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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 37370

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School

619

Students

Top rankedRiceville Elementary245^th of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools

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Summary:

The 37370 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Riceville Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 619 students. Riceville Elementary is part of the McMinn County school district, which is ranked 51 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riceville Elementary is a standout school in the 37370 zip code, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools for the past three school years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform their peers at the county and state levels in mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Riceville Elementary's overall mathematics proficiency rate was 56.4%, compared to 44.2% for McMinn County and 42.2% for the state, while its overall English language arts proficiency rate was 47.9%, compared to 37.3% for McMinn County and 38.9% for the state.

However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, which could be an area for improvement. Riceville Elementary has access to adequate resources, with a per-student spending of $12,753 and a student-teacher ratio of 15.7 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a well-resourced educational environment that supports student learning.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riceville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3592 Hwy 11 South	Riceville	37370	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 462-2488	619	39	15.7		521 (84.2%)	21 (3.4%)	50 (8.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	69.3	245^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.7%		65.5	275^th of 1018 public elementary schools	73.0%	30	55.0	41.3	61.2	53.6	70.3	62.0	56.4	47.5	50.7	51.0	50.0	43.8	44.0	47.9	46.3	64.0	59.2	58.9	62.5	54.0	57.2	42.9	54.7	53.1	50.3	$11,941	$993	$10,061

Cities Near Zip Code 37370

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riceville	5.1 mi	1	44^th
Calhoun	5.3 mi	1	35^th
Charleston	6.48 mi	1	73^rd
Etowah	6.54 mi	2	212^th
Cleveland	7.84 mi	27	174^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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