Top Rankings
Oak Ridge School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,388 students in Oak Ridge School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle Schools in Oak Ridge School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 38% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
8 Schools
678 Schools
# Students
4,757 Students
324,844 Students
# Teachers
346 Teachers
21,390 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Oak Ridge School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 146 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#31 out of 147 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
30%
Graduation Rate
91%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.57
# American Indian Students
4 Students
470 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
98 Students
6,120 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
470 Students
39,214 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
12%
# Black Students
530 Students
65,875 Students
% Black Students
11%
20%
# White Students
3,274 Students
200,284 Students
% White Students
69%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
13 Students
297 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
368 Students
12,584 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
226
3,854
# Students in K Grade:
334
9,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
311
9,008
# Students in 2nd Grade:
342
9,218
# Students in 3rd Grade:
322
9,628
# Students in 4th Grade:
317
10,547
# Students in 5th Grade:
311
20,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
352
68,627
# Students in 7th Grade:
349
74,183
# Students in 8th Grade:
376
77,382
# Students in 9th Grade:
395
9,496
# Students in 10th Grade:
395
7,741
# Students in 11th Grade:
383
7,342
# Students in 12th Grade:
344
7,500
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,493 is higher than the state median of $12,157. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,484 is higher than the state median of $11,647. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$69 MM
$12,104 MM
Spending
$69 MM
$11,597 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,493
$12,157
Spending / Student
$14,484
$11,647
Best Oak Ridge School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jefferson Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
200 Fairbanks Rd
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 425-9301
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 425-9301
Grades: 5-8
| 716 students
Rank: #22.
Robertsville Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
245 Robertsville Rd
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 425-9201
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 425-9201
Grades: 5-8
| 672 students
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