Summary:
Zip code 37311 is served by a single middle school, Ocoee Middle School, which enrolls 1,096 students in grades 6 through 8 in the Cleveland, Tennessee area as part of Bradley County Schools.
Ocoee Middle School stands out as a high-performing and steadily improving school. It has earned 4 out of 5 stars for three consecutive years, with its statewide rank climbing from 152nd (74th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 130th (78th percentile) in 2025–2026, placing it in the top 22% of Tennessee middle schools. In the most recent testing year, the school exceeded state averages in every subject: math proficiency hit 49.9% (state: 43.0%), science reached 55.0% (state: 46.9%), social studies led at 58.0% (state: 51.4%), and English language arts came in at 41.1% (state: 40.6%). Its strongest areas are science and social studies, with sixth-grade social studies proficiency reaching 61.1%, more than 10 points above the state. Math also improves as students advance, with eighth-grade math proficiency at 53.7%—a remarkable 15.4 points above the state average. The relative weak spot is English language arts, where the school trails its own district (41.1% vs. 42.2%), and seventh-grade ELA dips to 37.1%. Still, eighth-grade ELA rebounds to 42.1%, well above the state.
Chronic absenteeism at Ocoee is 16.2%, which is lower than the state rate of 18.3% but slightly higher than the district's 14.9%, meaning roughly one in six students misses significant school time. Per-student spending is $11,269, providing a baseline for resource allocation, though comparative data is not available. The data set lacks free/reduced lunch percentages and student-teacher ratios, limiting socioeconomic and class-size analysis. Overall, Ocoee Middle School is an academically strong and rising option within Bradley County, delivering consistent above-state performance across most subjects while showing a clear trajectory of improvement from year to year.
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