Sumner County School District

695 East Main St
Gallatin, TN 37066-2472
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
10/
10
Top 10%

Top Rankings

Sumner County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there are 14 public middle schools serving 7,641 students in Sumner County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle Schools in Sumner County School District have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 40% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
53 Schools
670 Schools
# Students
30,719 Students
313,921 Students
# Teachers
n/a
n/a
Student-Teacher Ratio
n/a
n/a

Student By Grade

District Rank

Sumner County School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (TN)
#14 out of 147 school districts
(Top 10%)
50%
34%
47%
37%
52%
40%
93%
87.3%
(2022-23)
16.1%
23.6%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.50
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
2%
% Hispanic
14%
14%
% Black
10%
19%
% White
69%
60%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,345 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,486. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,318 is less than the state median of $14,222. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
This School District
This State (TN)
Total Revenue
$379 MM
$14,500 MM
Spending
$378 MM
$14,237 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,345
$14,486
Spending / Student
$12,318
$14,222

Best Sumner County School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Merrol Hyde Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
128 Township Dr
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 264-6543
Gr: K-12 | 670 students Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #22.
T. W. Hunter Middle School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2101 New Hope Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 822-4720
Gr: 6-8 | 532 students Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #33.
Robert E Ellis Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
100 Indian Lake Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 264-6093
Gr: 6-8 | 509 students Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: #44.
Station Camp Middle School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
281 Big Station Camp Blvd
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 206-0116
Gr: 6-8 | 904 students Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #55.
White House Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2020 Highway 31 West
White House, TN 37188
(615) 672-4379
Gr: 5-8 | 638 students Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #66.
Knox Doss Middle School At Drakes Creek
(Math: 64% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1338 Drakes Creek Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 824-8383
Gr: 6-8 | 641 students Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #77.
Westmoreland Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
4128 Hawkins Dr
Westmoreland, TN 37186
(615) 644-3003
Gr: 6-8 | 423 students Minority enrollment: 10%
Rank: #88.
V G Hawkins Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
487 A. Walton Ferry Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 824-3456
Gr: 6-8 | 403 students Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #99.
Portland West Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
110 Nolan Private Dr
Portland, TN 37148
(615) 325-8066
Gr: 6-8 | 491 students Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #1010.
Joe Shafer Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
240 Albert Gallatin Blvd
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 452-9100
Gr: 6-8 | 670 students Minority enrollment: 46%
Rank: #1111.
Portland East Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
604 South Broadway
Portland, TN 37148
(615) 325-4146
Gr: 6-8 | 396 students Minority enrollment: 29%
Rank: #1212.
Rucker Stewart Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
350 Hancock St
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 452-1734
Gr: 6-8 | 585 students Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #1313.
R T Fisher Alternative
Alternative School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
455 North Boyers
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 451-6558
Gr: K-12 | 127 students Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: n/an/a
200 Wolfpack Way
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 206-3506
Gr: 6-8 | 652 students Minority enrollment: 22%

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Quick Facts (26-27)

  • District size: 53 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 30,719 students
  • Minority Enrollment: 31%
  • : 93% (Top 10% in TN)
  • : Top 10%
  • : 50% (Top 20%)
  • : 47% (Top 20%)
  • : 52% (Top 20%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), TN Dept. of Education

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