Top 5 Best Tennessee Special Education Public Middle Schools (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there are 8 special education public middle schools serving 1,398 students in Tennessee.
The top ranked special education public middle schools in Tennessee are Harris-hillman Special Education, Tenn School For Blind and Knox Adaptive Education Center. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Tennessee special education public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 13% (versus the 33% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Tennessee public middle school average of 33% (majority Black).
Best Tennessee Special Education Public Middle Schools (2022)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Harris-hillman Special Education
Special Education School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
(1)
1706 26th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 298-8085
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 298-8085
Grades: PK-12
| 516 students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Tenn School For Blind
Special Education School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
115 Stewarts Ferry Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 231-7300
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 231-7300
Grades: 1-12
| 131 students
Rank: #33.
Knox Adaptive Education Center
Special Education School
Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
5719 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 909-9020
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 909-9020
Grades: 4-12
| 88 students
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Cora Howe School
Special Education School
Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1928 Greenwood Ave
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 612-2545
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 612-2545
Grades: 1-12
| 104 students
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Murrell School
Special Education School
Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1450 14th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 298-8070
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 298-8070
Grades: 1-8
| 68 students
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Shrine School
Special Education School
Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
4259 Forest View Dr
Memphis, TN 38118
(901) 416-2400
Memphis, TN 38118
(901) 416-2400
Grades: PK-12
| 143 students
Ft Sanders Education Development Center
Special Education School
501 S Twenty-first St
Knoxville, TN 37916
(865) 594-5035
Knoxville, TN 37916
(865) 594-5035
Grades: 3-12
| 312 students
Tennessee Middle School For The Deaf
Special Education School
2725 Island Home Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 579-2500
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 579-2500
Grades: 6-8
| 36 students
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