📍 6700 Nashville HWY, Baxter, Putnam County, 38544
Upperman Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Baxter, Putnam County. The school has 853 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Putnam County school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Upperman Middle School enrolls 853 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 757 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Upperman Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 15, state house district 42.
Upperman Middle School is one of 22 schools in Putnam County, based in Cookeville, Tennessee. The district serves 11,776 students district-wide and employs 727 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 853 students, Upperman Middle School is larger than the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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