Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38040

Summary:

The 38040 zip code area is home to 3 schools that span different grade levels: Halls Elementary School, Halls High School, and Halls Junior High School. While the schools have mixed performance, Halls High School stands out as the strongest performer, ranking 157 out of 389 Tennessee high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Halls Junior High School also performs well, outpacing the Lauderdale County and Tennessee averages in Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies for both 7th and 8th grade. In contrast, Halls Elementary School has proficiency rates that are generally below the county and state averages, with some exceptions in 4th and 6th grade.

A concerning trend across all three schools is the high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 19.9%. Addressing this issue could be a priority for the district. Additionally, the lack of free and reduced-price lunch data makes it difficult to assess the socioeconomic status of the student populations and how that may be influencing the schools' performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra II (2025)		TNReady Biology I (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)			TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Halls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Carmen ST	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 836-9651	616	44	13.9		451 (73.2%)	100 (16.2%)	25 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	42.7	573^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	43.2%		37.6	640^th of 1018 public elementary schools	37.1%	67	44.0	47.7	35.8	43.8			42.9	33.3	42.0	31.7	26.0			33.6												42.9	48.9	37.5	34.2			41.2	31.5			31.5	$13,781	$1,142	$11,642
Halls High School	Public	9-12	800 West Tigrett ST	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	No	(731) 836-9642	362	28	12.9		253 (69.9%)	70 (19.3%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	53.6	157^th of 389 public high schools	59.6%		50.2	174^th of 392 public high schools	55.6%	17															35.2	36.1	44.2	44.4	35.1	34.2	59.0	59.5	29.4	19.7	21.1												$14,606	$793	$12,663
Halls Junior High School	Public	7-8	800 West Tigrett ST	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 836-5579	151	12	12.7		105 (69.5%)	29 (19.2%)	11 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	46.7	302^nd of 583 public middle schools	48.2%		31.9	407^th of 587 public middle schools	30.7%	105					40.0	40.0	40.0					36.9	25.0	30.7																41.5	36.1	38.7		41.5	31.9	36.5	$14,749	$1,094	$13,655

Cities Near Zip Code 38040

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Halls	0.59 mi	3	203^rd
Dyersburg	6.65 mi	7	124^th
Friendship	9.03 mi	1	316^th
Maury City	10.16 mi	1	87^th
Finley	12.09 mi	1	24^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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