Dyersburg City Schools

Dyersburg City Schools serves 2,585 students across four schools in Dyersburg, Tennessee — Dyersburg Primary School (PK–2), Dyersburg Intermediate School (3–5), Dyersburg Middle School (6–8), and Dyersburg High School (9–12) — and ranks 59th out of 141 Tennessee districts with a 3-star rating. The district is clearly improving: every tested school posted year-over-year gains in nearly every subject from 2024–25 to 2025–26, attendance is better than the state average, and graduation rates are strong. Dyersburg High School is the standout, rising from the 54th to the 70th percentile (119th of 400 schools) and earning a 4-star rating.

The high school's 96.8% graduation rate tops the state's 90.5%, its dropout rate is less than half the state average, and test scores surged dramatically — English II jumped from 45.7% to 61.3% proficiency and Algebra I from 34.2% to 42.7%. Among the lower schools, Dyersburg Middle School leads in math at 47.8% proficiency (above the state's 43.0%), with 7th-grade math nearly 10 points above the state average and social studies at 52.3%. Dyersburg Intermediate School boasts the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.6% versus the state's 18.3%, along with strong 5th-grade math at 55.2% vs. 47.4% statewide. Dyersburg Primary School has the largest enrollment (744 students) and highest per-student spending at $16,034, but no test scores or state ranking are available due to its PK–2 grade span.

Science is the district's clearest weak spot, especially in elementary grades, where Dyersburg Intermediate School trails the state by 13 points overall (33.8% vs. 46.9%) and by nearly 22 points in 3rd-grade science. Middle school ELA also lags at 35.9% vs. 40.6% statewide. Notably, Dyersburg Middle School's rank fell from 4 stars to 3 stars even as its scores improved — a reminder that rankings depend on how other schools statewide perform, not just absolute gains. Chronic absenteeism is below state averages at all four schools, though Dyersburg Primary School is highest within the district at 16.4%. Overall, the district is trending upward, but its single 3-star rating masks meaningful variation — from the high-performing 4-star high school to the 2-star intermediate school.