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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 37760

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At a glance

Schools

1,584

Students

Top rankedJefferson Elementary School383^rd of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Jefferson Elementary School up 5 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 37760 contains three schools within Jefferson County Schools: Mount Horeb Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, and Jefferson Middle School. These two elementary schools and one middle school serve a combined 1,611 students, with no high schools located in the area. The district ranks 71st out of 141 Tennessee districts, landing exactly at the 50th percentile with a three-star rating.

Jefferson Elementary School is the clear academic standout. It ranks 383rd out of 1,019 elementary schools in Tennessee (62nd percentile) and posts the highest proficiency rates in the zip code in math (52.0%), ELA (48.2%), and science (46.7%), outperforming both district and state averages in math and ELA. Mount Horeb Elementary School is the attendance leader with chronic absenteeism of just 14.3%, well below the district (19.1%) and state (18.3%); it also exceeds district and state averages in math and ELA and ranks 469th (54th percentile). Jefferson Middle School is the weakest performer, ranking 304th out of 594 middle schools (49th percentile, 2 stars) and falling below district and state averages in math, ELA, and science—though it does exceed the state average in social studies (52.9% vs. 51.4%).

One of the most striking patterns is a grade-level reversal between the two elementary schools. Mount Horeb starts strong in 3rd grade—with 50% math and 53.6% ELA proficiency—but declines by 5th grade to 43.5% and 37.1%, respectively. Jefferson Elementary starts weaker in 3rd grade (35.5% math, 38.7% ELA) but surges to 64.7% and 57.4% by 5th grade, leaving a roughly 20-point gap. Notably, Jefferson Elementary also has the highest chronic absenteeism (20.0%) despite its top scores, while Mount Horeb has better attendance but lower test performance. Jefferson Middle School has dropped from the 62nd to the 49th percentile over the past year, with science proficiency falling from 44.8% to 36.3%. Per-student spending ranges from $10,864 at Mount Horeb to $12,485 at Jefferson Elementary, but higher spending does not guarantee better outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 W Broadway Boulevard	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-4712	463	29	15.9	66.3%	351 (75.8%)	12 (2.6%)	62 (13.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	58.9	383^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	62.4%		57.4	388^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.5%	5	35.5	54.4	64.7				52.0	38.7	47.8	57.4				48.2	38.7	50.7	50.0				46.7					$12,485	$1,069	$10,470
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	361 West Broadway Boulevard	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 475-6133	546	39	14.1	64.6%	430 (78.8%)	7 (1.3%)	89 (16.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	47.5	304^th of 594 public middle schools	48.8%		57.2	224^th of 583 public middle schools	61.6%	80				35.6	26.7	35.9	32.7				38.0	32.1	29.9	33.3				45.1	29.4	34.5	36.3	53.4	50.9	54.5	52.9	$10,972	$324	$9,766
Jefferson County Adult High School	Public	11-12	419 West Dumplin Valley Road	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-9385	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mount Horeb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 East Dumplin Valley Road	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-9472	575	37	15.7	59.2%	442 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.3%)	52.7	469^th of 1019 public elementary schools	54.0%		54.7	420^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.4%	49	50.0	50.0	43.5				47.5	53.6	47.1	37.1				45.0	49.4	49.5	33.9				43.4					$10,864	$821	$9,280

Cities Near Zip Code 37760

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jefferson City	1.06 mi	4	143^rd
Dandridge	4.93 mi	4	79^th
Talbott	5.22 mi	1	58^th
New Market	5.72 mi	1	78^th
Morristown	7.23 mi	15	185^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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