	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	268 of 563	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.5	241 of 362	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.3	220 of 492	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.9	219 of 485	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.0	212 of 475	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.2	346 of 466	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	354 of 462	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	297 of 435	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	63 of 312	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	34 of 318	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	57 of 316	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	72 of 299	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	98 of 277	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	120 of 293	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	146 of 284	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	38 of 63	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.9	16 of 56	71.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	4 of 100	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	89 of 546	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	74 of 554	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	81 of 560	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	145 of 552	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	96 of 538	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	146 of 529	72.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	79 of 286	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	99 of 285	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	74 of 285	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	93 of 275	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	55 of 261	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	36.7	139 of 228	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.1	194 of 219	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	183 of 490	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	70 of 510	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	71 of 514	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	99 of 495	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	96 of 483	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	224 of 490	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	332 of 481	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	68 of 550	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	65 of 560	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	72 of 557	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	118 of 540	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	113 of 529	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	103 of 523	80.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	61 of 332	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	61 of 299	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	115 of 288	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	88 of 260	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	37 of 238	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	78 of 222	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	90 of 279	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	69 of 492	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	60 of 504	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	74 of 503	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	109 of 500	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	99 of 496	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	107 of 484	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	230 of 481	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%+21 vs state

Social Studies58%+9 vs state

Science56%+10 vs state

English Language Arts46%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 31, 2020

🚨🚨 BULLYING🚨🚨
SO OUR DAUGHTER HAS BEEN BEING CALLED A NIGGER BY A CAUCASIAN STUDENT AT SCHOOL (KNOX DOSS MIDDLE SCHOOL IN HENDERSONVILLE) THE CHILD EVEN WENT SO FAR AS TO SAY SHE LOOKED LIKE HARRIET TUBMAN. MY CHILD ASK THE CHILD NOT TO SAY THIS AROUND HER. THE CHILD SAYS SHE GOT A "N" PASS FROM ANOTHER BLACK STUDENT ANS CONTINUES. OK SO MY CHILD HITS THE CHILD IN MOUTH. MY CHILD GOT SUSPENDED FOR THREE DAYS BUT THE OTHER CHILD WASN'T SUSPENDED NOR DID THE CHILD GET IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I TALKED WITH THE PRINCIPAL THEY TELL US THE CHILD WAS GIVEN THE SAME PUNISHMENT. MY CHILD TEXT HER FRIENDS FROM SCHOOL AND ASK THEM WAS SHE THERE TODAY THEY SAID YEAH SHE WAS THERE. OUR OPINION IS THIS IS RACISM AT IT'S FINEST. SHOULD THE OTHER STUDENT HAVE GOTTEN SUSPENDED AS WELL? Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 16, 2019

Seems to me administration cares more about their teachers test scores than the saftey of the children attending the school. They do not do the right thing when it comes to the kids. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Integrated Math I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Integrated Math I 8th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 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
Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek	Public	6-8	1338 Drakes Creek RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-8383	587	39	15.0		360 (61.3%)	52 (8.9%)	132 (22.5%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	81.3	77^th of 583 public middle schools	86.8%		83.5	68^th of 587 public middle schools	88.4%	9	65.7	63.2	62.0	63.6	53.7	46.6	37.5	46.0			57.7	58.9	50.8	55.8	57.7	69.0	45.5	57.6	$12,087	$538	$11,028
Station Camp Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Big Station Camp BLVD	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 206-0116	861	57	15.1		647 (75.1%)	83 (9.6%)	64 (7.4%)	27 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	95.1	21^st of 583 public middle schools	96.4%		94.9	24^th of 587 public middle schools	95.9%	3	74.4	71.6	78.4	74.9	61.6	56.9	54.7	57.8			72.1	82.6	78.6	77.7	65.9	76.9	66.3	69.5	$10,903	$297	$10,118
Robert E Ellis Middle	Public	6-8	100 Indian Lake RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 264-6093	556	42	13.2		459 (82.6%)	40 (7.2%)	40 (7.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	95.3	20^th of 583 public middle schools	96.6%		94.7	25^th of 587 public middle schools	95.7%	5	79.8	76.9	83.9	80.4	71.2	59.6	52.2	60.7			68.5	63.5	67.2	66.5	77.8	80.8	70.0	75.9	$12,951	$241	$12,206
T. W. Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 New Hope RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 822-4720	570	37	15.2		416 (73.0%)	77 (13.5%)	37 (6.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	99.1	2^nd of 583 public middle schools	99.7%		99.1	6^th of 587 public middle schools	99.0%	4	85.9	89.6	89.1	88.4	68.3	69.2	72.9	70.3			84.5	82.4	79.2	81.8	85.2	91.2	88.5	88.6	$12,999	$344	$12,133
Liberty Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Wolfpack Way	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	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%)	94.4	26^th of 583 public middle schools	95.5%		92.7	30^th of 587 public middle schools	94.9%	4	82.8	82.1	69.9	78.4	64.2	54.8	51.5	56.9			75.3	66.5	64.6	68.9	68.8	82.1	66.5	72.6	$11,314	$241	$10,590
V G Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	487 A. Walton Ferry RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-3456	433	33	13.3		276 (63.7%)	51 (11.8%)	75 (17.3%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	73.6	121^st of 583 public middle schools	79.2%		69.6	136^th of 587 public middle schools	76.8%	15	60.5	51.4	59.2	56.7	45.5	37.1	34.2	38.9			46.4	46.5	58.3	50.1	53.2	55.6	70.0	59.3	$14,110	$241	$13,176
Rucker Stewart Middle	Public	6-8	350 Hancock ST	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-1734	643	45	14.2		248 (38.6%)	185 (28.8%)	167 (26.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.4%)	39.4	355^th of 583 public middle schools	39.1%		38.6	352^nd of 587 public middle schools	40.0%	3	33.5	30.0	29.7	31.0	25.8	29.4	26.8	27.2			24.2	45.3	31.1	32.9	36.3	55.0	39.7	43.0	$13,645	$594	$12,172
DuPont Hadley Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Old Hickory BLVD	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	39.7	351^st of 583 public middle schools	39.8%		33.8	392^nd of 587 public middle schools	33.2%	41	32.1	22.0		20.1	47.7	23.7	15.8	28.5	80.0	80.0	56.0	38.1	15.8	37.6	44.0	39.8	35.2	39.5	$18,082	$1,203	$15,912
Goodlettsville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	300 South Main ST	Goodlettsville	37072	Davidson County	Davidson County	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%)	12.7	518^th of 583 public middle schools	11.1%		9.7	549^th of 587 public middle schools	6.5%	31	9.4	31.8	15.8	18.6	16.4	14.3	8.1	13.0			17.4	25.0	14.8	19.0	11.6	25.0	20.6	18.8	$17,514	$966	$15,461
White House Middle School	Public	5-8	2020 Highway 31 West	White House	37188	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-4379	779	50	15.7		624 (80.1%)	35 (4.5%)	95 (12.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	84.7	60^th of 583 public middle schools	89.7%		88	48^th of 587 public middle schools	91.8%	12	68.6	68.7	54.9	64.3	48.8	50.5	35.7	45.2			60.4	59.2	46.4	55.5	75.4	71.5	64.8	70.7	$11,898	$453	$10,703

Frequently Asked Questions about Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek

What high school do graduates of Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek attend?

Students who attend Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek usually go on to attend Beech Senior High School

How many students attend Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek.

What is the racial makeup of Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek?

Students at Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek are 60% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek a good school?

Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek ranks 77^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek in?

Sumner County

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