Summary:
Zip code 38347 contains just one elementary school: Jacks Creek Elementary School, a small K-3 school in Jacks Creek, Tennessee, serving 138 students as part of the Chester County Schools district. This is a historically high-performing school, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide (5 stars) in 2023-2024. However, its ranking has declined steadily, falling to the 84th percentile in 2024-2025 and the 76th percentile in 2025-2026, where it now holds a 4-star rating.
In the most recent 2025-2026 test data, Jacks Creek Elementary beats the state average in every subject. English Language Arts is the school's greatest strength, with 54.1% proficiency, well ahead of the district's 48.0% and the state's 40.6%. Math proficiency tells a different story: it dropped sharply from 72.4% to 51.4% in just one year, leaving the school slightly below the district average (54.7%) though still above the state (43.0%). Science proficiency sits at 51.4%, close to the district's 53.2% and ahead of the state's 46.9%. Because this school only covers grades K-3, these results reflect a single group of 3rd graders each year, so year-to-year changes can look dramatic even when they simply reflect a different group of students.
Chronic absenteeism affects 18.0% of students, or roughly one in five, which is just above the district rate of 17.8% and just below the state's 18.3%. The school spends $12,571 per student, a substantial investment for a small rural school. For parents, the big picture is encouraging: Jacks Creek Elementary remains an above-average school in a top-ranked district, with reading as a standout subject. The recent decline in math and statewide rank are worth watching, but the school still outperforms the state in all tested subjects. The lack of data on free/reduced lunch eligibility and student-teacher ratios makes it harder to gauge equity and class size, but the available numbers point to a school that continues to deliver a strong education.
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