Best High Schools in Zip Code 37043

Zip code 37043 in Clarksville, TN, is served by three large public high schools—Clarksville High School, Rossview High School, and Kirkwood High School—all part of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools district and all serving grades 9–12. The district itself is rated 4 stars and ranks 43rd out of 141 districts in Tennessee (70th percentile). All three schools rank in the top 14% of Tennessee high schools; Rossview (40th) and Kirkwood (41st) sit in the top 10%, while Clarksville (55th) rounds out an exceptionally strong cluster.

Comparing the three schools directly: Rossview High School is the top overall performer, ranked 40th in the state with 5 stars, and leads in Algebra I (40.8%), English I (49.5%), and US History (68.5%) proficiency, with a 93.2% graduation rate. Kirkwood High School is arguably the strongest on student outcomes, boasting the highest graduation rate (94.3%), lowest dropout rate (2.4%), and lowest chronic absenteeism (15.5%), while also leading in Biology I (76.7%) and Geometry (60.9%). Clarksville High School, the largest school with 1,530 students, is a subject-specific powerhouse in advanced coursework, with Algebra II proficiency at 60.2% and English II at 73.6%—both far above district and state averages, though its English I proficiency (34.6%) lags the state.

Across the board, all three schools exceed state graduation rates and state dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism runs below the state average of 18.3%, though slightly above the district average. Advanced-level students perform exceptionally well: 10th-grade Algebra II proficiency ranges from 82.9% to 93.4% (versus 63.9% state), and 9th-grade Biology I proficiency ranges from 88.0% to 93.8% (versus 65.8% state). Year-over-year gains are notable too—Kirkwood jumped from 64th to 41st in three years, and Clarksville moved up from 76th to 55th in one year. Per-student spending is similar, ranging from $11,180 at Kirkwood to $11,682 at Rossview, which shows that higher spending does not automatically translate into better outcomes. For parents, this zip code represents a high-performing cluster with different strengths: Rossview for overall rank, Kirkwood for graduation and science, and Clarksville for advanced math and English.