#1 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. George's Independent School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Collierville, TN
A+Overall grade770 students8 students per teacher
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Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Private schools in Tennessee with middle-school grades and the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 173 schools.
#2 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. Cecilia Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12
Smaller classes than 91% of Catholic schools nationwide
Nashville, TN
A+Overall gradeAll girls295 students7 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. Edward School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
One of the most diverse private schools in Tennessee
Nashville, TN
A+Overall grade187 students10 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. Joseph School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Madison
Madison, TN
A+Overall grade225 students8 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Harpeth Hall School
Independent school · Grades 5–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Nashville, TN
A+Overall gradeAll girls724 students7 students per teacher
#6 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. Agnes Academy-St.. Dominic School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade675 students8 students per teacher
#7 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Hutchison School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
A+Overall gradeAll girls697 students7 students per teacher
#8 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
The Webb School
Independent school · Grades 6–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Bell Buckle, TN
A+Overall grade411 students6 students per teacher
#9 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. Mary's Episcopal School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest Christian school in Memphis
Memphis, TN
A+Overall gradeAll girls749 students8 students per teacher
#10 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Webb School of Knoxville
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
A+Overall grade1,048 students8 students per teacher
#11 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Lausanne Collegiate School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest independent school in Memphis
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade828 students8 students per teacher
#12 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Woodland Presbyterian School
Presbyterian school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 72% of Christian schools in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade258 students7 students per teacher
#13 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Christ the King Lutheran School
Lutheran (Missouri Synod) school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 91% of Christian schools in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade88 students5 students per teacher
#14 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. Georges Independent School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest Christian school in Collierville
Collierville, TN
A+Overall grade771 students8 students per teacher
#15 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Memphis University School
Independent school · Grades 7–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
A+Overall gradeAll boys609 students8 students per teacher
#16 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
A+Overall grade234 students9 students per teacher
#17 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. Pius X Classical Academy
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 87% of Catholic schools in Tennessee
Nashville, TN
A+Overall grade70 students6 students per teacher
#18 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
Episcopal school · Grades 6–12
Smaller classes than 79% of Christian schools in Tennessee
Sewanee, TN
A+Overall grade231 students7 students per teacher
#19 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Margolin Hebrew Academy
Jewish day school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade198 students5 students per teacher
#20 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Nashville International Academy
Islamic school · Grades Pre-K–11
The largest private school in Nashville
Nashville, TN
A+Overall grade179 students8 students per teacher
#21 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Pleasant View School
Islamic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest of 17 private schools in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade475 students6 students per teacher
#22 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
St. John Vianney Catholic School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 96% of Catholic schools in Tennessee
Gallatin, TN
A+Overall grade80 students5 students per teacher
#23 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
First Assembly Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Cordova, TN
A+Overall grade503 students10 students per teacher
#24 Best Private Middle Schools in Tennessee
Montgomery Bell Academy
Independent school · Grades 7–12
The only all-boys school in Nashville
Nashville, TN
A+Overall gradeAll boys850 students8 students per teacher
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