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Tennessee Virtual Middle School

Q: Is Tennessee Virtual Middle School a good school?

Tennessee Virtual Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Tennessee Virtual Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Tennessee Virtual Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tennessee Virtual Middle School?

Students at Tennessee Virtual Middle School are 57% White, 28% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Public, Virtual Grades 6-8

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Tennessee Virtual Middle School in Knoxville, TN, is a public virtual school serving 856 students in grades 6–8, and although it carries a Knoxville address, it is part of Union County Schools, a district ranked in the bottom 15% of Tennessee districts. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom fifth of Tennessee middle schools, earning a 1-star rating each year from 2022–2023 through 2025–2026, with proficiency rates in every core subject well below state averages.

The school's clearest strength is attendance: TVMS reports just a 9.2% chronic absenteeism rate, far better than every nearby Knox County Schools middle school, which range from 22.6% at Whittle Springs Middle School to 32.8% at Vine Middle/Magnet School. However, academic results tell a different story. TVMS spends only $5,608 per student—about 38% of what nearby schools like Powell Middle School ($12,502) and Gresham Middle School ($12,673) spend—and its math proficiency of 13.2% is less than half that of South Doyle Middle School (30.5%) and well behind Halls Middle School (36.3%). TVMS only outperforms Vine Middle/Magnet in math and ELA, while sitting well behind Powell, Halls, and Gresham by 20–30 percentage points.

The picture is not entirely bleak. TVMS has shown steady improvement in all subjects over the last four years, and its 2025–2026 special education subgroup jumped to the 62nd percentile with a 3-star rating—a dramatic improvement, though it should be interpreted cautiously due to year-to-year volatility. Hispanic students are another bright spot, ranking in the 32nd percentile. The biggest concern beyond overall proficiency is Algebra I: only 10.1% of TVMS students scored proficient, compared to 93.6% at Powell Middle School and 61.5% at Halls Middle School, suggesting limited advanced-course readiness. In short, TVMS is a cost-efficient school that has solved the attendance problem common to in-person middle schools, but the virtual model has not yet produced the academic outcomes most parents would expect.

856

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,608

Per pupil spending ?

1924 Dutch Valley Drive
Knoxville, TN 37918

(865) 992-9026

District: Union County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

African American:

27.7%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

Tennessee avg44%

479^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Union County Schools

124^th of 141Union County 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	21.2	479 of 594	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	464 of 583	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	490 of 587	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	489 of 594	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	252 of 328	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	244 of 312	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	272 of 318	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	232 of 316	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	3.9	61 of 65	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	446 of 546	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	481 of 554	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	464 of 560	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	204 of 302	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	204 of 286	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	228 of 285	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	136 of 285	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	383 of 478	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	402 of 490	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	418 of 510	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	411 of 514	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	438 of 550	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	456 of 560	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	463 of 557	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	133 of 349	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.0	317 of 332	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	251 of 299	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	454 of 494	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	441 of 492	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	468 of 504	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	462 of 503	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2024)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science34%-12 vs state

Social Studies27%-24 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 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 Geometry (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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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
Tennessee Virtual Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	1924 Dutch Valley Drive	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Union County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 992-9026	914	41	22.5		512 (56.0%)	252 (27.6%)	58 (6.3%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.3%)	21.2	479^th of 594 public middle schools	19.4%		22	464^th of 583 public middle schools	20.4%	15	9.9	12.3	16.9	13.2	23.5	19.4	24.1	22.3						34.0	35.4	34.1	34.5	19.7	33.2	28.5	27.4	$5,608	$151	$5,446
Whittle Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 White Oak Lane	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4474	467	38	12.2	83.6%	147 (31.5%)	92 (19.7%)	190 (40.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	30.9	429^th of 594 public middle schools	27.8%		24.8	455^th of 583 public middle schools	22.0%	26	26.9	23.6	17.1	22.4	25.5	28.6	13.9	22.0		53.8	53.8			32.4	54.3	27.4	36.9	44.8	48.0	31.1	40.6	$16,459	$1,952	$13,660
Gresham Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Gresham Road	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1430	801	48	16.6	55.1%	463 (57.8%)	141 (17.6%)	121 (15.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.6%)	55.6	250^th of 594 public middle schools	57.9%		50.8	268^th of 583 public middle schools	54.0%	18	43.3	37.2	26.0	36.2	41.9	33.5	31.9	35.9		≥ 95%	≥ 95%			51.3	41.8	39.5	44.3	56.3	55.2	49.6	53.7	$12,673	$1,164	$10,905
Knoxville Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-7	967 Irwin Street	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 394-8989	0											12.7	520^th of 594 public middle schools	12.5%					(n/a)	11.4	19.4		16.4	11.4	16.4		14.5						18.2	28.4		24.6	22.7	26.0		24.8	$30,780	$4,548	$25,319
Vine Middle/Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1807 Martin Luther King Jr AVE	Knoxville	37915	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-4461	393	35	11.3	89.5%	61 (15.5%)	234 (59.5%)	68 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	10.7	540^th of 594 public middle schools	9.1%		7.6	562^nd of 583 public middle schools	3.6%	22	6.4	18.3	< 5%	8.5	13.8	5.4	8.3	9.1		72.7	72.7			22.3	25.0	20.8	22.5	19.4	30.8	19.3	22.8	$19,838	$2,151	$16,777
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5301 Pleasant Ridge Road	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1345	808	64	12.5	63.9%	221 (27.4%)	177 (21.9%)	333 (41.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (8.9%)	17	499^th of 594 public middle schools	16.0%		16.1	496^th of 583 public middle schools	14.9%	3	22.0	18.7	12.7	18.0	22.0	17.8	12.9	17.6		≥ 95%	≥ 95%			26.4	27.5	24.2	26.0	29.9	33.3	24.9	29.3	$15,150	$1,988	$12,439
Holston Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Chilhowee Drive	Knoxville	37924	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1300	476	36	13.2	44.4%	238 (50.0%)	153 (32.1%)	51 (10.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	40.4	362^nd of 594 public middle schools	39.1%		40.5	344^th of 583 public middle schools	41.0%	18	32.9	33.6	9.2	25.7	37.7	33.3	19.9	30.0		76.0	76.0			39.7	37.5	34.6	37.2	44.5	48.6	44.9	46.0	$15,855	$1,513	$13,493
Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School	Public	6-8	2527 Island Home Boulevard	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 579-2507	0																		(n/a)	< 5%			< 5%	< 5%			8.3						10.0			12.5	20.0			26.1
Halls Middle School	Public	6-8	4317 East Emory Road	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7494	996	65	15.3	36.5%	812 (81.5%)	22 (2.2%)	128 (12.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.4%)	59	225^th of 594 public middle schools	62.1%		55.2	232^nd of 583 public middle schools	60.2%	7	41.1	40.4	24.4	36.3	35.3	35.8	38.7	36.7		72.2	72.5			51.6	39.9	46.9	46.1	59.6	54.7	57.7	57.4	$12,662	$980	$11,237
South Doyle Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Decatur Road	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2133	799	60	13.3	64.8%	531 (66.5%)	126 (15.8%)	76 (9.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	55 (6.9%)	47	310^th of 594 public middle schools	47.8%		37	374^th of 583 public middle schools	35.8%	64	35.4	31.5	22.5	30.5	38.9	34.0	27.9	33.8		67.4	67.4			41.2	41.3	36.8	39.8	53.6	52.4	43.3	49.9	$14,454	$1,419	$12,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Tennessee Virtual Middle School

How many students attend Tennessee Virtual Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Tennessee Virtual Middle School.

Is Tennessee Virtual Middle School a good school?

Tennessee Virtual Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tennessee Virtual Middle School?

Students at Tennessee Virtual Middle School are 57% White, 28% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Tennessee Virtual Middle School in?

Union County Schools

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