Schools in Zip Code 37862

Zip code 37862 serves the Sevierville, Tennessee area with 8 schools spanning pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, all part of Sevier County Schools. The district ranks 93rd out of 141 Tennessee districts with a 2-star rating and serves approximately 3,993 students across four elementary schools (Sevierville Primary School, Sevierville Elementary School, Wearwood Elementary School, and T Lawson Early Childhood Education Center), two middle schools (Sevierville Intermediate School and Sevier County Junior High School), one high school (Sevier County High School), and one alternative school (Parkway Academy). Overall, the district performs below state averages in most tested subjects, but individual schools show important bright spots and challenges.

The clear academic standout is Wearwood Elementary School, ranking in the 70th percentile statewide with 4 stars and outperforming district and state proficiency rates in math, ELA, and science while keeping chronic absenteeism at just 10.9%. In contrast, Sevier County Junior High School is the largest school with 1,029 students but posts 25% chronic absenteeism and below-average proficiency. Sevier County High School maintains a strong 93.5% graduation rate — above the state's 90.5% — yet test scores lag behind state averages, especially in Geometry (18.5% vs 42.3%) and Algebra II. Parkway Academy, with only 6 students and no published test data, and T Lawson Early Childhood Education Center, with 8.3% chronic absenteeism but extreme per-pupil spending, are specialized outliers.

The most concerning pattern is that chronic absenteeism worsens dramatically by grade level, rising from 8.3% at T Lawson Early Childhood Education Center to 29.7% at Sevier County High School — meaning nearly one in three high school students is chronically absent. Academic proficiency also declines as students advance through middle grades, with math proficiency at Sevier County Junior High School dropping from 41.6% in 7th grade to 30.5% in 8th grade. Wearwood Elementary School shows the most positive trajectory, jumping from the 44th to the 70th percentile in one year. Among traditional schools, per-pupil spending ranges from $12,777 at Sevier County Junior High School to $20,606 at Wearwood Elementary School, while the two highest spending figures belong to the smallest, most specialized programs.