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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 37179

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Top rankedThompson's Station Middle School15^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 37179 in Thompsons Station, Tennessee is served by two top-rated public middle schools—Heritage Middle School and Thompson's Station Middle School—both covering grades 6–8 within Williamson County Schools. Both schools are elite by state standards, ranking #23 and #15 respectively among Tennessee middle schools in 2025–2026, and both are 5-star schools in a district ranked 3rd out of 141 in the state. However, even these top-ranked schools fall below the district average in Math (75.1%) and ELA (70.5%), with Heritage at 67.0% and 63.1% and Thompson's Station at 65.3% and 67.2% respectively—still far above state averages of 43.0% and 40.6%.

The two schools have distinct academic profiles. Thompson's Station holds the edge in overall ELA, Science, and Social Studies proficiency, and its state rank has been consistently higher over the past three years. Heritage, meanwhile, leads in Math proficiency overall (67.0% vs. 65.3%) and outperforms Thompson's Station in all four subjects at the 8th-grade level—most notably in Math (69.4% vs. 65.0%) and Science (78.4% vs. 72.6%). The most dramatic grade-level gap is in 7th-grade ELA, where Thompson's Station posts 73.9% proficiency versus Heritage's 55.7%. Thompson's Station also shines in Social Studies, with an 82.0% all-grades rate and an exceptional 89.1% in 7th grade. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at both schools—5.4% at Thompson's Station and 7.9% at Heritage, versus the 18.3% state average—and Thompson's Station spends more per student ($14,305 vs. $13,098).

Recent trends also differ. Heritage made a large year-over-year leap in ELA (+6.4 points), while Thompson's Station saw declines in Math (-5.6) and Science (-4.1), though it remains in the top 15 statewide. For parents, the data suggests that while Thompson's Station is the stronger overall school by ranking, Heritage offers a particularly strong math program and a standout 8th-grade experience. Families should weigh grade-specific performance as well as overall rankings when choosing between these two excellent neighboring schools.

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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	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 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
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	4803 Columbia PIKE	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4540	822	60	13.6	1.8%	562 (68.4%)	37 (4.5%)	119 (14.5%)	54 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.8%)	95	23^rd of 594 public middle schools	96.1%		95.4	19^th of 583 public middle schools	96.7%	4	63.9	67.8	69.4	67.0	67.6	55.7	65.6	63.1	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	76.7	70.1	78.4	75.1	80.4	74.6	75.5	76.9	$13,098	$169	$12,460
Thompson's Station Middle School	Public	6-8	2638 Clayton Arnold Road	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5350	566	41	13.9	2.4%	470 (83.0%)	9 (1.6%)	44 (7.8%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)	96.2	15^th of 594 public middle schools	97.5%		97.4	10^th of 583 public middle schools	98.3%	5	62.6	68.2	65.0	65.3	68.6	73.9	59.7	67.2		≥ 95%	≥ 95%			76.9	81.0	72.6	76.7	83.3	89.1	74.5	82.0	$14,305	$169	$13,798

Cities Near Zip Code 37179

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thompsons Station	1.07 mi	6	8^th
Spring Hill	1.78 mi	12	40^th
Franklin	5.77 mi	25	14^th
Columbia	6.96 mi	12	302^nd
Arrington	12.27 mi	1	12^th

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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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