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Murfreesboro Schools
Murfreesboro is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Rutherford County (Murfreesboro). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Murfreesboro on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Murfreesboro
13 of 13 schools in Murfreesboro carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 2C: 6D: 3
Best schools in Murfreesboro
Statewide rankings: all 339 high schools in Tennessee · all 306 middle schools in Tennessee · all 944 elementary schools in Tennessee
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Discovery School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Erma Siegel Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Overall Creek Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Scales Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Northfield Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Cason Lane Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Mitchell Neilson Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C John Pittard Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Black Fox Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Salem Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Murfreesboro
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- C Black Fox Elementary, Murfreesboro
- A- Erma Siegel Elementary, Murfreesboro
- D+ Hobgood Elementary, Murfreesboro
- C John Pittard Elementary, Murfreesboro
- C Mitchell Neilson Elementary, Murfreesboro
- C+ Northfield Elementary, Murfreesboro
- B+ Overall Creek Elementary, Murfreesboro
- D- Reeves Rogers Elementary, Murfreesboro
- C- Salem Elementary School, Murfreesboro
- B Scales Elementary School, Murfreesboro
Other schools and academies (3)
- D- Bradley Academy An Arts Integrated School, Murfreesboro
- C+ Cason Lane Academy, Murfreesboro
- A+ Discovery School, Murfreesboro
Where Murfreesboro schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Murfreesboro (13)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Rutherford County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,402 students with 637 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,407 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4703150
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Rutherford County (50 schools, 11 mi)
- Wilson County (24 schools, 22 mi)
- Bedford County (15 schools, 24 mi)
- Franklin SSD (8 schools, 25 mi)
- Lebanon (7 schools, 26 mi)
- Williamson County (50 schools, 27 mi)
- Davidson County (155 schools, 30 mi)
- Marshall County (10 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Murfreesboro
How many schools are in Murfreesboro?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Murfreesboro, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Murfreesboro serve?
The largest by graded schools: Murfreesboro.
How good are the schools in Murfreesboro?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 38.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.5%. 54% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Murfreesboro?
9,402 students were enrolled in Murfreesboro in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Murfreesboro?
Murfreesboro is in Tennessee, based in Rutherford County, with its district office in Murfreesboro. Its boundary covers about 64.2 sq mi.