Summary:
Zip code 37167 in Smyrna, Tennessee is served by three high schools within Rutherford County Schools: two large comprehensive high schools and one small alternative program. The district itself ranks 44th out of 141 districts in Tennessee with a 3-star rating, but the schools within this zip code vary dramatically in performance.
Stewarts Creek High School is the clear academic leader in the area, ranking 66th out of 400 high schools statewide (84th percentile, 4 stars) and steadily improving over the past three years. It outperforms Smyrna High School in every single subject, with the largest gaps in Biology I (73.5% vs. 46.2% proficient) and Algebra II (55.2% vs. 33.2%). Stewarts Creek also boasts a 98.9% graduation rate and low chronic absenteeism at 11.1%. By contrast, Smyrna High sits near the middle of the state pack at rank 190 (52nd percentile, 3 stars), with a strong 97.7% graduation rate but test scores that trail district averages across the board. Notably, Smyrna High actually spends $636 more per student than Stewarts Creek, yet achieves considerably lower academic outcomes.
Smyrna West Alternative School is a small, high-need school with just 47 students in grades 6-12, and it faces very serious challenges. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 71.4% is roughly four times the state average, and proficiency rates mostly sit in the single digits or teens — for example, only 7.1% of students are proficient in Algebra I. The school has improved from the 2nd percentile to the 14th percentile in recent years, but remains at 1 star. Keep in mind that because enrollment is so small, percentages represent very few students. In short, this zip code offers one genuinely excellent high school in Stewarts Creek, one solid but middling option in Smyrna High, and one alternative school where students clearly need substantial additional support.
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