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Enrollment
672
Middle
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEATHAM COUNTY·NCES 470057000361
Sycamore Middle School
1025 Old Clarksville PIKE, Pleasant View, TN 37146 · (615) 746-8852 · Cheatham County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Tennessee public middle schools
- BTest 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 5 | 174 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 165 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 181 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 23% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
34.4%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.2pp since 2022
Math
49.8%
TN avg 39.3% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 46.7% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 39.8% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sycamore Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #87 of 336 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #138 of 336 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #96 of 349 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #255 of 325 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #110 of 216 |
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
672
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 855
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 | 672 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 37.2 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 650 | 40.2 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 43 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 44 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 42% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 839 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 40% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 855 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Middle School.
About Sycamore Middle School
Located in Pleasant View, Tennessee, Sycamore Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. It had 672 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Tennessee average about 554 students, which makes this school 21% above average.
Sycamore Middle School is run by Cheatham County, whose 14 schools enroll 5,451 students.
By race and ethnicity, Sycamore Middle School is 86% White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Cheatham County overall, the White share is about 90%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
On the allk12 Grade, Sycamore Middle School lands at B, ahead of 63% of Tennessee public middle schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cheatham County show that the median household earns about $89,852 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Cheatham County has 14 public schools with about 5,451 students, including Sycamore Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Sycamore Middle School is closest to Sycamore High School, about 0.1 miles away. Sycamore Middle School has 3 other public schools within five miles.
Sycamore Middle School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 672, compared with 692 in 2020-21.
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Cheatham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,829
Census ACS
Median income
$89,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cheatham County
- Sycamore High SchoolHigh · 635 students
- Pleasant View ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Cheatham Co CentralHigh · 514 students
- Cheatham Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Harpeth Middle SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Harpeth High SchoolHigh · 425 students
Other schools in Pleasant View
- Sycamore High SchoolHigh · 635 students
- Pleasant View ElementaryElementary · 566 students
Other Sycamore Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sycamore Middle. Sycamore Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Sycamore Middle SchoolSycamore, IL · 847 students
- Sycamore MiddleGridley, CA · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Sycamore High School0.1 mi · 635
- Pleasant View Elementary2.2 mi · 566
- Cheatham Middle School4.5 mi · 502
- Cheatham Co Central5.1 mi · 514
- East Cheatham Elementary5.7 mi · 369
- Coopertown Elementary6.5 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sycamore Middle School?
Sycamore Middle School enrolls approximately 672 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Sycamore Middle School serve?
Sycamore Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How diverse is Sycamore Middle School?
Sycamore Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sycamore Middle School?
Sycamore Middle School is overseen by Cheatham County in Cheatham County.
What city is Sycamore Middle School in?
Sycamore Middle School is located in Pleasant View, TN.
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