Summary:
Zip code 37370, covering the Riceville area of Tennessee, is served by a single school: Riceville Elementary School, a PK–8 school with 641 students in McMinn County Schools. Because there is only one school in this zip code, parents should focus on how it compares to district and state averages rather than to nearby local schools.
Riceville Elementary is a strong academic performer, earning a 4-star rating for three consecutive years and ranking consistently in the 73rd–76th percentile statewide. Its greatest strength is mathematics: overall proficiency is 60.7%, compared to 44.1% in the district and 43.0% statewide. The standout class is 8th grade, where 70.5% of students are proficient in math versus just 38.3% across Tennessee. The school also outperforms both the district and state in English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies at the aggregate level. A notable weakness is 4th grade math, where proficiency drops to 45.7%, below the district and state, making it the only grade-subject combination where Riceville falls behind both. ELA results are solid in early grades, with 4th grade at 59.4% proficient, but decline to 34.4% by 8th grade, though still above state averages.
Attendance appears to support the school’s success: chronic absenteeism is 13.4%, notably lower than the district’s 15.3% and the state’s 18.3%. Per-student spending is $11,941, though without student-teacher ratio or free/reduced lunch data, it is hard to gauge resource efficiency. Science and social studies results are generally above average, but grade-level performance varies—science is excellent in 5th and 6th grades, while social studies dips below the state in 6th grade. Overall, Riceville Elementary is a reliable, high-achieving school in rural Tennessee, with particular excellence in math and room for improvement in upper-grade literacy and 4th grade math.
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