Linden Middle School, Linden TN - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Linden Middle School

Linden Middle School is a regular public school serving grades five through eight in Linden, Tennessee, the county seat of rural Perry County. The town sits along the Tennessee and Buffalo Rivers, with a historic courthouse square, a small downtown of boutique shops and salons, and a way of life built around outdoor recreation like hunting and fishing. The economy draws on manufacturing, retail trade, and health care. Housing values here are below the national average and have held steady, making this a relatively affordable market for families. The town itself has seen little population growth, and daily life is car-dependent; most residents commute alone to work.

The school’s enrollment is small for a middle school and is overwhelmingly white, with small shares of American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. Data on free or reduced-price meal eligibility and on students with disabilities or English learners were not reported, so a family cannot assess the school’s economic or special-education profile from this information alone. No attendance, discipline, or staffing data were available, either.

On Tennessee’s state assessments, proficiency rates placed at a modest level in math and English language arts. Science proficiency was somewhat higher, and social studies proficiency was similar to math and ELA. Participation on the tests was complete. Because Perry County contains only this district, no meaningful comparison to neighboring districts is possible. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to evaluate. No multi-year trend data were reported, leaving it unclear whether these outcomes are improving or declining over time.

A parent looking into this school will want to ask the district about course offerings beyond the core, any support services for students who are behind, and the pathway from this middle school into Perry County’s high school. The district brief turned up no recent changes or initiatives that would affect a family’s decision. What is clear is that Linden Middle School operates in a small, stable rural community where housing is attainable and the pace of life is quiet. The school fits a family seeking a small-scale, rural setting and who is willing to look into the details of academic support and high school preparation on their own.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-835%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 5 pts below state median

English language arts

Grades 3-835%

School 35% · District 33% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Science

Grades 3-844%

School 44% · District 40% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median

Social studies

Grades 3-835%

School 35% · District 34% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median

This schoolPerry County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income37%13 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income30%Higher-income36%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income24%7 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income30%Higher-income36%6 pp gap