DeKalb Middle School
Score 35.3/100: better than 35% of Tennessee middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% on track or mastered on state tests in Tennessee, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Tennessee schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. † marks a year when the state changed its test, so that change isn't comparable.
All 16 published results by grade and test
As published by Tennessee Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 6 | TCAP ACH: ELA | 24.1 | 158 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | TCAP ACH: ELA | 30.6 | 157 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | TCAP ACH: ELA | 26.2 | 168 |
| English language arts | All grades | TCAP ACH: ELA | 26.9 | 483 |
| Math | Grade 6 | TCAP ACH: Math | 25.9 | 158 |
| Math | Grade 7 | TCAP ACH: Math | 31 | 155 |
| Math | Grade 8 | TCAP ACH: Math | 39.6 | 169 |
| Math | All grades | TCAP ACH: Math | 32.4 | 482 |
| Science | Grade 6 | TCAP ACH: Science | 31 | 158 |
| Science | Grade 7 | TCAP ACH: Science | 34 | 156 |
| Science | Grade 8 | TCAP ACH: Science | 34.7 | 167 |
| Science | All grades | TCAP ACH: Science | 33.3 | 481 |
| Social studies | Grade 6 | TCAP ACH: Social Studies | 38.6 | 158 |
| Social studies | Grade 7 | TCAP ACH: Social Studies | 59.6 | 156 |
| Social studies | Grade 8 | TCAP ACH: Social Studies | 45.5 | 167 |
| Social studies | All grades | TCAP ACH: Social Studies | 47.8 | 481 |
School profile
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 558
- Type
- Middle school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Tennessee. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
DeKalb Middle School at a glance
DeKalb Middle School is a public middle school in Smithville, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It has about 558 students (a typical Tennessee middle school has 518).
In 2025-26 state tests, 27% in English language arts (similar schools: 37%) and 32% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% on track or mastered). On our score, which compares it only with other Tennessee middle schools, it scores 35.3 out of 100: better than 35% of them, ranking #216 of 333. Its English language arts result rose by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.