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West Middle School

Q: Is West Middle School a good school?

West Middle School ranks 380 th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend West Middle School?

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

Q: 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.

Q: What high school do graduates of West Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

West Middle School serves 383 students in grades 6–8 in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and currently ranks in the 36th percentile of Tennessee middle schools with a 2-star rating. That places West in the lower half of middle schools statewide and well behind its same-district counterpart, East Middle School, which ranks in the 72nd percentile with 4 stars. West's district, Tullahoma City Schools, is itself rated in the 26th percentile (1 star) among Tennessee districts.

Academically, West trails both district and state averages in most core subjects. Proficiency rates in math (36.4%), English Language Arts (33.0%), science (34.0%), and social studies (31.5%) all sit below the district and state averages. The social studies gap is the most significant, with West running 20 points behind the state average. One bright spot is 8th-grade Algebra I, where 93.8% of tested students scored proficient—above the state's 88.3% and even slightly ahead of East Middle's 91.7%. However, this advanced-math success doesn't carry over to the broader student body: 6th-grade math proficiency is just 34.6% and 7th-grade math is 28.6%, both well below state averages.

West also struggles with chronic absenteeism, with 19.8% of students chronically absent in 2024–2025, above both the district's 16.3% and the state's 18.3%. This is striking given that West spends $14,328 per student—among the highest in the region and more than several higher-performing nearby schools like Cascade Middle and Coffee County Middle. There are some encouraging signs: students in special education and those from low-income households have shown meaningful gains in recent years. Still, 8th-grade social studies (21.1% proficiency) stands out as a particular area of concern, and West's overall performance has hovered in the mid-30th percentile range for nearly a decade. For families comparing options in the Tullahoma area, East Middle is the clear academic standout in the district.

383

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,328

Per pupil spending ?

24.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

90 Hermitage Drive
Tullahoma, TN 37388

(931) 454-2605

District: Tullahoma City Schools

Students who attend West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tullahoma High School

Feeder schools for West Middle School:

Elementary:	Bel Aire Elementary School
	Jack T Farrar Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

African American:

7.6%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 20 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg44%

380^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 30% (2018) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Tullahoma City Schools

104^th of 141Tullahoma City 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	38.5	380 of 594	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.9	186 of 328	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	35.4	195 of 302	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	35.0	325 of 478	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.9	242 of 349	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.0	375 of 494	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Male (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I94%+62 vs state

Mathematics36%-7 vs state

Science34%-13 vs state

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Social Studies32%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra 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	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 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 Drive	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma City Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2605	406	28	14.4	24.3%	316 (77.8%)	42 (10.3%)	28 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	38.5	380^th of 594 public middle schools	36.0%		36.9	377^th of 583 public middle schools	35.3%	3	34.6	28.6	45.7	36.4	34.1	36.2	29.2	33.0	93.8	93.8	30.8	37.1	34.6	34.0	29.3	47.6	21.1	31.5	$14,328	$808	$12,609
East Middle School	Public	6-8	908 Country Club Drive	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma City Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2632	380	28	13.7	28.1%	270 (71.1%)	28 (7.4%)	37 (9.7%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	66.9	167^th of 594 public middle schools	71.9%		59.5	205^th of 583 public middle schools	64.8%	38	70.6	43.9	37.9	50.9	59.5	43.2	36.7	46.0	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	50.8	39.6	48.9	46.3	54.0	51.1	53.2	52.7	$14,328	$808	$12,609
North Middle School	Public	6-8	2990 Decherd Boulevard	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5323	577	33	17.4	22.6%	485 (84.1%)	32 (5.5%)	42 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	28	446^th of 594 public middle schools	24.9%		26.2	448^th of 583 public middle schools	23.2%	2	20.6	16.9	25.0	20.8	21.3	21.0	17.6	19.9			32.9	47.6	38.8	39.9	27.7	39.2	38.7	35.3	$11,976	$843	$10,455
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Taylor Street	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-2071	415	31	13.6	29.7%	267 (64.3%)	28 (6.7%)	95 (22.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	50.1	289^th of 594 public middle schools	51.3%		52.2	254^th of 583 public middle schools	56.4%	35	34.1	42.9	25.5	35.4	29.4	28.0	28.0	28.5	90.5	90.5	39.3	56.0	43.9	46.8	43.6	57.7	47.0	49.8	$13,015	$537	$11,575
Tri Star Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Parks Street	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester City Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 353-1336				—															(n/a)	< 5%	< 5%	6.3	< 5%	11.3	8.3	< 5%	7.3			11.3	6.8	12.7	10.5	< 5%	< 5%	10.1	5.8
Harris Middle School	Public	6-8	570 Eagle Boulevard	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-5195	950	62	15.3	35.0%	321 (33.8%)	119 (12.5%)	449 (47.3%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)	11.6	530^th of 594 public middle schools	10.8%		9.2	544^th of 583 public middle schools	6.7%	14	17.1	15.6	11.1	14.5	19.6	15.6	10.1	14.9			21.8	24.3	18.1	21.3	13.3	32.2	19.5	21.7	$10,844	$1,160	$8,935
Coffee County Middle School	Public	6-8	3063 Woodbury Highway	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 723-5177	827	56	14.6	30.0%	670 (81.0%)	12 (1.5%)	91 (11.0%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	54.7	258^th of 594 public middle schools	56.6%		51.9	256^th of 583 public middle schools	56.1%	2	39.6	38.6	42.2	40.1	35.1	32.5	33.9	33.9	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	47.3	46.2	45.6	46.4	45.0	53.6	46.6	48.2	$12,681	$648	$11,173
South Middle School	Public	6-8	601 West Cumberland Street	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7355	318	24	13.2	27.1%	266 (83.6%)	25 (7.9%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	25.6	459^th of 594 public middle schools	22.7%		28.5	430^th of 583 public middle schools	26.2%	29	19.2	12.8	26.4	19.5	32.3	19.4	19.2	23.7			42.3	40.0	32.0	38.2	20.2	36.8	26.4	27.7	$12,796	$1,206	$10,782
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	1165 Bell Buckle Wartrace Road	Wartrace	37183	Bedford County	Bedford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 389-9389	379	29	12.9	18.1%	295 (77.8%)	11 (2.9%)	50 (13.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	75.6	108^th of 594 public middle schools	81.8%		75.4	105^th of 583 public middle schools	82.0%	3	60.5	53.3	64.5	59.0	43.5	39.3	34.3	39.2			56.1	57.0	47.7	54.0	54.1	74.8	57.0	62.6	$12,553	$1,218	$10,504

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle School

How many students attend West Middle School?

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

What high school do graduates of West Middle School attend?

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

Is West Middle School a good school?

West Middle School ranks 380^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is West Middle School in?

Tullahoma City Schools

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