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Enrollment
670
Middle
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001213
Joe Shafer Middle School
240 Albert Gallatin BLVD, Gallatin, TN 37066 · (615) 452-9100 · Sumner County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Tennessee public middle schools
- C+Test 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 | 233 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 33% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
24.3%
TN avg 40.9% . -4.2pp since 2022
Math
36.7%
TN avg 39.3% . -3.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.3% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 35.5% |
| 2022-23 | 28.5% | 39.8% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Joe Shafer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #162 of 336 ▼ 12 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #235 of 336 ▼ 11 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #97 of 349 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #58 of 325 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #63 of 81 | 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
670
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 639
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 | 670 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 45.5 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 48 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 46 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 46 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 57% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 58% (369) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joe Shafer Middle School.
About Joe Shafer Middle School
Joe Shafer Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Gallatin, Tennessee, one of the schools in Sumner County. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 670 students enrolled. Middle schools in Tennessee have about 554 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
District-wide, Sumner County has 53 schools and 30,719 students.
About 53% of the student body at Joe Shafer Middle School is White. Other students are 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Sumner County residents are about 80% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Joe Shafer Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Tennessee public middle schools.
For Sumner County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $90,301 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Joe Shafer Middle School, Sumner County has 53 public schools.
Joe Shafer Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Benny C. Bills Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Joe Shafer Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 715 to 670.
People who know Joe Shafer Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
Other schools in Gallatin
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
- Station Camp ElementaryElementary · 974 students
- Station Camp Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Liberty Creek ElementaryElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Benny C. Bills Elementary School0.4 mi · 659
- R T Fisher Alternative0.9 mi · 127
- Vena Stuart Elementary1.1 mi · 710
- Patricia Brown Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 48
- Union Elementary School1.3 mi · 620
- Howard Elementary2.2 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Joe Shafer Middle SchoolHow many students attend Joe Shafer Middle School?
Joe Shafer Middle School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Joe Shafer Middle School serve?
Joe Shafer Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joe Shafer Middle School?
At Joe Shafer Middle School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Joe Shafer Middle School?
Joe Shafer Middle School is overseen by Sumner County in Sumner County.
What city is Joe Shafer Middle School in?
Joe Shafer Middle School is located in Gallatin, TN.
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