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Crestview Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
453rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools
Better than 22% of Tennessee middle schools
Summary

Crestview Middle School is a public middle school in Covington, Tennessee, serving 502 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Tipton County School District, which is ranked 83 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crestview Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools over the past several years, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the Tipton County and Tennessee state averages across all subject areas and grade levels on the TNReady assessments, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates are around 20% compared to 40-50% for the county and state. Crestview Middle School's performance is especially low for certain student subgroups, such as special education students, who ranked in the bottom 1-2% of Tennessee middle schools in 2024-2025. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.3% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Crestview Middle School's performance lags significantly behind that of nearby higher-performing schools, such as Munford Middle School, Brighton Middle School, and Arlington Middle School, which consistently rank in the top 25-30% of Tennessee middle schools and outperform Crestview Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels. Addressing the school's academic challenges and high chronic absenteeism rates will be crucial for Crestview Middle School to improve student outcomes and better serve its community.

482
Students ?
17.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,905
Per pupil spending ?
67.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 130 C E Moss PKWY
       Covington, TN  38019

(901) 475-5900

District: Tipton County


Students who attend Crestview Middle School usually attend:

High:    Covington High School

Feeder schools for Crestview Middle School:

Elementary:    Crestview Elementary
Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.9%
White:
39.8%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg44%
Tennessee avg43%
453rd of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Middle Schools in the Tipton County
83rd of 139Tipton 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202524.8453 of 58322.3%★☆☆☆☆
202421.1469 of 58720.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.7460 of 59422.6%★☆☆☆☆
202243.0311 of 56945.3%★★☆☆☆
202134.0364 of 57636.8%★★☆☆☆
201938.7367 of 57436.1%★★☆☆☆
201841.6337 of 56340.1%★★☆☆☆
201713.3342 of 3625.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201548.9291 of 49240.9%★★☆☆☆
201429.4388 of 48520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201326.1422 of 47511.2%★☆☆☆☆
201219.9409 of 46612.2%★☆☆☆☆
201132.7343 of 46225.8%★☆☆☆☆
201025.1362 of 43516.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202527.1230 of 31226.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.2273 of 31814.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.0255 of 31619.3%★☆☆☆☆
202237.6163 of 29945.5%★★☆☆☆
202130.2172 of 27737.9%★★☆☆☆
201936.7170 of 29342.0%★★☆☆☆
201828.8203 of 28428.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202523.8428 of 54621.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.6444 of 55419.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.2428 of 56023.6%★☆☆☆☆
202242.2312 of 55243.5%★★☆☆☆
202136.0340 of 53836.8%★★☆☆☆
201936.9358 of 52932.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202527.6377 of 49023.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.2432 of 51015.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.7463 of 5149.9%★☆☆☆☆
202231.9335 of 49532.3%★★☆☆☆
202129.0345 of 48328.6%★☆☆☆☆
201933.0349 of 49028.8%★☆☆☆☆
201839.0308 of 48136.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202526.2423 of 55023.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.7451 of 56019.5%★☆☆☆☆
202319.4458 of 55717.8%★☆☆☆☆
202242.5296 of 54045.2%★★☆☆☆
202132.2349 of 52934.0%★★☆☆☆
201939.5310 of 52340.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202513.4331 of 3320.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.8203 of 28829.5%★★☆☆☆
202139.3126 of 23847.1%★★☆☆☆
201916.9222 of 2220.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.7219 of 27921.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202534.0336 of 49231.7%★★☆☆☆
202428.4369 of 50426.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.4373 of 50325.8%★☆☆☆☆
202251.7204 of 50059.2%★★★☆☆
202144.0258 of 49648.0%★★☆☆☆
201944.6247 of 48449.0%★★☆☆☆
201852.8195 of 48159.5%★★★☆☆
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 (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school
African American (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I42%+13 vs state
Social Studies37%-12 vs state
Science28%-18 vs state
Mathematics22%-20 vs state
English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

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Students who attend Crestview Middle School usually go on to attend Covington High School

Students at Crestview Middle School are 54% African American, 40% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Crestview Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Crestview Middle School.


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