Summary:
Zip code 37701 in Alcoa, Tennessee, is served by a single high school: Alcoa High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 687 students. The school is part of the Alcoa City Schools district, which ranks 13th out of 141 Tennessee districts (91st percentile) with a 5-star rating. Because Alcoa High School is the only high school in the zip code and the only high school in the district, its performance metrics often mirror district-level results, making state averages the most useful comparison point for families.
The school's most impressive results come in student persistence. Alcoa High School graduates 97.8% of its students, far exceeding the state average of 90.5%, and its 1.1% dropout rate is roughly one-sixth of Tennessee's 6.7% rate. Chronic absenteeism is 13.1% at the school, better than the state's 18.3% but above the district's 11.2% figure. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school ranked 95th out of 400 Tennessee high schools, placing it in the 76th percentile with a 4-star rating, after ranking 49th out of 389 schools the previous year.
Academically, Alcoa High School beats the state average in every subject, with standout advantages in Geometry (+14.5 points) and Algebra I (+13.0 points). English II proficiency is especially strong at 67.1%. However, Algebra II proficiency dropped sharply from 59.3% to 40.4% year over year, and grade-level results show lower scores among 10th-grade Biology students (15.8%) and 11th-grade Geometry students (9.1%) — patterns likely tied to which students take which courses rather than overall school quality. With per-student spending of $14,878 and a consistently strong track record, this school offers families a solid academic option.
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