Summary:
Zip code 37183, located in Wartrace, Tennessee, contains just one elementary school: Cascade Elementary School, a public school serving grades PK-5 with 621 students as part of Bedford County Schools. This school is a clear standout, earning 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger for three consecutive years and ranking in the top quartile of Tennessee elementary schools—175th out of 1,019 (83rd percentile) in 2025–2026. Notably, it achieves these results within a district that ranks only 88th out of 141 districts statewide, making Cascade Elementary School a significant academic outlier in the area.
In 2025–2026, Cascade Elementary School posted proficiency rates of 59.8% in mathematics, 56.5% in English language arts, and 57.7% in science. These results exceed Bedford County Schools by roughly 20 percentage points in each subject and beat the state averages by 10 to 17 points. The strongest grade level is 4th grade, with proficiency rates of 65.7% in math, 62.9% in ELA, and 62.9% in science. However, 5th grade ELA is a relative weak spot at 49.1% proficient. Year-over-year, math proficiency declined from 64.7% to 59.8% (down 4.9 points), while ELA improved by 2.4 points and science improved by 0.8 points, so math is the subject to watch.
Beyond academics, Cascade Elementary School has a chronic absenteeism rate of 13.3%, notably better than the district (17.9%) and state (18.3%). Per-student spending is $11,852, which reflects meaningful investment in students. Free/reduced lunch data and student-teacher ratios were not reported. For families living in zip code 37183, Cascade Elementary is the sole elementary option, making its consistently strong results especially important to the community. Overall, the school is a clear academic bright spot within Bedford County Schools, with strong performance across all subjects and a few specific areas—5th grade ELA and the recent math decline—worth monitoring.
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