Summary:
Zip code 37865 in Seymour, Tennessee, contains two middle-level schools within the Sevier County Schools district: Seymour Intermediate School, serving grades 4–6 with 531 students, and Seymour Junior High School, serving grades 7–9 with 713 students, creating an unusual 4–9 grade span across two campuses. The district ranks in the bottom third of Tennessee districts (93rd of 141), yet both schools consistently beat district averages in most core subjects.
These schools have complementary academic identities. Seymour Intermediate School shines in ELA (48% proficient vs. 40.6% statewide), science (53.5% vs. 46.9%), and social studies (55.1% vs. 51.4%), with a stunning 17.7-point year-over-year jump in social studies. Seymour Junior High School leads in math at 55.5% proficiency (compared to the state's 43.0%), including 60.3% in 8th grade, and posts an extraordinary 93.5% proficiency in Geometry versus 42.3% statewide. However, Junior High's ELA proficiency is just 35.8% — below both the state and its intermediate counterpart — and its English I scores dropped sharply from 48.3% to 37.6% year over year.
For parents, chronic absenteeism is a shared concern: 23.2% of Intermediate students and 20.9% of Junior High students are chronically absent, both above the 18.3% state rate. Spending also differs, with Intermediate investing $14,516 per student versus Junior High's $13,642. Junior High's statewide ranking has trended downward from 145th (4 stars) in 2023–24 to 233rd (3 stars) in 2025–26, despite steady math scores. Overall, this zip code offers two solid schools with distinct strengths — one strong in literacy and science, the other in math and advanced coursework — within a below-average district context.
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