Schools in Zip Code 37811

ZIP code 37811 in Mooresburg, Tennessee, is served by a single elementary school — Mooresburg Elementary School — which enrolls 192 students in grades K–5 and is part of Hawkins County Schools, a district ranked 98th out of 141 in Tennessee. As the only school in the area, Mooresburg Elementary is the sole local option for elementary families, and its recent academic trends are concerning. The school has steadily fallen in state rankings, dropping from the 37th percentile (2 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 16th percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026, and now ranks 851st out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools.

Academically, Mooresburg Elementary lags its district and the state in nearly every subject. In the 2025–2026 TNReady assessments, only 19.5% of students scored proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 37.0% in the district and 40.6% statewide — a 21-point gap. Science proficiency sits at 27.6% versus 43.1% for the district, while math is the strongest subject at 33.3%, though still below the district's 35.2% and the state's 43.0%. The most alarming trend is the year-over-year collapse in ELA, which fell from 32.7% to 19.5% in a single year, a 13.2-point drop. Grade-level data shows 4th grade math is the lone bright spot at 46.7%, nearly matching state averages, but 4th and 5th grade ELA proficiency plunges to just 16.7% and 17.1%, and 5th grade science is critically low at 14.3%.

Despite spending $16,442 per student — notably above typical state levels — the school's outcomes remain below average, suggesting resources alone are not driving achievement. Chronic absenteeism is 18.1%, just below the district's 19.8% and essentially tied with the state's 18.3%, meaning nearly one in five students is missing significant instructional time. With no other elementary school in ZIP 37811 and no middle or high schools in the area, Mooresburg Elementary's trajectory is especially consequential for local families. The steep ELA decline and weak upper-grade performance in both reading and science point to an urgent need for literacy intervention and targeted support in 4th and 5th grade classrooms.