Schools in Zip Code 37352

Zip code 37352, serving the Lynchburg, TN area, contains 2 public schools—Lynchburg Elementary School (grades PK–6) and Moore County High School (grades 7–12)—both part of Moore County Schools, with a combined enrollment of 882 students and no standalone middle school. The district ranks 66 out of 141 Tennessee districts (53rd percentile, 3 stars), placing it just above the middle of the state.

Moore County High School stands out for its strong graduation and attendance outcomes. It posts a 95.9% graduation rate and a 1.4% dropout rate—both far better than state averages—and chronic absenteeism of 9.9%, roughly half the statewide rate. Science is a clear strength, with 66.4% proficiency versus 46.9% statewide. However, the school struggles with upper-level math: Algebra I proficiency is just 13.7% and Algebra II is 17.2%, both far below state averages, even though 8th grade math (60.6%) is well above. Lynchburg Elementary School, by contrast, has the district's best attendance at 8.7% chronic absenteeism and spends slightly more per student ($13,743), but its academics have slipped sharply, falling from the 69th percentile in 2023–24 to the 39th percentile now, and it trails the state in nearly every subject—most notably social studies, which dropped 22.7 points in a single year.

Both schools currently hold 2-star ratings and saw major one-year swings in test scores, suggesting instability in testing cohorts or course-taking patterns rather than steady improvement or decline. For example, Moore County High School's Algebra II scores fell from 47.2% to 17.2% in a year, while ELA jumped from 25.4% to 41.0%. Attendance is a district-wide strength: both schools have chronic absenteeism around 9%, half the state's 18.3%. The biggest opportunities are clear: improve elementary academic performance and high-school math proficiency while protecting the strengths in attendance, graduation, and science.