Summary:
Zip code 37725 in Dandridge, Tennessee, is home to one middle school: Maury Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 582 students as part of Jefferson County Schools. As the only middle school in the area, Maury automatically stands out, and it does so with a strong record: the school has earned a 4-star rating for three consecutive years, ranking in the 72nd–76th percentile among Tennessee middle schools, and it consistently outperforms its district across every core subject.
Academically, Maury's greatest strength is Social Studies, where 56.7% of students are proficient overall and 8th graders reach 61.4% proficiency — 13.8 points above the state average. Science is another bright spot, with overall proficiency of 50.1% and an 8th grade rate of 53.3%, which is 9 points above the state. Mathematics is also above the state average (44.6% vs. 43.0%) and shows a healthy progression from 6th to 8th grade, climbing from 42.4% to 47.2%. English Language Arts is the relative weak spot: while the overall score of 41.2% slightly exceeds the state average, 6th grade ELA proficiency (38.6%) trails the state, suggesting a need for earlier literacy intervention as students transition into middle school.
Attendance at Maury Middle School is a positive indicator, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% — better than both the district (19.1%) and the state (18.3%). Per-student spending is $10,567, though no district comparison is available. Year-over-year trends are mixed: math improved by 2.8 points and ELA by 0.6 points, while science and social studies each dipped roughly 2 points. The school's statewide percentile has also slipped modestly from 76 to 72, even as it retains its 4-star status. Missing data on free/reduced lunch and student-teacher ratio limit deeper analysis, but the overall picture is of a solid, above-average school that is a clear academic asset to the Dandridge community.
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