Summary:
Zip code 38037 in Brownsville, Tennessee, is served by a single public school, Haywood Middle School, which educates students in grades 7 and 8. This school is part of Haywood County Schools, a district ranked near the bottom of Tennessee (140 out of 141 districts). Haywood Middle itself sits in the bottom 10% of schools statewide, but its performance has been slowly improving over the past few years, moving from a 5th percentile rank in 2023–2024 to a 10th percentile rank in 2025–2026.
Academically, the school remains well below state averages in every subject. In the latest testing year, only 11.1% of students were proficient in math compared to 43% statewide, and ELA proficiency was 15.0% versus 40.6% statewide. However, the school showed gains across all subjects from the previous year, with science improving by 6 points and ELA by 5.5 points. Grade-level strengths vary: 7th graders outperformed 8th graders in ELA, science, and social studies, while 8th graders did better in math. Social studies and science are relative strengths, with proficiency rates closest to the district average, while math and ELA have the largest gaps.
On a positive note, chronic absenteeism at Haywood Middle is just 13.5%, well below the district (18.1%) and state (18.3%) averages, meaning students are consistently attending school. The school also spends a relatively high $15,798 per student, yet this investment has not translated into strong test scores, raising questions about instructional and resource effectiveness. Although the school is improving and attendance is a solid foundation, it still faces significant challenges in closing the wide academic gaps with the rest of Tennessee.
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