Best Public Schools in Zip Code 37122

ZIP code 37122 (Mount Juliet, Tennessee) is served by 13 public schools — 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools — enrolling 12,797 students, all part of the highly rated Wilson County Schools district, which ranks 22nd out of 141 districts in Tennessee. This is an exceptionally strong school area: 10 of the 13 schools hold 5-star SchoolDigger ratings, both high schools post graduation rates above 98%, and even the lowest-ranked schools in the ZIP code generally exceed Tennessee state proficiency averages in most subjects.

Among the standouts, Gladeville Middle School is the highest-ranked school in the area at 19th out of 594 middle schools statewide (97th percentile), leading all area middle schools with 71.5% average proficiency across math, ELA, science, and social studies. Lakeview Elementary School ranks 78th out of 1,019 elementary schools (92nd percentile) and posts the highest elementary test scores with 71.6% average proficiency, despite being one of the smaller schools with just 455 students. Mt. Juliet Elementary School is the most improved school in the ZIP code, gaining more than 10 points in both math and ELA year-over-year to reach the 92nd percentile. At the high school level, Mt. Juliet High School (33rd) and Green Hill High School (38th) are nearly mirror images academically, with similar proficiency rates, spending, and excellent graduation outcomes.

The clearest concern is chronic absenteeism, which rises sharply by school level: elementary schools average just 7.9%, middle schools 14.0%, and high schools 22.7%. Green Hill High School has the highest rate at 26.7%, while Springdale Elementary School has the healthiest attendance at 5.0%. Another striking pattern is that the two lowest-performing schools, Elzie D. Patton Elementary School and W A Wright Elementary School, spend the most per student ($14,481 and $13,011 respectively), while top performers like West Wilson Middle School spend the least at $9,641. This suggests higher spending alone does not drive outcomes, though missing data on free/reduced lunch eligibility and student-teacher ratios limits deeper analysis of what those extra dollars fund.