Summary:
Zip code 37373 is served by a single high school, Sale Creek Middle / High School, a combined campus serving grades 6 through 12 with 577 students in the Hamilton County Schools district.
As the only high school in the area, all local attention falls on this campus, and it rises to the occasion. While its district, Hamilton County Schools, ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee districts (43rd percentile), Sale Creek itself consistently lands in the top 20% of all high schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating three years running. Its state rank has fluctuated from 50th to 78th in the most recent year, yet it remains a strong performer. The graduation rate is excellent at 97.1%, comfortably above the district's 93.5% and the state's 90.5%, while chronic absenteeism is also better than both averages. With per-pupil spending of $17,773, the school appears to have solid resources behind its success.
Academically, the school excels in science and social studies. Biology I proficiency of 77.2% dwarfs the state average of 49.8%, and all-grades science proficiency sits at 65.5% versus 46.9% statewide. Social studies (70.5%), Algebra II (58.0%), and English II (75.8%) also outpace district and state norms by wide margins, at least in the most recent year. However, there are clear weak spots. Algebra I proficiency dropped to just 24% in 2024-2025, well below state levels, and 10th-grade Geometry proficiency was a modest 39.7%, dragging the overall Geometry score below the district average despite stellar 9th-grade Geometry results at 90%. English I performance hovers near the state average, though students show dramatic improvement by the time they reach English II. Overall, this is a stable, high-performing school with exceptional strengths in science and social studies, and its low dropout rate and high graduation rate indicate a positive, supportive environment for students.
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