Summary:
Zip code 37343, located in the Hixson area of Tennessee, contains one high school—Hixson High School—which serves grades 9 through 12 and enrolls approximately 920 students as part of Hamilton County Schools. As the only high school in the zip code, Hixson cannot be compared to neighboring schools within 37343, but it can be measured against district and state benchmarks, and those comparisons reveal a school in the middle of the pack that has been trending downward. Hixson's statewide ranking slipped from the 60th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 48th percentile in 2025–2026, and its star rating fell from 3 stars to 2 stars.
On core academic measures, Hixson posts a graduation rate of 90.9%, slightly above the Tennessee average of 90.5% but below the district's 93.5%. However, the school's dropout rate of 8.2% is nearly double the district rate of 4.9% and well above the state average of 6.7%, while chronic absenteeism affects 20.6% of students—roughly one in five. Test proficiency in 2025–2026 lags state averages in most subjects, with the largest gap in US History at 18.5% proficient versus 42.4% statewide. Biology I is the lone bright spot at 49.8%, matching the state average exactly.
Despite overall averages that trail the state, Hixson's accelerated and early-grade students perform exceptionally well: 9th-grade Geometry proficiency is 89.3%, 9th-grade Biology is 76.9%, and 10th-grade Algebra II is 78.1%—all above state averages. Conversely, 11th-grade courses are a major weakness, particularly US History at 15.8% proficiency and Algebra II at 11.9%. The school's ranking declined even as some test scores improved, indicating that high dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and the steep drop in English I proficiency (from 42.9% to 28.8%) are driving the lower rating. With per-student spending of $17,397, Hixson invests substantial resources but continues to face systemic challenges in attendance and upper-level coursework.
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