Middle College, 110 Bailey St.: grades 11 and 12, 104 students this fall and an A state grade. Office: 931-648-5630.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: middlecollege.cmcss.net, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Tennessee Department of Education data files and the NCES school directory.

Middle College at Austin Peay State University is a CMCSS high school for 11th and 12th graders, run with Austin Peay. Students finish high school while taking free college courses on a college campus. CMCSS lists its address as 110 Bailey St., the former Burt Elementary building near the university; the NCES directory for 2023-24 gave the university’s Marks Building.

Who to call
Address 110 Bailey St., Clarksville, TN 37040
Phone 931-648-5630
Grades 11 and 12
School day 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
District Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS)
Students, Oct. 17, 2026 104
State letter grade, 2024-25 A

Principal

Principal Kimberly Hass, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • This fall: 104 students on Oct. 17, 2026, day 44 of the school year, in the district’s enrollment count.
  • State count: 105 students in the 2024-25 school year, in the Tennessee Department of Education’s school profile file.
  • Federal count: 108 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 36 students per teacher.

State report card

Tennessee gives most public schools an A-F letter grade. The Department of Education says the grades are meant “to provide a snapshot of how each school performed during the previous academic year,” according to its school letter grades page. The grade combines indicators scored from 1 to 5: student achievement, academic growth, growth of the highest-need students and, for high schools, college and career readiness.

Middle College earned an A for 2024-25, the latest grades published, with an overall score of 5 out of 5 in the state’s letter grade file.

Indicator Score (1 to 5)
Achievement 5
Growth 5
College and career readiness 5
Overall success rate, all students, 2024-25 tests more than 95%

Spring 2026 TCAP tests (share of students who met or exceeded expectations, all grades, from the state’s 2026 school assessment file):

Subject Met or exceeded Valid tests
Algebra II 81.3% 32
U.S. history 93.9% 33
  • Graduation rate, class of 2025: more than 99% of a cohort of 55 students, in the state’s graduation rate file.
  • ACT, 2024-25: average composite score 26.9; 94.5% of 55 test takers scored 21 or higher, per the state ACT file.

The full report, with chronic absence and subgroup results, is on the Tennessee State Report Card; search for Middle College by name.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Middle College has no attendance zone. CMCSS students apply to start in 11th grade. The district lists these requirements on its schools of choice page: a CMCSS student entering 11th grade, a 2.85 GPA or higher, maturity for a college environment, good attendance and behavior, and on track to graduate. For 2026-27, applications opened Dec. 1, 2025. Students take college courses at Austin Peay without paying tuition or buying textbooks, thanks to grants and scholarships, the district says.

Calendar and bell times

From the board-approved CMCSS 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: staff development, no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Thursday, Dec. 17: half day for students, end of the second nine weeks
  • Dec. 18 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Wednesday, Jan. 6
  • March 15-19, 2027: spring break

Bell times, from the district’s list of schools: regular days run 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and half days 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Recognition

Middle College was named a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, one of six Tennessee schools that year, according to the school’s website.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Middle College serve?

Middle College serves 11th and 12th graders. Students apply to start in 11th grade; CMCSS lists a 2.85 GPA or higher among the requirements.

What is Middle College’s state letter grade?

Middle College earned an A in Tennessee’s 2024-25 school letter grades, with an overall score of 5 out of 5.

What time does Middle College start?

CMCSS lists Middle College’s regular day as 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and half days as 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Does Middle College cost anything?

Students take college courses at Austin Peay without paying tuition or buying textbooks, through grants and scholarships, according to CMCSS.