Summary:
Zip code 37356 in Monteagle, Tennessee is served by exactly one elementary school, Monteagle Elementary School, a small PK–8 campus within Marion County Schools that enrolls just 233 students. As the only school in the area, Monteagle Elementary is the sole educational option for local families, and its performance stands out in several ways. The school outperforms its district in all four tested subjects—mathematics (45% proficient), English language arts (44.2%), science (39.2%), and social studies (49.1%)—while also exceeding the state average in both math and ELA.
The school has shown remarkable year-over-year improvement. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, math proficiency jumped from 30.7% to 45.0% (+14.3 points) and ELA rose from 32.5% to 44.2% (+11.7 points), lifting the school from below state averages to above them in both subjects. Seventh graders are a clear bright spot, outperforming district and state averages in every subject, especially social studies (71.4% vs. 56.0% state) and ELA (57.1% vs. 35.9% state). However, 6th grade science (28%) and social studies (32%) fall dramatically below district and state averages, suggesting that cohort may need targeted intervention in content-area literacy and reasoning.
Monteagle Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.2% is notably better than the district's 21.8% and the state's 18.3%, a positive indicator for academic consistency. The school's state ranking improved this year to the 43rd percentile (580 of 1,019), up from the 39th percentile last year, though still below its 51st-percentile showing in 2023–2024. Per-student spending is $12,799. While the overall state rating is a modest 2 stars, the school's strong math and ELA results, district-leading performance across every subject, and substantial academic gains point to a solid, improving environment within Marion County Schools.
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