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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