Summary:
Zip code 37187 is served by two public schools in Dickson County Schools: White Bluff Elementary School (PK–5) and W James Middle School (6–8), with no high school located within the zip code. The district ranks 54th out of 141 Tennessee districts, earning 3 stars, and the data includes enrollment, rankings, chronic absenteeism, TNReady proficiency, and spending, though free/reduced lunch and student-teacher ratios were not reported.
W James Middle is the higher-ranked school, placing at the 66th percentile statewide, and stands out in science and social studies: all-grades proficiency is 58.3% in science and 61.4% in social studies, well above state averages, and 7th grade social studies hits 80.2% proficiency. However, it lags in math (33.8%) and ELA (33.2%). White Bluff Elementary, ranked at the 55th percentile, is stronger in ELA (46.6%) and science (54.1%), but also struggles in math, especially 3rd grade (28.6% vs. state 42.6%). Both schools are below district and state math averages.
Both schools show concerning declines: White Bluff fell from the 68th to 55th percentile, and W James Middle dropped from 4 stars to 3 stars over three years. Most proficiency scores declined year-over-year, except social studies at W James Middle. Chronic absenteeism is 13.9% at White Bluff and 14.9% at W James, better than the state’s 18.3% but slightly above the district’s 13.6%. Per-student spending is nearly identical at around $14,200. With no high school in the zip code, families need to look outside 37187 for grades 9–12. These factors, combined with missing socioeconomic and class size data, make it essential to review the full school report cards.
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