Oakland Middle School

Set in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Oakland Middle School is a high-enrollment intermediate school, one of the schools within Rutherford County. It enrolls 1,224 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 121% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Oakland Middle School is one of 53 schools operated by Rutherford County, a district that serves 52,127 students overall.

Demographically, Oakland Middle School records that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 25% Black, 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Rutherford County put the typical household earns roughly $85,470 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Rutherford County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students), Oakland Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John Pittard Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakland Middle School.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 1,110 students in 2018 compared to 1,224 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 50% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.