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Union City Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
147th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools
Better than 75% of Tennessee middle schools
Summary

Union City Middle School is a public middle school in Union City, Tennessee, serving 475 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Union City District, which is ranked 21 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Union City Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in most subject areas, including Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. The school's proficiency rates in Algebra I are particularly impressive, with 93.3% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 85.3%. Additionally, the school's 8th-grade students excel in Mathematics, with a proficiency rate of 35.1%, higher than the state average of 36.2%. The school's performance is strong across different student subgroups, and its White and Special Education student subgroups consistently rank in the top quartile of Tennessee middle schools.

While Union City Middle School outperforms the nearby Martin Middle School in some subject areas, Martin Middle School has higher proficiency rates in Science and Social Studies. Both schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with Union City Middle School ranking slightly higher in the state's middle school rankings. Over the years, Union City Middle School has shown a consistent trend of improvement, moving from a 1-star rating in 2016-2017 to a 4-star rating in 2024-2025, indicating the school's commitment to continuous improvement.

438
Students ?
15.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,460
Per pupil spending ?
66.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1111 High School DR
       Union City, TN  38261

(731) 885-2901

District: Union City


Students who attend Union City Middle School usually attend:

High:    Union City High School

Feeder schools for Union City Middle School:

Elementary:    Union City Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
45.0%
African American:
29.9%
Hispanic:
16.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2014 → 75th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2014
✓Above the Tennessee median (75th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg49%
Tennessee avg43%
147th of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Top 25%▲ up 33 pts since 2015
From bottom 42% (2015) to top 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
21st of 139Union City 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202569.1147 of 58374.8%★★★★☆
202461.8194 of 58767.0%★★★☆☆
202361.3198 of 59466.7%★★★☆☆
202262.7167 of 56970.7%★★★★☆
202154.9218 of 57662.2%★★★☆☆
201946.4271 of 57452.8%★★★☆☆
201851.3259 of 56354.0%★★★☆☆
201734.4280 of 36222.7%★☆☆☆☆
201550.1284 of 49242.3%★★☆☆☆
201447.5276 of 48543.1%★★☆☆☆
201349.2312 of 47534.3%★★☆☆☆
201264.4167 of 46664.2%★★★☆☆
201182.562 of 46286.6%★★★★☆
201060.4161 of 43563.0%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202552.4116 of 31262.8%★★★☆☆
202442.3151 of 31852.5%★★★☆☆
202344.9145 of 31654.1%★★★☆☆
202247.0122 of 29959.2%★★★☆☆
202139.0138 of 27750.2%★★★☆☆
201935.0178 of 29339.2%★★☆☆☆
201831.3188 of 28433.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202567.3150 of 54672.5%★★★★☆
202465.4152 of 55472.6%★★★★☆
202356.5218 of 56061.1%★★★☆☆
202258.1191 of 55265.4%★★★☆☆
202148.8246 of 53854.3%★★★☆☆
201946.5268 of 52949.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202560.093 of 28667.5%★★★☆☆
202457.3105 of 28563.2%★★★☆☆
202360.692 of 28567.7%★★★☆☆
202250.1107 of 27561.1%★★★☆☆
202133.2163 of 26137.5%★★☆☆☆
201948.7100 of 22856.1%★★★☆☆
201852.191 of 21958.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202562.1138 of 49071.8%★★★★☆
202447.6242 of 51052.5%★★★☆☆
202357.0155 of 51469.8%★★★★☆
202142.6250 of 48348.2%★★☆☆☆
201939.7301 of 49038.6%★★☆☆☆
201839.7299 of 48137.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202566.9150 of 55072.7%★★★★☆
202454.6222 of 56060.4%★★★☆☆
202361.9178 of 55768.0%★★★☆☆
202264.1146 of 54073.0%★★★★☆
202157.5173 of 52967.3%★★★☆☆
201946.6252 of 52351.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202553.387 of 33273.8%★★★★☆
202439.6152 of 29949.2%★★☆☆☆
202344.2112 of 28861.1%★★★☆☆
202246.991 of 26065.0%★★★☆☆
202128.2187 of 23821.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.8193 of 22213.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.3244 of 27912.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202583.363 of 49287.2%★★★★☆
202476.191 of 50481.9%★★★★☆
202379.380 of 50384.1%★★★★☆
202282.554 of 50089.2%★★★★☆
202179.669 of 49686.1%★★★★☆
201966.1117 of 48475.8%★★★★☆
201873.890 of 48181.3%★★★★☆
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)87th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)74th percentile~ school
Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school
African American (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I93%+64 vs state
Social Studies59%+10 vs state
Science52%+5 vs state
Mathematics50%+8 vs state
English Language Arts38%~ state avg

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Union City Middle School ranks 147th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Union City Middle School usually go on to attend Union City High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Union City Middle School.

Students at Union City Middle School are 45% White, 30% African American, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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