For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 415 students in Manchester School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle School in Manchester School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
3 Schools
672 Schools
# Students
1,574 Students
315,543 Students
# Teachers
114 Teachers
21,238 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Manchester School District, which is ranked within the top 50% 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 50% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#57 out of 147 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)42%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
37%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
40%
Graduation Rate
(14-15)<50%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.58
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
2%
% Hispanic
21%
14%
% Black
5%
19%
% White
66%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,977 is higher than the state median of $11,979. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,176 is higher than the state median of $11,478. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$12,104 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$11,597 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,977
$11,979
Spending / Student
$13,176
$11,478
Best Manchester School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Westwood Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
505 Taylor St
Manchester, TN 37355
(931) 728-2071
Manchester, TN 37355
(931) 728-2071
Grades: 6-8
| 415 students
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