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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Tennessee

216 public middle schools in Tennessee appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Moses McKissack Middle leads the list at -65.5%, against a median of -14.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
216
Tennessee
Best Enrollment change
-65.5%
Median Enrollment change
-14.4%
FASTEST DECLINING · TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Moses McKissack MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County330114-65.5%
2John Early MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County355136-61.7%
3Fayetteville Middle SchoolFayetteville, TNFayetteville458200-56.3%
4East Nashville MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County435191-56.1%
5Selmer Middle SchoolSelmer, TNMcNairy County416197-52.6%
6William Henry Oliver MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County882423-52.0%
7North Parkway Middle SchoolJackson, TNMadison County748360-51.9%
8Nashville PrepNashville, TNDavidson County384187-51.3%
9Holston Middle SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County898461-48.7%
10Liberty Collegiate AcademyNashville, TNDavidson County460241-47.6%
11Isaac Litton MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County500264-47.2%
12Karns Middle SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County1,597900-43.6%
13Donelson MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County761434-43.0%
14Haywood Middle SchoolBrownsville, TNHaywood County595345-42.0%
15Orchard Knob Middle SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County454264-41.9%
16DuPont Hadley MiddleOld Hickory, TNDavidson County658385-41.5%
17Head MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County582342-41.2%
18Spring Hill Middle SchoolSpring Hill, TNMaury County928557-40.0%
19Croft MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County675411-39.1%
20Mt. Juliet Middle SchoolMt. Juliet, TNWilson County1,6421,002-39.0%
21Brown Middle SchoolHarrison, TNHamilton County475296-37.7%
22DuPont Tyler MiddleHermitage, TNDavidson County602377-37.4%
23Madison MiddleMadison, TNDavidson County567360-36.5%
24South Gibson County Middle SchoolMedina, TNGibson Co Sp Dist1,164757-35.0%
25Indian Trail Middle SchoolJohnson City, TNJohnson City1,209786-35.0%
26Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the ArtsNashville, TNDavidson County414269-35.0%
27Thurgood Marshall MiddleAntioch, TNDavidson County916603-34.2%
28Jackson Career Technology Magnet ElementaryJackson, TNMadison County509336-34.0%
29Apollo MiddleAntioch, TNDavidson County830549-33.9%
30H. G. Hill MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County657435-33.8%
31West End MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County488327-33.0%
32John Trotwood Moore MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County670454-32.2%
33Two Rivers MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County414281-32.1%
34McMurray MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County802545-32.0%
35Margaret Allen MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County444306-31.1%
36Bellevue MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County633438-30.8%
37Wright MiddleNashville, TNDavidson County719498-30.7%
38Dickson Middle SchoolDickson, TNDickson County812570-29.8%
39Heritage Middle SchoolThompson Station, TNWilliamson County1,199847-29.4%
40Soldiers Memorial Middle SchoolTazewell, TNClaiborne County509360-29.3%
41Robert E Ellis MiddleHendersonville, TNSumner County713509-28.6%
42Rogersville Middle SchoolRogersville, TNHawkins County463334-27.9%
43Spring Station Middle SchoolSpring Hill, TNWilliamson County1,095800-26.9%
44Ooltewah Middle SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton County746547-26.7%
45Whitwell Middle SchoolWhitwell, TNMarion County380280-26.3%
46Jasper Middle SchoolJasper, TNMarion County535395-26.2%
47East Jr. High SchoolSomerville, TNFayette County Public Schools329243-26.1%
48Livingston Middle SchoolLivingston, TNOverton County320237-25.9%
49Lafollette Middle SchoolLa Follette, TNCampbell County498372-25.3%
50Surgoinsville Middle SchoolSurgoinsville, TNHawkins County341255-25.2%
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