Best Public Schools in Zip Code 37179

Zip code 37179 in Thompsons Station, Tennessee, is served by six public schools within Williamson County Schools — three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school — enrolling 5,430 students in one of Tennessee's top-rated districts. Every school carries a 5-star rating and ranks in the top 6% of its school type statewide, making this an exceptionally strong school cluster. The district itself ranks #3 out of 141 districts in Tennessee, and the schools collectively far exceed state averages in nearly every subject, often by 25 to 38 percentage points.

Bethesda Elementary is the top-ranked elementary school in the zip at #41 in the state, and it made the biggest improvement, jumping from #87 last year, while posting the strongest elementary math scores at 81.2% proficient. Thompson's Station Elementary and Heritage Elementary rank in the mid-60s statewide, with Thompson's Station leading all elementary schools in ELA at 74.6% and Heritage spending the most per student at $14,906. Thompson's Station Middle School is the highest-ranked school in the zip at #15 statewide, with the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.4% and standout social studies results at 82.0% proficient. Heritage Middle School, while also strong at #23, lags district averages in math at 67.0% and ELA at 63.1%, with a particularly weak 7th-grade ELA proficiency of just 55.7%.

Independence High School enrolls 2,091 students and ranks #17 in Tennessee, with an excellent 94.6% graduation rate and a very low 1.7% dropout rate. However, it has the highest chronic absenteeism in the zip at 11.0%, and English I proficiency is a concern at 55.1% versus the district's 65.2%. Across all three elementary schools, a consistent 5th-grade slump appears in math and science, and all three trail the district in overall science proficiency. The most notable middle school gap is the 18.2-point difference between Thompson's Station Middle and Heritage Middle in 7th-grade ELA. Overall, families in 37179 have access to one of the most consistently high-performing school clusters in Tennessee, with only a few targeted areas for improvement.