Summary:
Zip code 37332 (Evensville, Tennessee) is served by exactly one public middle school: Rhea Middle School, which enrolls 543 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Rhea County Schools district, a relatively strong district ranked 35th out of 141 in Tennessee.
Rhea Middle’s clearest academic strength is mathematics. Across all grades, 55.4% of students scored proficient or above, beating the state average of 43.0% and slightly topping the district’s 53.3%. The standout result is in 8th-grade math, where 63.3% of students are proficient compared to just 38.3% statewide—a remarkable 25-point gap. However, math proficiency did drop from 62.0% last year to 55.4% this year, which may explain why the school’s statewide ranking slipped from the 74th percentile (4 stars) in 2024–2025 to the 62nd percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026. English language arts is the opposite story: only 35.8% of students are proficient, trailing both the district (43.2%) and the state (40.6%). Eighth-grade ELA is especially weak at 32.5% proficiency, barely matching the state average.
Outside of math, Rhea Middle tends to underperform its district. It trails the district by about 7–8 points in ELA, science, and social studies at the all-grades level. One bright spot is 8th-grade social studies (55.3% vs. 47.6% statewide), though 7th-grade social studies is a real concern at 40.3% vs. a 56.0% state average. Chronic absenteeism stands at 16.8%, which is below the state’s 18.3% but above the district’s 15.6%. Per-student spending is $14,007, though no comparison data is available. Free/reduced lunch rates and student–teacher ratios were not reported, limiting deeper socioeconomic analysis. Overall, Rhea Middle is a mid-performing school with a strong math program and clear room to improve in literacy and non-math subjects.
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