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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Tennessee

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public middle schools in Tennessee, drawn from 325 qualifying public middle schools. E. A. Cox Middle School leads the list at 32.3%, against a median of 72.8% 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

325

Tennessee

Best Largest group

32.3%

Median Largest group

72.8%

MOST DIVERSE · TENNESSEE

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	E. A. Cox Middle School	Columbia, TN	626	32.3% White (202)	32.3%(202)	31.9%(200)	28.0%(175)	0.5%(3)
2	Ooltewah Middle School	Ooltewah, TN	547	32.4% White (177)	32.4%(177)	21.8%(119)	30.2%(165)	3.1%(17)
3	West Creek Middle	Clarksville, TN	1,165	32.6% Black (380)	31.6%(368)	32.6%(380)	22.0%(256)	2.1%(24)
4	Red Bank Middle School	Chattanooga, TN	533	34.1% White (182)	34.1%(182)	23.6%(126)	29.3%(156)	1.1%(6)
5	H. G. Hill Middle	Nashville, TN	435	34.7% Hispanic (151)	28.5%(124)	25.1%(109)	34.7%(151)	6.9%(30)
6	Northeast Middle	Clarksville, TN	1,074	34.8% Black (374)	32.7%(351)	34.8%(374)	17.8%(191)	2.1%(23)
7	Rucker Stewart Middle	Gallatin, TN	585	36.4% White (213)	36.4%(213)	26.7%(156)	30.1%(176)	0.7%(4)
8	Rocky Fork Middle School	Smyrna, TN	873	37.2% White (325)	37.2%(325)	16.9%(148)	32.0%(279)	8.6%(75)
9	Kenwood Middle	Clarksville, TN	1,083	37.3% Black (404)	27.4%(297)	37.3%(404)	19.9%(215)	0.4%(4)
10	William Henry Oliver Middle	Nashville, TN	423	37.8% White (160)	37.8%(160)	25.5%(108)	23.6%(100)	8.3%(35)
11	Rock Springs Middle School	Smyrna, TN	1,152	38.0% Hispanic (438)	33.3%(384)	17.0%(196)	38.0%(438)	6.8%(78)
12	Thurgood Marshall Middle	Antioch, TN	603	38.1% Black (230)	15.1%(91)	38.1%(230)	34.0%(205)	9.6%(58)
13	Donelson Middle	Nashville, TN	434	38.5% Black (167)	24.6%(107)	38.5%(167)	28.6%(124)	1.4%(6)
14	Millington Intermediate School	Millington, TN	537	38.9% White (209)	38.9%(209)	33.5%(180)	14.9%(80)	1.5%(8)
15	Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School	Murfreesboro, TN	755	39.3% White (297)	39.3%(297)	20.1%(152)	29.9%(226)	3.3%(25)
16	Valor Voyager Academy	Nashville, TN	507	39.5% White (200)	39.5%(200)	18.7%(95)	28.8%(146)	8.7%(44)
17	DuPont Tyler Middle	Hermitage, TN	377	40.3% Black (152)	19.1%(72)	40.3%(152)	30.8%(116)	2.1%(8)
18	KIPP Antioch College Prep Middle	Antioch, TN	526	40.5% Black (213)	29.5%(155)	40.5%(213)	25.3%(133)	2.7%(14)
19	New Providence Middle	Clarksville, TN	1,012	40.9% White (414)	40.9%(414)	27.8%(281)	17.2%(174)	0.5%(5)
20	Northwest Middle School	Knoxville, TN	798	41.4% Hispanic (330)	29.2%(233)	21.9%(175)	41.4%(330)	0.4%(3)
21	Coopertown Middle School	Springfield, TN	617	41.6% Hispanic (257)	33.7%(208)	18.3%(113)	41.6%(257)	0.3%(2)
22	Goodlettsville Middle	Goodlettsville, TN	447	42.7% Hispanic (191)	14.1%(63)	35.1%(157)	42.7%(191)	2.2%(10)
23	Lincoln Heights Middle School	Morristown, TN	602	42.9% Hispanic (258)	40.0%(241)	6.0%(36)	42.9%(258)	0.7%(4)
24	Whittle Springs Middle School	Knoxville, TN	466	42.9% Hispanic (200)	28.5%(133)	20.0%(93)	42.9%(200)	0.0%(0)
25	White Station Middle	Memphis, TN	1,127	43.1% Black (486)	22.6%(255)	43.1%(486)	19.9%(224)	7.5%(84)
26	West End Middle	Nashville, TN	327	43.1% White (141)	43.1%(141)	40.1%(131)	5.8%(19)	2.8%(9)
27	Dyersburg Middle School	Dyersburg, TN	574	43.2% White (248)	43.2%(248)	37.6%(216)	7.7%(44)	2.1%(12)
28	Two Rivers Middle	Nashville, TN	281	43.4% Black (122)	19.2%(54)	43.4%(122)	31.3%(88)	0.7%(2)
29	Neely's Bend: A LEAD Public School	Madison, TN	367	43.6% Hispanic	13.6%	36.8%	43.6%	0.3%
30	DuPont Hadley Middle	Old Hickory, TN	385	43.6% White (168)	43.6%(168)	28.6%(110)	18.4%(71)	1.6%(6)
31	Bellevue Middle	Nashville, TN	438	44.5% White (195)	44.5%(195)	27.4%(120)	14.8%(65)	4.6%(20)
32	Union City Middle School	Union City, TN	438	45.0% White (197)	45.0%(197)	29.9%(131)	16.4%(72)	0.9%(4)
33	Bon Lin Middle School	Bartlett, TN	677	45.2% White (306)	45.2%(306)	34.3%(232)	8.4%(57)	5.2%(35)
34	Brown Middle School	Harrison, TN	296	45.3% Black (134)	29.4%(87)	45.3%(134)	12.5%(37)	0.3%(1)
35	Hixson Middle School	Hixson, TN	591	46.2% White (273)	46.2%(273)	16.9%(100)	20.6%(122)	3.5%(21)
36	Madison Middle	Madison, TN	360	46.7% Black (168)	7.5%(27)	46.7%(168)	41.4%(149)	0.8%(3)
37	Kirkwood Middle	Clarksville, TN	1,163	46.7% White (543)	46.7%(543)	21.8%(254)	15.9%(185)	4.6%(54)
38	Isaac Litton Middle	Nashville, TN	264	47.0% White (124)	47.0%(124)	27.3%(72)	21.2%(56)	0.8%(2)
39	Cleveland Middle	Cleveland, TN	1,291	47.1% White (608)	47.1%(608)	9.9%(128)	32.6%(421)	1.6%(21)
40	LEAD Neely's Bend	Nashville, TN	291	47.8% Black (139)	9.6%(28)	47.8%(139)	37.5%(109)	0.0%(0)
41	Poplar Grove 5-8	Franklin, TN	307	47.9% White (147)	47.9%(147)	3.6%(11)	40.1%(123)	1.0%(3)
42	LaVergne Middle School	La Vergne, TN	1,117	48.0% Hispanic (536)	17.6%(196)	28.1%(314)	48.0%(536)	2.1%(23)
43	Harris Middle School	Shelbyville, TN	977	48.0% Hispanic (469)	32.3%(316)	12.0%(117)	48.0%(469)	0.8%(8)
44	Blackman Middle School	Murfreesboro, TN	1,727	48.1% White (831)	48.1%(831)	19.8%(341)	17.8%(308)	7.4%(128)
45	Fayetteville Middle School	Fayetteville, TN	200	48.5% White (97)	48.5%(97)	30.5%(61)	9.0%(18)	1.0%(2)
46	Whitthorne Middle School	Columbia, TN	951	49.1% White (467)	49.1%(467)	20.4%(194)	23.3%(222)	1.4%(13)
47	Smyrna Middle School	Smyrna, TN	899	49.4% Hispanic (444)	26.6%(239)	14.7%(132)	49.4%(444)	6.0%(54)
48	Oakland Middle School	Murfreesboro, TN	1,224	49.6% White (607)	49.6%(607)	25.5%(312)	17.6%(215)	1.3%(16)
49	Pigeon Forge Intermediate	Pigeon Forge, TN	375	49.6% White (186)	49.6%(186)	0.8%(3)	44.0%(165)	2.9%(11)
50	Ripley Middle School	Ripley, TN	477	49.7% Black (237)	41.1%(196)	49.7%(237)	2.5%(12)	0.0%(0)

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