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Joe Shafer Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

240 Albert Gallatin BLVD, Gallatin, TN 37066 · (615) 452-9100 · Part of Sumner County School District

Gallatin’s School Grade A better than 93% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
670
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Joe Shafer Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Gallatin kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Joe Shafer Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

240 Albert Gallatin BLVD, Gallatin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6233
Grade 7214
Grade 8223
Enrollment over time
715’20
722’21
666’22
635’23
670’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Black 21%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joe Shafer Middle School from Gallatin families.

Other schools in Sumner County School District

The district →
Station Camp Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
A+
974 students
Jack Anderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A+
829 students
Vena Stuart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B−
710 students
Benny C. Bills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
C
659 students
Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
A+
620 students
Howard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B
591 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; Gallatin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.