Northwest Middle School

Northwest Middle School is a moderately sized intermediate school in Knoxville, Tennessee, one of the schools within Knox County. The school instructs 798 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% larger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Northwest Middle School is one of 93 schools operated by Knox County, a district that teaches 60,185 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Northwest Middle School logs that 41% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 29% White, 22% Black, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

Around the school, Knox County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,222, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Northwest Middle School is one of 103 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students).

The closest other public school is Pleasant Ridge Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northwest Middle School.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwest Middle School has ticked down 13%, going from 914 students in 2018 to 798 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 21% to 41%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Northwest Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.