Summary:
Zip code 37862 (Sevierville, TN) is home to two middle-level schools—Sevier County Junior High School (grades 7–9, 1,029 students) and Sevierville Intermediate School (grades 4–6, 674 students)—which together serve 1,703 students and form a single pipeline within the Sevier County Schools district, a 2-star district ranked 93rd out of 141 in Tennessee.
Sevier County Junior High is the higher-profile school, holding a state rank of 378 out of 594 (36th percentile) for 2025–2026 with a 2-star rating for three consecutive years. Its standout strengths are 7th-grade math (41.6% proficient, above both district and state averages) and an extraordinary Geometry proficiency of 90% in 2024–2025, compared with just 28.3% districtwide. However, its overall ELA proficiency is a weak point at 25.4%, well below the state's 40.6%. By contrast, Sevierville Intermediate has no state ranking but spends considerably more: $15,628 per student versus $12,777 at the junior high. Despite that higher spending, it scores below district and state averages in nearly every subject, with 5th grade its relative bright spot.
Both schools share a serious chronic absenteeism problem—25.0% at Sevier County Junior High and 24.3% at Sevierville Intermediate—well above the state's 18.3%. Grade-level math data reveals a sharp dip at 6th grade (22.9% proficiency) before a 7th-grade rebound, then another drop in 8th grade. Year-over-year, Sevier County Junior High improved across all subjects (math up 5.8 points), while Sevierville Intermediate declined in both ELA (-4.1) and social studies (-2.7). For parents, the picture is clear: these schools face significant academic and attendance challenges, though Sevier County Junior High shows promising pockets of excellence, especially in advanced math and 7th-grade coursework.
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