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Enrollment
951
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAURY COUNTY·NCES 470276000982
Whitthorne Middle School
915 Lion PKWY, Columbia, TN 38401 · (931) 388-2558 · Maury County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL951 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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
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 5 | 231 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 254 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
25.0%
TN avg 40.9% . +9.9pp since 2022
Math
25.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +8.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.1% | 16.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Whitthorne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #238 of 336 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #231 of 336 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 951 | #39 of 349 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #37 of 325 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #153 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
951
-71 (-7%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,613
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 | 951 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 955 | 59 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 932 | 55.5 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,022 | 59 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,042 | 51.5 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 973 | 54 | 18.0:1 | 69% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 1,151 | 67 | 17.2:1 | 54% (622) |
| 2000-01 | 962 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,613 | 84 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitthorne Middle School.
About Whitthorne Middle School
Whitthorne Middle School, located in Columbia, Tennessee, is a large middle school. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 951 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Tennessee average about 554 students.
Maury County counts 24 schools and 13,098 students, including Whitthorne Middle School.
White students form the largest group at Whitthorne Middle School, 49% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Maury County overall, about 79% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Whitthorne Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Whitthorne Middle School is C. Compared with Tennessee public middle schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Whitthorne Middle School is located in Maury County, where median household income is about $76,130, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 24 public schools in Maury County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,098.
The nearest public school is J. R. Baker Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Whitthorne Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Whitthorne Middle School went from 1,022 students to 951.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Whitthorne Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Maury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,791
Census ACS
Median income
$76,130
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
13,098 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maury County
- Columbia Central High SchoolHigh · 1,401 students
- Spring Hill High SchoolHigh · 907 students
- Culleoka Unit SchoolCombined · 868 students
- Battle Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 750 students
- Battle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- E. A. Cox Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
Other schools in Columbia
- Columbia Central High SchoolHigh · 1,401 students
- Spring Hill High SchoolHigh · 907 students
- E. A. Cox Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- R Howell ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- J E Woodard ElementaryElementary · 581 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 380 students
Nearby schools
- J. R. Baker Elementary0.2 mi · 283
- Columbia Central High School0.2 mi · 1,401
- J E Woodard Elementary2.1 mi · 581
- Highland Park Elementary2.5 mi · 308
- Riverside Elementary2.9 mi · 380
- Virtual Academy of Maury County3.0 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Whitthorne Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitthorne Middle School?
Whitthorne Middle School enrolls approximately 951 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Whitthorne Middle School serve?
Whitthorne Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student diversity at Whitthorne Middle School?
Student demographics at Whitthorne Middle School are roughly 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Whitthorne Middle School in?
Whitthorne Middle School is part of Maury County.
What city is Whitthorne Middle School in?
Whitthorne Middle School is located in Columbia, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.