Summary:
Zip code 37085 is served by a single public elementary school, Lascassas Elementary School, which enrolls 630 students in grades PK–5 within Rutherford County Schools. Since Lascassas is the only school in this zip code, the focus is entirely on this one school’s performance, which stands out as genuinely high-achieving by Tennessee standards.
Lascassas Elementary ranks 105th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it in the 90th percentile with a 4-star rating. Its district, Rutherford County Schools, ranks 44th out of 141 districts, so the school is performing well above an already above-average district. Academically, Lascassas exceeds both district and state proficiency rates in every subject and grade level. In 2025–2026, the school posted 66.6% proficiency in math, 65.6% in English language arts, and 65.2% in science — outpacing the state by 23.6, 25.0, and 18.3 percentage points respectively. The school has also improved its state ranking steadily over three years, moving from 169th to 125th to 105th.
Attendance is a clear strength: chronic absenteeism is just 9.3%, compared to 18.3% statewide, which likely supports the strong academic results. While all grade-level scores are above average, one subtle trend is that 5th-grade ELA proficiency (60.6%) trails 3rd-grade ELA (70.2%), suggesting upper-elementary reading may be an area to watch. Similarly, science proficiency varies from 59.6% in 3rd grade to 69.8% in 4th grade. The data set does not include free/reduced lunch percentages or student–teacher ratios, so families cannot assess class sizes or socioeconomic context from these figures alone. Overall, Lascassas Elementary is a high-performing, steadily improving school in a top-tier district, making it an excellent local option for elementary education in zip code 37085.
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