Summary:
Zip code 37049 in Cross Plains, Tennessee, is served by one elementary school — East Robertson Elementary School — which enrolls over 600 students in grades PK through 5 and is part of Robertson County Schools. As the only elementary school in the area, it defines the local educational landscape entirely, offering a stable, mid-sized option for families in this rural community.
East Robertson Elementary is a solid performer relative to its district, consistently outpacing Robertson County averages in math, English language arts, and science during the 2025–2026 school year. Proficiency rates were 43.4% in math, 39.9% in ELA, and 46.1% in science, placing the school right around Tennessee’s statewide averages. The strongest subject-area result comes from 4th grade science, where 56.4% of students scored proficient — well above the district’s 46.2% and the state’s 50.1%. However, 3rd grade appears to be a challenging year across all subjects, with proficiency trailing the state by roughly 3 to 10 percentage points. Fifth-grade ELA is the school’s lowest overall area at 36.3%. Year-over-year, the school improved math proficiency by 3.9 points and ELA by 1.1 points, though science dropped 2.7 points after being its previous strongest subject.
Attendance is a clear bright spot: only 13.8% of students were chronically absent, compared to 15.5% for the district and 18.3% for the state. Per-student spending reached $14,001, though no district or state comparison was available. The school’s state ranking has held steady near the middle — 49th percentile for 2025–2026 — yet its star rating fell from 3 to 2 stars despite minimal change, highlighting how sensitive categorical ratings can be. With no other elementary schools in the zip code, East Robertson serves as the primary academic foundation for the area, offering above-district results, strong attendance, and a few targeted areas — especially early-elementary learning — for future improvement.
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