Schools in Zip Code 37356

ZIP code 37356 contains just one school, Monteagle Elementary School, a PK–8 public school in Monteagle, Tennessee, serving 233 students as part of Marion County Schools. As the only school in the area, Monteagle Elementary serves as both the elementary and middle school for the community, meaning families have no public school choice within this ZIP code and must travel elsewhere after 8th grade for high school. The district ranks 97th out of 141 Tennessee districts, putting it in the 31st percentile with a 2-star rating.

Despite the district's middling rank, Monteagle Elementary beats its district in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, 45.0% of students were proficient in math, compared to 34.0% in the district and 43.0% statewide. ELA proficiency reached 44.2%, well above the district's 35.4% and the state's 40.6%. Science proficiency was 39.2%, about even with the district but below the state's 46.9%, while social studies hit 49.1%, above the district but slightly below the state. The school also made remarkable one-year gains, with math jumping 14.3 points and ELA rising 11.7 points. The strongest results are concentrated in middle grades, where 7th grade math and ELA both exceed state averages by more than 10 points, and 5th grade ELA and 6th grade math also outperform the state.

Attendance is a clear strength, with chronic absenteeism at just 14.2% compared to 21.8% for Marion County and 18.3% statewide. However, science and social studies results are uneven: 6th grade science and social studies lag well behind both district and state averages, while 7th grade social studies leads the district by more than 30 points. The school's state ranking improved from 611th to 580th in one year, though it remains short of its 499th-place showing in 2023–2024. Free/reduced lunch data and student–teacher ratio are not reported, which limits socioeconomic context, but per-student spending is $12,799.