Summary:
Zip code 37153 is served by a single high school—Rockvale High School, a large 9–12 campus in Rockvale, TN, enrolling 2,126 students as part of Rutherford County Schools.
Rockvale High School is a standout performer with a clear upward trajectory. It currently ranks #42 out of 400 Tennessee high schools—the 90th percentile—up from the 86th percentile three years ago, while earning a 4-star rating for three consecutive years. Its graduation rate is excellent at 97.2% (versus 90.5% statewide), and its dropout rate of 1.7% is dramatically lower than the state’s 6.7%. Academically, Rockvale outperforms both the district and state on five of seven TNReady subjects, with an overall proficiency average of 55.3% across tested subjects—well above the state’s 42.8%. The strongest areas are English II (71.7% proficient) and Biology I (62.6% proficient), each more than 12 points above the state average. The school also improved in every subject from the prior year, including notable gains in U.S. History (+7.7 points), Algebra II (+7.6), and Biology I (+7.0).
There are a few cautionary signals. Chronic absenteeism stands at 17.3%—six points higher than the district average of 11.3%, though slightly below the state's 18.3%. Algebra I proficiency, at 37.6%, is the school's weakest subject and trails the district average (39.9%), making it a potential target for intervention. Some grade-level test results (such as 11th-grade English II and Geometry) appear unusually low, likely reflecting small retest or credit-recovery cohorts rather than typical performance. Per-student spending is $11,373, and while free/reduced lunch and student-teacher ratio data are unavailable, the overall picture is one of a large, high-performing school with strong graduation outcomes, rising state rankings, and academic results that consistently exceed state averages.
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