Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38337

Summary:

The 38337 zip code has only one school, Gadsden Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 152 students. Gadsden Elementary is part of the Crockett County School District, which is ranked 58 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gadsden Elementary has shown consistent academic performance, with proficiency rates in mathematics and English Language Arts that exceed the district and state averages across multiple grade levels. The school has also seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past three years, moving from 436th out of 1,020 Tennessee elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 220th out of 1,009 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger star rating has improved from 3 stars to 4 stars during this period.

While Gadsden Elementary's academic performance is strong, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in 2023-2024 is an area that could benefit from further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student attendance and engagement. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rates are more mixed, with some grade levels underperforming the state average, suggesting a need to focus on strengthening the science curriculum and instruction.

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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
Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18989 Highway 79	Gadsden	38337	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 663-2453	152	14	10.9		104 (68.4%)	26 (17.1%)	14 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	72.2	220^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.2%		61.5	330^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.6%	110	47.4	61.8	68.4	59.7	63.2	58.8	52.6	58.3	47.4	52.9	42.1	48.6	$14,152	$945	$11,811

Cities Near Zip Code 38337

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gadsden	1.12 mi	1	52^nd
Humboldt	4.66 mi	4	348^th
Bells	6.68 mi	1	104^th
Alamo	7 mi	3	94^th
Bradford	8.2 mi	2	103^rd

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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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