Summary:
Zip code 37035, covering the Chapmansboro area of Tennessee, contains exactly one school: West Cheatham Elementary School, a public PK–4 elementary school serving 308 students in the Cheatham County Schools district.
West Cheatham Elementary stands out for strong math and ELA performance. In 2025–2026, math proficiency reached 52.6% and ELA reached 50.0%, well above Tennessee state averages of 43.0% and 40.6%, respectively. The school also outperforms its district, which ranks in the 46th percentile of Tennessee districts. However, science is a notable weakness: the school posted 43.9% proficiency, below both district (45.2%) and state (46.9%) averages. This is driven largely by 4th grade, where science proficiency drops to just 36.5% compared to 57.4% for the district and 50.1% for the state. Meanwhile, 3rd graders outperform district and state in every subject. The school’s overall state ranking has cooled from the 75th percentile (4 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 63rd percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026, despite year-over-year gains in math and ELA.
Attendance is a clear positive: chronic absenteeism is only 12.7%, well below the district rate of 14.9% and the state rate of 18.3%. Per-student spending is reported at $14,289 for 2024–2025, though no comparison data is available. Key data gaps include free/reduced lunch percentage and student-teacher ratio, limiting socioeconomic and class-size context. Overall, West Cheatham Elementary is a solid school with above-average literacy and math skills, strong attendance, and a concentrated need for improvement in 4th-grade science.
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