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SchoolGallatin, TN

Shafer Middle School

Grades and ages

Grades 6-8

Enrollment

635 students

Students per teacher

14.1 per full-time teacher

Tuition

Tuition-free

About Shafer Middle School

Joseph E. Shafer Middle School serves sixth, seventh and eighth graders in Gallatin as part of Sumner County Schools. Reading is part of every room: classroom libraries are organized by grade level, our special education, Unity, English learner and related arts classrooms have their own collection, and our school library and the Tennessee Electronic Library support research.

Our athletics program fields baseball, cheerleading, cross country, football, girls and boys basketball, softball, track and field, and volleyball. Boys soccer and softball run as club sports, with soccer played as Gallatin Middle School together with students from Rucker-Stewart. Athletes must keep passing grades and meet conduct standards to compete.

A school nurse works on campus, families have bus service, and students can apply for free or reduced-price meals. During the year students take part in events such as the talent show, and we help eighth graders prepare for ninth grade.

Student fit

Who this school serves

Grades and ages

  • Public
  • Middle School (6-8)

Learning and support

Curriculum and therapeutic services

Services and supports

  • Special education services
  • English learner support
  • Athletics
  • Library
  • Talent show

Programs

Programs at Shafer Middle School

Other programs and supports

  • Special education services
  • English learner support
  • Athletics
  • Library
  • Talent show

School facts

Practical details for families

Students per Teacher
14.1 per full-time teacher
Students with IEPs
117 (16% of students)
Students with 504 Plans
44

Tuition and funding

Tuition: Tuition-free

  • Tuition-free public school

Enrollment

635 students

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Location and directions

Map

Physical address

240 Albert Gallatin Ave

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