Prescott South Middle School

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Cookeville, Tennessee·38506
Score
86.6/100
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#45
Among 333 Tennessee middle schools
#1
In Putnam County
#1
In Cookeville
Top 14%
In Tennessee

Score 86.6/100: better than 86% 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.

English language arts
50%
Similar Tennessee schools ≈ 37%, better than 87% of them
799 students tested
Math
≈65%
Similar Tennessee schools ≈ 42%, better than 91% of them
800 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Science
53%
Similar Tennessee schools ≈ 47%, better than 72% of them
799 students tested
All Tennessee schools (ELA / math)
42% / 41%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 21 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.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 5TCAP ACH: ELA51.9212
English language artsGrade 6TCAP ACH: ELA51.9214
English language artsGrade 7TCAP ACH: ELA48173
English language artsGrade 8TCAP ACH: ELA48200
English language artsAll gradesTCAP ACH: ELA50.1799
MathGrade 5TCAP ACH: Math68.9212
MathGrade 6TCAP ACH: Math62.8215
MathGrade 7TCAP ACH: Math57.7142
MathGrade 8TCAP ACH: Math62.2193
MathAll gradesTCAP ACH: Math63.4762
MathHigh schoolTCAP EOC: Algebra I≥9538
MathAll gradesTCAP EOC: Algebra I≥9538
ScienceGrade 5TCAP ACH: Science54.9213
ScienceGrade 6TCAP ACH: Science47.7214
ScienceGrade 7TCAP ACH: Science56.1173
ScienceGrade 8TCAP ACH: Science53.8199
ScienceAll gradesTCAP ACH: Science52.9799
Social studiesGrade 6TCAP ACH: Social Studies51.4214
Social studiesGrade 7TCAP ACH: Social Studies67.6173
Social studiesGrade 8TCAP ACH: Social Studies53.8199
Social studiesAll gradesTCAP ACH: Social Studies57586

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
766
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
766
Typical middle school: 518
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Putnam County

Contact

Address
1859 S. Jefferson ST
Cookeville, TN 38506

"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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Prescott South Middle School at a glance

Prescott South Middle School is a public middle school in Cookeville, Tennessee, serving grades 5-8. It is part of the Putnam County school district. It has about 766 students (a typical Tennessee middle school has 518).

In 2025-26 state tests, 50% in English language arts (similar schools: 37%) and 65% 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 86.6 out of 100: better than 86% of them, ranking #45 of 333. Its English language arts result rose by 4 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.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.