Summary:
ZIP code 37110 in McMinnville, Tennessee, is served by 10 schools — six elementary, one middle, one high, and two alternative schools — all part of the Warren County Schools district, which holds a 1-star rating and ranks 116th out of 141 Tennessee districts. Total enrollment is 5,470 students, ranging from 41 students at Warren County Alternative Academy to 1,689 at Warren County High School.
Among traditional schools, Centertown Elementary School is the clear standout, ranking in the 62nd percentile with 3 stars and beating state averages in ELA, Science, and Social Studies — all while spending the least ($11,147 per student) of any regular school. Hickory Creek School showed the most improvement, jumping from the 24th to 37th percentile with strong math and ELA gains, while Irving College Elementary School declined from the 58th to 42nd percentile. Warren County High School earns 3 stars with a stellar 97% graduation rate, but only 20% of students passed Geometry versus the state's 42.3%. Bobby Ray Memorial School was the only school to match the state math average.
The two alternative schools, Warren Connect School and Warren County Alternative Academy, serve high-need students and show severe academic and attendance challenges, including 38.7% chronic absenteeism at the Academy. A district-wide pattern is that more spending does not guarantee results: West Elementary School spends the most ($15,028) yet ranks in the 25th percentile. Chronic absenteeism closely tracks performance — the top-ranked schools (Centertown at 7.9%, Irving College at 7.3%) have the lowest absenteeism, while Warren County Middle School sits at 13.8% and lower-ranked schools exceed 15%. Another concern is the mid-grade drop-off: Dibrell Elementary School falls from 50% math proficiency in 3rd grade to just 19% in 5th grade, while Centertown's PK-8 model outperforms the standalone middle school in nearly every subject.
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