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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the LaVergne Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,117
Middle
DISTRICT 1,146 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD COUNTY·NCES 470369002072
LaVergne Middle School
382 Stone River RD, La Vergne, TN 37086 · (615) 904-3877 · Rutherford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,117 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Tennessee public middle schools
- CTest 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
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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 6 | 400 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 380 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 337 | 30% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
22.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +2.3pp since 2022
Math
31.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 27.8% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 25.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where LaVergne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Rutherford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #198 of 336 ▲ 17 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #246 of 336 ▼ 10 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,117 | #19 of 349 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #42 of 325 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #52 of 81 | #7 of 10 |
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
1,117
-61 (-5%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 990
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 | 1,117 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,094 | 72.5 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,091 | 78 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,178 | 71 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,071 | 72 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,015 | 69 | 14.7:1 | 73% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 990 | 54 | 18.3:1 | 64% (629) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LaVergne Middle School.
About LaVergne Middle School
LaVergne Middle School is a large middle school in La Vergne, Tennessee, under Rutherford County. Total enrollment is 1,117 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 102% above the average of about 554 students for middle schools in Tennessee.
LaVergne Middle School is one school in Rutherford County, a system of 53 schools with 52,127 students.
Hispanic students make up 48% of enrollment at LaVergne Middle School, the largest share of any group. Next come 28% Black, 18% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 12% Hispanic among all Rutherford County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Among Tennessee public middle schools, LaVergne Middle School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
In Rutherford County, home to about 360,646 people, the median household earns about $85,470 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Rutherford County number 69, with about 61,904 students.
Among nearby public schools, LaVergne Lake Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of LaVergne Middle School.
Under the NCES locale system, LaVergne Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 1,117 in 2024-25.
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Rutherford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,646
Census ACS
Median income
$85,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
61,904 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rutherford County
- Stewarts Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,474 students
- Blackman High SchoolHigh · 2,301 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 2,275 students
- Smyrna High SchoolHigh · 2,266 students
- Rockvale High SchoolHigh · 2,126 students
- Lavergne High SchoolHigh · 2,116 students
Nearby schools
- LaVergne Lake Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,025
- Roy L Waldron Elementary0.6 mi · 832
- Simon Springs Community School0.9 mi · 20
- Antioch High School2.4 mi · 2,212
- Mt. View Elementary2.6 mi · 963
- American Classical Academy Rutherford2.6 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About LaVergne Middle SchoolHow many students attend LaVergne Middle School?
LaVergne Middle School enrolls approximately 1,117 students in grades 06-08.
Is LaVergne Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
LaVergne Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How diverse is LaVergne Middle School?
LaVergne Middle School reports a student body of 18% White, 48% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees LaVergne Middle School?
LaVergne Middle School is overseen by Rutherford County in Rutherford County.
What county does LaVergne Middle School serve?
LaVergne Middle School serves Rutherford County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.