Best Public Schools in Zip Code 37029

Zip code 37029 in Burns, Tennessee contains two public schools in Dickson County Schools: Stuart Burns Elementary School (PK-5, 706 students) and Burns Middle School (6-8, 494 students), totaling 1,200 students with no high school in the area. Both schools are strong performers within their district, which ranks 54th of 141 Tennessee districts. Burns Middle is the higher-ranked school, placing 81st of 594 middle schools (86th percentile, 4 stars) for 2025-2026, while Stuart Burns Elementary ranks 165th of 1,019 elementary schools (84th percentile, 4 stars). Stuart Burns has improved sharply, climbing from the 75th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 84th percentile this year.

Burns Middle excels in science (61.9% proficient vs 46.9% statewide), social studies (67.9% vs 51.4%), and Algebra I, where its 8th-grade cohort posted 89.7% proficiency, matching state and district rates. Stuart Burns Elementary outperforms state averages in every subject, including math (57.8% vs 43.0%), ELA (58.3% vs 40.6%), and science (63.6% vs 46.9%). In fact, the elementary school's 4th-grade science proficiency hits 74.1%, a full 24 points above the state. Burns Middle's one relative weakness is ELA, at 44.4% proficiency, only 3.8 points above the state, with 8th-grade ELA notably lower at 37.2%.

Attendance is a clear strength across the zip code. Chronic absenteeism is just 8.8% at Stuart Burns Elementary and 11.6% at Burns Middle, well below the district rate of 13.6% and the state rate of 18.3%. Per-student spending runs $12,290 at the elementary school and $11,595 at the middle school. Families should note that there is no high school in 37029, so students will transition to a school outside the zip code. Free/reduced lunch percentages and student-teacher ratios were not available, which limits comparisons of economic need and class size, but the available data paints a positive picture of two above-average schools with strong attendance and solid or rising state rankings.