For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 311 students in Sweetwater School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle School in Sweetwater School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
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This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
4 Schools
671 Schools
# Students
1,500 Students
315,482 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
21,235 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Sweetwater School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#90 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
37%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
40%
Diversity Score
0.37
0.58
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
15%
14%
% Black
2%
19%
% White
78%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
The revenue/student of $10,307 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,980. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,093 is less than the state median of $11,478. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$12,104 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$11,597 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,307
$11,980
Spending / Student
$9,093
$11,478
Best Sweetwater School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Sweetwater Jr High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1013 Cannon Ave
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(423) 337-7336
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(423) 337-7336
Gr: 7-8 | 311 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
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