Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38030

Summary:

The 38030 zip code has only one school, Finley Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 231 students. Finley Elementary is part of the Dyer County school district, which is ranked 23 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Finley Elementary has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, with its statewide ranking improving from 221 out of 1,020 Tennessee elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 149 out of 1,009 in 2024-2025. The school consistently outperforms the Dyer County and Tennessee averages in mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), and science proficiency rates, suggesting it is providing a high-quality education to its students. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in 2023-2024 is an area that could be improved.

Finley Elementary spends $14,119 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.1 to 1. These factors may contribute to the school's strong academic performance. Overall, Finley Elementary appears to be a high-performing school within the Dyer County district, and its improvement in statewide ranking indicates it is becoming more competitive among its peers.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Finley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	72 Poplar Street	Finley	38030	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 285-7050	231	15	15.1		213 (92.2%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	80.9	149^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.2%		68.6	249^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.5%	100	57.9	60.0	56.3	58.0	52.6	60.0	56.3	56.0	65.8	73.3	56.3	65.0	$14,422	$726	$12,689

Cities Near Zip Code 38030

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Finley	6.28 mi	1	24^th
Dyersburg	9.08 mi	7	124^th
Halls	12.31 mi	3	203^rd
Ripley	17.8 mi	4	328^th
Newbern	17.88 mi	3	98^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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