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Upperman Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

6700 Nashville HWY, Baxter, TN 38544 · (931) 858-6601 · Part of Putnam County School District

Baxter’s School Grade B better than 63% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
851
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Upperman Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Baxter kids: Upperman High School

On the path

Where Baxter kids come from and go next. The whole path →

2–4Cornerstone Elementary378 students
5–8Upperman Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Upperman High School899 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6700 Nashville HWY, Baxter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5218
Grade 6206
Grade 7216
Grade 8211
Enrollment over time
796’20
800’21
853’22
847’23
851’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 8%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Upperman Middle School from Baxter families.

Other schools in Putnam County School District

The district →
Prescott South Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A
535 students
Burks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monterey
B+
515 students
Capshaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A+
515 students
Algood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Algood
A
495 students
Northeast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A−
459 students
Cane Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cookeville
A−
447 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Baxter’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.