Summary:
Zip code 37801 is served by two schools in Blount County Schools — William Blount High School for grades 9–12 and Mary Blount Elementary School for pre-K through grade 5 — with no middle school located in the immediate area.
The elementary school, Mary Blount, serves about 590 students and is improving in every core subject from last year, but it still trails both the district and state averages in math, reading, and science. Science is a particular concern, with just 37.9% proficient compared to 47.3% districtwide. Chronic absenteeism is slightly below the state average, but the school’s overall ranking has slipped to the 35th percentile. It also spends more per student ($13,755) than the high school ($12,223), yet its outcomes remain below state benchmarks. This suggests that while the school is moving in the right direction, it has significant work to do in both science and English language arts.
William Blount High School is the stronger of the two schools, ranking in the 54th percentile compared with Mary Blount’s 35th. It has an excellent 95.1% graduation rate, well above the state average of 90.5%, and a standout US History proficiency of 68.4% versus 42.4% statewide. However, the high school also has areas of concern: chronic absenteeism is elevated at 20.3%, Algebra I proficiency is only 21.6%, and English I proficiency dropped sharply from 45.8% to 32.6% in one year. Some of the biggest challenges are hidden in grade-level detail — for example, 10th graders taking Algebra II posted an 84.3% proficiency rate, while 11th graders in the same subject were at just 25.1%. For parents, the choice is clear: the high school graduates students well and has bright spots like US History, but attendance issues and uneven performance in core subjects are worth monitoring closely. The elementary school is more consistent but currently underperforms state averages in most areas.
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