Siegel Middle, 355 W. Thompson Lane: Rutherford County Schools, grades 6-8, 1,196 students (2024-25), state grade A.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: sim.rcschools.net, Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee Department of Education data files and the NCES school directory.

Siegel Middle School is a Rutherford County Schools (RCS) middle school for grades 6 to 8 on West Thompson Lane in north Murfreesboro, near Erma Siegel Elementary. Its students go on to Siegel High.

Who to call
Address 355 W. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone 615-904-3830
Grades 6 to 8
District Rutherford County Schools
State letter grade, 2024-25 A

Principal

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

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 1,191 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 18 students per teacher.
  • State count: 1,196 students in the 2024-25 school year, in the Tennessee Department of Education’s school profile file.

State report card

Tennessee gives every public school an A-F letter grade each year, explained on the Department of Education’s school letter grades page. The grade combines indicators each scored from 1 to 5: student achievement, academic growth and growth of the highest-need students, plus college and career readiness for high schools.

Siegel Middle 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
Growth of highest-need students 5
Overall success rate, all students, 2024-25 tests 56.2%

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

Subject Met or exceeded Valid tests
English language arts 52.2% 1,162
Math 56.5% 1,108
Science 59.8% 1,161
Social studies 63.3% 1,161
Algebra I More than 95% 50

The full report, with chronic absence, subgroup results and more, is on the Tennessee State Report Card.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address on the RCS 2026-27 zone map, linked from the district’s bus routes and school zones page, or call RCS Transportation at 615-893-5815, ext. 22100.

On the district’s 2026-27 zone map, the Siegel Middle zone takes in part of the Wilson Elementary zone, part of the Walter Hill Elementary zone and part of the Murfreesboro City Schools area. Students from Murfreesboro City Schools move to a Rutherford County middle school by home address.

All of the Siegel Middle zone is zoned for Siegel High.

These shares are measured from the district’s map layers; zones follow streets, not city limits, so always check the exact address.

Rezoning: with Poplar Hill Middle opening in August 2026, the Rutherford County Board of Education adopted new zone lines for every middle school on Dec. 11, 2025, effective with the 2026-27 school year. Rising eighth graders enrolled as of that date could stay at their old school if parents provide transportation, according to the district’s 2026-27 rezoning page.

Calendar and bell times

From the RCS 2026-27 academic calendar (revised June 3, 2026):

  • Tuesday: parent-teacher conferences
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, no school for students
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: two-hour day, end of the second nine weeks
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Jan. 4 is an in-service day, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • March 29 to April 2, 2027: spring break, after Good Friday, March 26
  • Friday, May 28, 2027: last day, a two-hour day

The school’s website does not show a 2026-27 bell schedule; call the front office for start and end times.

Sports

The school’s athletics page lists archery, baseball, bowling, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dance, football, golf, softball, boys and girls soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, trap, volleyball and wrestling.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Siegel Middle School serve?

Siegel Middle serves grades 6 through 8. It is part of Rutherford County Schools and sits at 355 W. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro.

What is Siegel Middle School’s state letter grade?

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

Which high school does Siegel Middle feed into?

On Rutherford County Schools’ 2026-27 zone map, all of the Siegel Middle zone goes to Siegel High.