Summary:
Zip code 37885, serving Vonore, Tennessee, is home to two public schools within Monroe County Schools: Vonore Elementary School (grades PK–4, 343 students) and Vonore Middle School (grades 5–8, 258 students), for a combined enrollment of 601 students. There is no public high school in the zip code, so families must look outside 37885 for grades 9–12. The district itself ranks 122 out of 141 Tennessee districts (bottom 13%, 1 star), yet these two schools perform better than that rating suggests, with Vonore Elementary standing out as the clear academic leader.
Vonore Elementary School has climbed from the 31st to the 57th percentile in statewide rankings over two years and now holds a 3-star rating. It exceeds state averages in math (51.3% vs. 43.0%) and ELA (48.7% vs. 40.6%), and it far outpaces its district in both subjects. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 12.7%, well below the district's 21.5%. Vonore Middle School is more uneven, ranking at the 47th percentile with 2 stars, but it shines in social studies (53.0% proficiency vs. 35.9% district) and 8th grade math (53.2% vs. 38.3% state), with 8th graders also beating the state in social studies.
The biggest momentum story is Vonore Elementary's ELA proficiency, which jumped from 33.1% to 48.7% in a single year. Vonore Middle's concern is a pronounced 6th-grade slump, with proficiency trailing state averages by 10 to 24 points in math, ELA, and science. Chronic absenteeism at the middle school (21.2%) runs above the state average and may be holding it back. Per-student spending is considerable at both schools ($15,933 elementary, $14,040 middle). For parents, Vonore Elementary is beating the odds inside a low-rated district, while Vonore Middle offers real strengths in specific subjects balanced against clear transition-year challenges.
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