Summary:
Zip code 37830 (Oak Ridge, TN) is home to two public middle schools—Robertsville Middle School and Jefferson Middle School—both serving grades 5 through 8 within the Oak Ridge Schools district, which ranks 14th out of 141 districts in Tennessee and holds a 5-star rating.
Jefferson Middle School is the clear standout in this area. It ranks 74th of 594 middle schools for 2025–2026 (88th percentile), well ahead of Robertsville Middle School's rank of 114th (81st percentile). Jefferson outperforms Robertsville in all four core subjects: math (52.3% vs. 46.6% proficient), ELA (48.4% vs. 39.9%), science (62.1% vs. 58.8%), and social studies (66.5% vs. 59.7%). The largest gaps appear in 8th grade, where Jefferson leads by 15 points in ELA and 12.4 points in math. Jefferson also has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (10.2% vs. 15.2%), and both schools beat state averages in most subjects.
Robertsville Middle School, while trailing Jefferson overall, has notable strengths. Its upper-grade science scores are competitive—66.5% proficiency in 6th grade (beating Jefferson's 58.2%) and 67.3% in 8th grade—and it reports 76.5% proficiency in Algebra I. Robertsville's state rank has also improved steadily, from 132nd in 2023–2024 to 122nd in 2024–2025 and 114th in 2025–2026. Jefferson slipped slightly from 54th to 74th in the most recent year, so the gap may narrow. However, Robertsville lags district averages in all four subjects, while Jefferson meets or exceeds the district in science and social studies. Both schools share per-student spending of roughly $15,200–$15,600, but missing data on free/reduced lunch eligibility and student-teacher ratios limits fuller analysis.
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