Summary:
ZIP code 38017, covering Collierville, Tennessee, is served by 9 public schools in the Collierville Schools district — Tennessee's #1 ranked district — spanning 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school with 9,263 total students. All nine schools carry 5-star ratings and rank in at least the 90th percentile statewide, making this one of the strongest public school areas in the state. However, school-to-school differences are significant, and parents should look beyond the star ratings to find the best fit.
Crosswind Elementary School is the academic powerhouse of the area, ranking #8 among Tennessee elementary schools with proficiency rates above 86% in math, ELA, and science — roughly 15 points higher than the district average in math and ELA. Among middle schools, West Collierville Middle School is the clear leader, ranking #8 statewide and outperforming the state by more than 30 percentage points in every subject. Collierville High School, the only high school in the ZIP code, serves nearly 3,000 students while maintaining a 94.4% graduation rate and a 2.9% dropout rate — both far better than state averages — plus the lowest per-pupil spending in the district at $11,450.
The biggest outlier is Collierville Middle School, which lags its cross-town counterpart by roughly 17 points in math and 11 points in ELA, and has the highest chronic absenteeism rate (14.4%) in the ZIP code. Spending also does not predict performance: Sycamore Elementary School spends the most per pupil ($18,295) yet posts the lowest elementary proficiency scores, while lower-spending Crosswind Elementary leads the district academically. Elementary chronic absenteeism is remarkably low — between 7.1% and 7.4% — less than half the state average, though rates climb at the secondary level. Families in 38017 have access to some of Tennessee's best schools, but the two middle schools in particular show that even within a top-ranked district, individual school performance varies meaningfully.
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