Summary:
Zip code 37719 is served by a single school, Coalfield School, a PK–12 alternative school with 505 students in the Morgan County Schools district. For parents, this means there are no school-to-school choices within the zip code, but Coalfield stands out in several important ways. The school posts a 97.4% graduation rate, well above the state average of 90.5%, and chronic absenteeism is just 6.8% compared to the state’s 18.3%. It also shows a clear strength in science, with Biology I proficiency at 51.2%—above the state average and far ahead of the district’s 34.7%.
Academically, Coalfield generally outperforms its district, which ranks near the bottom of Tennessee districts. The school beats Morgan County averages in mathematics (32.2% vs. 28.4%), ELA (33.5% vs. 31.7%), Algebra I (24.4% vs. 13.6%), and science (35.8% vs. 34.5%). However, it lags the state in many areas, especially advanced math and early high school English. Algebra II proficiency is just 12%, geometry is 17.8%, and English I is 19%. Grade-level results are mixed: 5th grade math and ELA and 8th grade math exceed state averages, but 6th grade math is only 10% proficient—far below both the district and state. Science is also uneven, with 5th grade shining at 48.8% while 3rd grade science sits at just 20.8%.
Parents should interpret these numbers with some caution. As an alternative school, Coalfield may serve a different student population than traditional schools, and small test-taking cohorts can cause large year-to-year swings. For example, Biology I jumped from 20% to 51.2% in one year, while Algebra II fell from 28.3% to 12%. The school also does not report free/reduced lunch eligibility or student-teacher ratio, limiting full context. Still, the overall picture is positive: Coalfield keeps students in school, gets them to graduation, and exceeds its district in most core subjects. For families in this zip code, Coalfield appears to be a stable, attendance-focused school that delivers some strong results despite broader district struggles.
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