Summary:
In zip code 37029, there is exactly one middle school — Burns Middle School — serving grades 6 through 8 with 494 students in the Dickson County Schools district. This school stands out as a consistently high performer across the state, ranking in the top 15% of Tennessee middle schools for three straight years, with an 86th-percentile ranking and 4-star rating in the most recent school year.
Burns Middle School exceeds both its district and the state average in every tested subject. In mathematics, 48.7% of students are proficient, compared to 44.6% in the district and 43.0% statewide. Science and social studies are particularly strong, with 61.9% and 67.9% proficiency, respectively, beating the state by 15 and 16.5 points. The most impressive result is in Algebra I, where 89.7% of students are proficient — far above the district’s 28.5% and the state’s 32.3%. This likely reflects a select group of advanced 8th graders taking high school-level coursework, since general 8th-grade math proficiency is much lower at 41.7%. Grade-level patterns show 7th graders performing best in math, ELA, and social studies, while 8th-grade ELA is a relative weak spot at 37.2% proficiency.
Burns Middle School also benefits from strong attendance: chronic absenteeism is just 11.6%, well below the district (13.6%) and state (18.3%) averages. However, the school saw modest declines across every subject compared to the prior year, with the largest drop in science (-5.8 points) and a slight dip in state ranking from the 90th to 86th percentile. Per-student spending is $11,595, while data on free/reduced lunch and student-teacher ratio is not reported. Overall, Burns Middle School remains an academically strong choice in the area, with notable strengths in science, social studies, and advanced math, making it a solid option for families in this zip code.
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