The brief
A Dickson County middle school where students score 40 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 836 of 1,790 schools in Tennessee and 10 of 17 in Dickson County.
W James Middle School is listed in Dickson County, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 202540%
- 2023–2024: no results on file
- 202240%
- 2021*35%
- 2020*35%
- 201947%
- 201847%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 52% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 46% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 TCAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 TCAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 TCAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 TCAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 37187; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Nashville school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $71,049
- Median home value
- $283,100
- Median rent
- $952/mo
- College educated
- 19%
- Homeownership
- 77.9%
- Poverty rate
- 9.1%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 37187; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 29
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 34
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 729/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for White Bluff. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (White Bluff), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Gifted and talented
- Available
- A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does W James Middle School serve?
W James Middle School serves students in grades 6th through 8th.
How many students attend W James Middle School?
W James Middle School has an enrollment of approximately 233 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W James Middle School?
The student-teacher ratio at W James Middle School is 10.1:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does W James Middle School rank in TN?
W James Middle School ranks #836 of 1,790 schools in TN.
What is W James Middle School's MySchoolScout rating?
W James Middle School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.6 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at W James Middle School?
Based on loaded state assessment records, W James Middle School has 52% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 46% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
Is W James Middle School a charter school?
No, W James Middle School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is W James Middle School a Title I school?
No, W James Middle School is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- 6th – 8th
- Enrollment
- 233
- Student-teacher ratio
- 10.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Rural
- County
- Dickson County
- Phone
- (615) 740-5770
- Rank in district
- #10 of 17
- Schools in district
- 17
- District spending per student
- $10,729
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 12.1%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 37187)
- 8,382
- Area average commute
- 41.6 min
- Area median age
- 38.2
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Tennessee Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.