Enrollment
335
Middle
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEAKLEY COUNTY·NCES 470447001779
Dresden Middle School
759 Linden ST, Dresden, TN 38225 · (731) 364-2407 · Weakley County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Tennessee public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public middle schools
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STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 93 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 24% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Weakley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
TN avg 40.9% . +12.2pp since 2022
Math
59.3%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 57.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.5% | 57.1% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dresden Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #39 of 336 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #42 of 336 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #265 of 349 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #270 of 325 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #161 of 216 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
335
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 335 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 23.6 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 23.6 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 63% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 57% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 14 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dresden Middle School.
About Dresden Middle School
Dresden Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Dresden, Tennessee, under Weakley County. It had 335 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Tennessee have about 554 students on average; enrollment here is 40% lower.
The district, Weakley County, operates 10 schools serving 3,993 students.
The share of White students at Dresden Middle School is 89%. Next come 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Weakley County overall, the White share is about 85%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dresden Middle School scores 20%.
Among Tennessee public middle schools, Dresden Middle School outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Weakley County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $51,880 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Weakley County number 11, with about 3,993 students.
Dresden Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Dresden Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Dresden Middle School enrolled 345 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 335.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Dresden Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Weakley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,016
Census ACS
Median income
$51,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,993 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weakley County
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 611 students
- Martin PrimaryElementary · 470 students
- Greenfield SchoolCombined · 454 students
- Dresden ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Martin Middle SchoolMiddle · 408 students
- Gleason SchoolCombined · 393 students
Other schools in Dresden
- Dresden ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Dresden High SchoolHigh · 301 students
- Weakley County Center For Adult Continuing EducationHigh
Nearby schools
- Dresden Elementary0.0 mi · 440
- Dresden High School2.2 mi · 301
- Gleason School6.8 mi · 393
- Sharon School7.3 mi · 190
- Westview High School8.1 mi · 611
- Martin Middle School8.8 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Dresden Middle SchoolHow many students attend Dresden Middle School?
Dresden Middle School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Dresden Middle School serve?
Dresden Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How diverse is Dresden Middle School?
Dresden Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dresden Middle School?
Dresden Middle School is overseen by Weakley County in Weakley County.
What county does Dresden Middle School serve?
Dresden Middle School serves Weakley County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.