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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Robert E Ellis Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
509
Middle
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402000408
Robert E Ellis Middle
100 Indian Lake RD, Hendersonville, TN 37075 · (615) 264-6093 · Sumner County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Tennessee public middle schools
- A+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 | 169 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 35% |
Student demographics
33%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
60.7%
TN avg 40.9% . +8.5pp since 2022
Math
80.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +3.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 80.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 78.7% |
| 2022-23 | 52.2% | 76.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Robert E Ellis Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #6 of 336 no change | #2 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #19 of 336 ▲ 7 | #2 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #169 of 349 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #217 of 325 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #41 of 216 | #1 of 6 |
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
509
-153 (-23%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 678
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 | 509 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 42 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 43.5 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 44 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 41.5 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert E Ellis Middle.
About Robert E Ellis Middle
Robert E Ellis Middle is a middle-grades school with a street address in Hendersonville, Tennessee. A federal count lists 509 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Robert E Ellis Middle is part of a district of 53 schools: Sumner County, with 30,719 students.
Robert E Ellis Middle enrolls a student body that is 81% White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Sumner County as a whole is similar, at about 80%. Robert E Ellis Middle has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The allk12 Grade for Robert E Ellis Middle is A+. Compared with Tennessee public middle schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Federal survey data for Sumner County show that median household income is about $90,301, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Robert E Ellis Middle is among the 53 public schools in Sumner County.
The next-closest public school is Hendersonville High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Robert E Ellis Middle is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 23%, from 662 to 509.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Hendersonville
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Jack Anderson ElementaryElementary · 829 students
- Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes CreekElementary · 789 students
- Merrol Hyde Magnet SchoolCombined · 670 students
- Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes CreekMiddle · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Hendersonville High School0.2 mi · 1,410
- Nannie Berry Elementary0.3 mi · 553
- Gene W. Brown Elementary1.4 mi · 391
- Merrol Hyde Magnet School1.5 mi · 670
- George A Whitten Elementary1.6 mi · 430
- V G Hawkins Middle School1.9 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Robert E Ellis MiddleHow large is Robert E Ellis Middle?
Robert E Ellis Middle enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 06-08.
Is Robert E Ellis Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert E Ellis Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student diversity at Robert E Ellis Middle?
Student demographics at Robert E Ellis Middle are roughly 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Robert E Ellis Middle public or private?
Robert E Ellis Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sumner County.
What county does Robert E Ellis Middle serve?
Robert E Ellis Middle serves Sumner County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.