Summary:
Zip code 37814 in Morristown, Tennessee is served by just one middle school, Meadowview Middle School, which is part of Hamblen County Schools and enrolls 611 students in grades 6 through 8 under a district that ranks 74th out of 141 districts in Tennessee.
Meadowview's academic profile is challenging. Only 20.3% of students are proficient in math and 22.2% in ELA, compared to state averages of 43.0% and 40.6% respectively. Science proficiency sits at 33.8% versus 46.9% statewide, while social studies is the school's strongest tested subject at 45.3% proficiency, still slightly below the state's 51.4%. The latest state ranking places Meadowview at 430th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools, earning a 1-star rating in the 28th percentile. That is an improvement from last year's 458th-place finish but remains below its 2023-2024 ranking of 403rd, when it earned 2 stars. Chronic absenteeism, however, is a genuine bright spot: only 11.9% of students are chronically absent, compared to 14.9% for the district and 18.3% for the state.
One noteworthy finding involves Algebra I. The school's 67.7% "all grades" proficiency rate appears to vastly outperform the district (31.3%) and state (32.3%), but this is misleading. When isolating 8th-grade Algebra I students only, Meadowview's 67.7% falls well below the district's 85.4% and the state's 88.3%. Additionally, performance tends to decline as students progress through middle school: ELA proficiency drops from 25.1% in 6th grade to 18.9% in 8th grade, while science falls from 40.4% to 25.3%. The school spends $12,189 per student, though missing data on free/reduced lunch eligibility and student-teacher ratios limits a fuller socioeconomic assessment. Overall, Meadowview has strong attendance and is improving slowly, but significant math and ELA deficits remain the most urgent concern for parents.
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