Summary:
Zip code 37086 is served by one high school, Lavergne High School in La Vergne, Tennessee, a large 9–12 campus with 2,116 students within Rutherford County Schools. The school has earned a 2-star rating in each of the last three years, and its statewide percentile ranking has slipped from the 42nd to the 31st percentile. While the school’s graduation rate of 94.2% exceeds the state average of 90.5%, its dropout rate of 5.8% is more than double the district rate (2.7%) and chronic absenteeism (17.9%) runs well above the district’s 11.3%.
Academically, Lavergne trails the state in every reported TNReady subject for 2025–2026, with an average proficiency of 28.1% versus 42.8% statewide. The most severe gaps are in math: Algebra I (9.4%), Geometry (23.5%), and Algebra II (16.3%) all fall more than 18 points below state averages. US History (23.3%) is also a major weakness, sitting 19 points below the state. The school is closer to the state in English I (35.1%) and Biology I (44.2%), and it shows strength among advanced math students—9th-grade Geometry proficiency is 88.9% and 10th-grade Algebra II is 78.3%, both above state averages.
A striking divide separates accelerated and on-level math students, suggesting that students in the standard Algebra I pathway need the most support. Year-over-year, the school improved in Biology, English, and Geometry, but US History fell 6.2 points and Algebra I declined further. The school is improving in absolute terms, yet district and state gains have outpaced it, explaining the lower ranking. Per-student spending is $11,275.
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