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Dickson Middle School
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredWhat this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Dickson Middle School
Located at 401 E College ST, in Dickson, Tennessee, Dickson Middle School is a moderately sized junior high that teaches 570 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Dickson County.
Dickson County comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 7,777 students; Dickson Middle School is among them.
On demographics, Dickson Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dickson County put median household earnings sit near $75,003, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Dickson County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,777 students), Dickson Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Special Services is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Dickson Middle School.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Dickson Middle School's enrollment has fell 30% since 2018, when it stood at 812 (now 570). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 70% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dickson County at a glance
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- Oakmont Elementary1.6 mi · 482