Summary:
Zip code 37066 in Gallatin, TN is served by four middle schools within Sumner County Schools, all covering grades 6–8 with a combined enrollment of 2,811 students. While the district ranks 33rd out of 141 districts in Tennessee, these four schools tell two very different stories — Liberty Creek Middle School and Station Camp Middle School are among the best in the state, while Joe Shafer Middle School and Rucker Stewart Middle School sit well below district and state averages.
Liberty Creek is the standout, ranked 24th in Tennessee (96th percentile) with 81% math proficiency — 38 points above the state average — and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate locally at just 5.7%. It improved in every subject year over year. Station Camp, the largest school with 904 students, ranks 32nd in the state and leads the group in science (72.8%) and social studies (70.5%). However, Station Camp's math, ELA, and science scores slipped from the previous year. On average, the top two schools outperform the bottom two by a staggering 41.6 points in math and 39.3 points in science.
Joe Shafer (37th percentile) and Rucker Stewart (30th percentile) face significant challenges. Rucker Stewart has the lowest scores in math (31%), ELA (23.5%), and science (30.6%), plus the highest chronic absenteeism at 16.1%. Notably, it spends the most per student ($13,645) yet performs the worst. English language arts is the weakest subject across all four schools — even Liberty Creek's 60.5% ELA proficiency lags its other subjects. Rucker Stewart's 7th-grade ELA proficiency is critically low at 18.1%, while Joe Shafer students lose ground as they progress through middle school. On a positive note, Joe Shafer showed improvement in ELA, science, and social studies this year.
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