Photo: The original uploader was Pollinator at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Murfreesboro’s public schools outscore 87% of Tennessee districts
On the state math tests, 43% of Murfreesboro’s students scored proficient, above the Tennessee average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Murfreesboro, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.
From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Murfreesboro’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 165 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Murfreesboro’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 40% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 37% and 31% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,371 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Rutherford Collegiate Prep, Middle Tennessee Christian School (private), St. Rose Catholic School (private), Primrose School of Murfreesboro (private), Icm Academy (private), Redeemer Classical Academy (private), Bambini Village Montessori (private), Montessori Weaver School (private) and Cedar Grove School (private) are in town. Rutherford County Virtual School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Murfreesboro’s grade
A: better than 87% of Tennessee school districts, #28 of 176 Tennessee towns. Test scores are above the Tennessee average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Murfreesboro, with each school’s own grade.
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Murfreesboro
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Murfreesboro vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Murfreesboro’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro | A | Murfreesboro City PK–6 · Rutherford County School District in Murfreesboro |
| Smyrna | A | Rutherford County |
Every school in Murfreesboro
37 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Rutherford County Adult High School and Westbrooks - Woods Academy).
Questions about Murfreesboro’s schools
Are Murfreesboro’s schools good?
By Tennessee’s own tests, yes: the public schools Murfreesboro children attend outscore 87% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #28 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Murfreesboro in?
Murfreesboro City School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 9,342 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
How much does Murfreesboro spend per student?
$12,371 in Murfreesboro City School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Murfreesboro?
Yes: Middle Tennessee Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 861 students), St. Rose Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 395 students), Primrose School of Murfreesboro (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 184 students), Icm Academy (religious, grades PK–2, 72 students), Redeemer Classical Academy (religious, grades K–12, 63 students), Bambini Village Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 56 students), Montessori Weaver School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 55 students) and Cedar Grove School (nonsectarian · all-boys, grades 5–12, 45 students). Murfreesboro also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Murfreesboro families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.