About Us
Coast Middle School began life as an elementary school in 1924, named for Samuel Martin Coast, a Middleton civic leader who was passionate about education, philanthropy, and good citizenship. Coast was a successful cotton merchant.
History
Samuel Coast was from Dandridge, Tennessee, and lived from 1843 to 1915. The nearby Coast Middle Park neighborhood, a Victorian suburb developed in the late 1880s and 1890s, is also named for Samuel Coast.
Legacy
Samuel Coast donated much of his time and money to educational endeavors. His legacy lives on at Coast Middle School today as his statue stands out as one of the top-ranked middle schools in the state.