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West Middle School

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West Middle School ranks 377 th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

West Middle School is a public middle school located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 406. The school is part of the Tullahoma school district, which is ranked 108 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Tullahoma district and the state of Tennessee in most subject areas, with proficiency rates in Mathematics (30.9%), English Language Arts (29.6%), and Science (34.2%) significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with special education and low socioeconomic status students consistently ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Tennessee middle schools. Additionally, West Middle School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 22.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

However, West Middle School's Algebra I proficiency rates are exceptionally high, reaching 93.3% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperforming the Tullahoma district and Tennessee state averages. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as East Middle School (also in Tullahoma), West Middle School generally underperforms academically, with lower proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings. The school's performance has also declined over the past several years, from 301 out of 492 Tennessee middle schools in 2014-2015 to 377 out of 583 in 2024-2025.

383

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,328

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

90 Hermitage DR
Tullahoma, TN 37388

(931) 454-2605

District: Tullahoma

Students who attend West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tullahoma High School

Feeder schools for West Middle School:

Elementary:	Bel Aire Elementary
	Jack T Farrar Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

African American:

7.6%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg37%

Tennessee avg43%

377^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Tullahoma

108^th of 139Tullahoma 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	36.9	377 of 583	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	357 of 587	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	341 of 594	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	418 of 569	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	378 of 576	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	427 of 574	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	395 of 563	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.1	301 of 492	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.6	310 of 485	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	310 of 475	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	307 of 466	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	233 of 462	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.1	116 of 435	73.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	121 of 312	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	186 of 318	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	185 of 316	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	244 of 299	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	173 of 277	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	134 of 293	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	141 of 284	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	412 of 546	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	420 of 554	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	378 of 560	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	423 of 552	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	367 of 538	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	384 of 529	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	16.0	257 of 275	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	210 of 219	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	409 of 490	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	379 of 510	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	290 of 514	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	376 of 495	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	321 of 483	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	394 of 490	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	361 of 481	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	298 of 550	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	270 of 560	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	274 of 557	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	379 of 540	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	344 of 529	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	397 of 523	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	290 of 332	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	292 of 299	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	264 of 288	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	242 of 260	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	179 of 238	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	42 of 222	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	39.7	150 of 279	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	396 of 492	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	351 of 504	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	332 of 503	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	398 of 500	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	365 of 496	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	403 of 484	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	377 of 481	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)61st percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2022)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+64 vs state

Science34%-12 vs state

Social Studies34%-15 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

English Language Arts30%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra 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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra 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
West Middle School	Public	6-8	90 Hermitage DR	Tullahoma	37388	Franklin County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2605	406	28	14.4		316 (77.8%)	42 (10.3%)	28 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	36.9	377^th of 583 public middle schools	35.3%		37.8	357^th of 587 public middle schools	39.2%	20	35.5	25.8	31.7	30.9	28.1	32.0	28.6	29.6	93.3	93.3	32.2	35.9	34.5	34.2	24.8	38.3	37.8	33.7	$14,328	$808	$12,609
East Middle School	Public	6-8	908 Country Club DR	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2632	380	28	13.7		270 (71.1%)	28 (7.4%)	37 (9.7%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	59.5	205^th of 583 public middle schools	64.8%		53.8	244^th of 587 public middle schools	58.4%	39	53.6	41.4	33.9	43.2	44.9	34.5	23.0	34.2	91.7	91.7	49.3	55.2	41.2	48.7	36.2	50.3	54.4	47.0	$14,328	$808	$12,609
North Middle School	Public	6-8	2990 Decherd BLVD	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5323	577	33	17.4		485 (84.1%)	32 (5.5%)	42 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	26.2	448^th of 583 public middle schools	23.2%		24.7	447^th of 587 public middle schools	23.9%	1	25.3	20.5	17.8	21.1	26.5	19.9	16.2	20.7			30.7	38.6	32.4	33.9	29.5	35.7	34.1	33.1	$11,976	$843	$10,455
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Taylor ST	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-2071	415	31	13.6		267 (64.3%)	28 (6.7%)	95 (22.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	52.2	254^th of 583 public middle schools	56.4%		60.1	204^th of 587 public middle schools	65.2%	50	34.6	38.7	27.5	33.8	35.0	33.6	32.4	33.8	94.7	94.7	49.2	50.0	39.6	46.4	44.7	59.7	29.5	44.1	$13,015	$537	$11,575
Harris Middle School	Public	6-8	570 Eagle BLVD	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-5195	950	62	15.3		321 (33.8%)	119 (12.5%)	449 (47.3%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)	9.2	544^th of 583 public middle schools	6.7%		16.7	493^rd of 587 public middle schools	16.0%	51	14.3	9.7	8.6	11.0	14.0	10.0	9.4	11.2	50.0	50.0	19.2	19.1	22.0	20.0	11.5	21.3	18.9	17.2	$10,844	$1,160	$8,935
Coffee County Middle School	Public	6-8	3063 Woodbury HWY	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	No	(931) 723-5177	827	56	14.6		670 (81.0%)	12 (1.5%)	91 (11.0%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	51.9	256^th of 583 public middle schools	56.1%		49.3	277^th of 587 public middle schools	52.8%	21	38.4	37.6	32.5	36.1	33.2	31.6	25.4	29.8			40.9	51.5	38.9	44.0	44.8	53.2	48.7	49.1	$12,681	$648	$11,173
South Middle School	Public	6-8	601 West Cumberland ST	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7355	318	24	13.2		266 (83.6%)	25 (7.9%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	28.5	430^th of 583 public middle schools	26.2%		24.4	452^nd of 587 public middle schools	23.0%	22	23.4	20.8	29.4	23.9	33.6	20.8	11.8	23.6			29.2	38.4	25.9	31.7	38.7	39.2	23.5	35.2	$12,796	$1,206	$10,782
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	1165 Bell Buckle Wartrace RD	Wartrace	37183	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	No	(931) 389-9389	379	29	12.9		295 (77.8%)	11 (2.9%)	50 (13.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	75.4	105^th of 583 public middle schools	82.0%		72.1	120^th of 587 public middle schools	79.6%	15	61.7	55.7	48.1	55.3	43.5	39.6	33.1	38.5			56.1	57.5	53.8	55.7	56.5	71.7	47.7	57.8	$12,553	$1,218	$10,504

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle School

What district is West Middle School in?

Tullahoma

Is West Middle School a good school?

West Middle School ranks 377^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of West Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Middle School usually go on to attend Tullahoma High School

What is the racial makeup of West Middle School?

Students at West Middle School are 77% White, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended West Middle School.

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