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Which teacher or staff member at Heritage Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
638
Middle
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOUNT COUNTY·NCES 470030001041
Heritage Middle School
3737 E Lamar Alex Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804 · (865) 980-1300 · Blount County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Tennessee public middle schools
- BTest 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
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
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 6 | 218 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 34% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.3pp since 2022
Math
33.6%
TN avg 39.3% . -0.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 34.2% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Heritage Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Blount County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #186 of 336 ▼ 14 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #137 of 336 ▼ 23 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #103 of 349 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #264 of 325 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #61 of 216 | N/A |
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
638
-140 (-18%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 763
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 | 638 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 34 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 43.5 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 45 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 815 | 41 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 56% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 792 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 50% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Middle School.
About Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle school in Maryville, Tennessee. Enrolled students number 638 students, in grades 6 through 8.
Besides Heritage Middle School, Blount County runs 20 other schools. The district enrolls 10,270 students.
Federal enrollment data show Heritage Middle School is 88% White. The school is also 8% Hispanic. That is close to the 89% White share among all Blount County residents. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Measured against Tennessee public middle schools, Heritage Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Blount County census figures show that the median household income is $77,365, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 34 public schools in Blount County, enrolling about 18,257 students in all.
The nearest public school is Heritage High School, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 18% from its 2020-21 level of 778.
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Blount County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,333
Census ACS
Median income
$77,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
18,257 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blount County
- William Blount High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Eagleton College and Career AcademyHigh · 886 students
- Union Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 623 students
- Mary Blount ElementaryElementary · 590 students
- Carpenters Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
Other schools in Maryville
- William Blount High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Maryville High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Coulter Grove Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Eagleton College and Career AcademyHigh · 886 students
- Maryville Junior High SchoolHigh · 886 students
Other Heritage Middle schools
19 other US public schools in 13 states are named Heritage Middle. Heritage Middle School is the 12th largest of the 20.
- Heritage Middle SchoolThompson Station, TN · 847 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 1,003 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 994 students
- Heritage MiddleWake Forest, NC · 947 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLDELTONA, FL · 932 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage High School0.2 mi · 911
- Porter Elementary3.0 mi · 266
- Walland Elementary School3.7 mi · 284
- Eagleton Elementary4.2 mi · 488
- John Sevier Elementary4.3 mi · 633
- Coulter Grove Intermediate School4.7 mi · 902
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Middle SchoolHow large is Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School enrolls approximately 638 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Heritage Middle School serve?
Heritage Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student diversity at Heritage Middle School?
Student demographics at Heritage Middle School are roughly 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Heritage Middle School public or private?
Heritage Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blount County.
What county does Heritage Middle School serve?
Heritage Middle School serves Blount County in TN.
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