Schools in Zip Code 38389

Zip code 38389 in Yorkville, Tennessee, is served by a single school: Yorkville Elementary School, a PK-8 campus in the Gibson County Special School District that enrolls 144 students.

Yorkville Elementary holds a solid 4-star rating and ranks 279th out of 1,019 Tennessee schools, placing it in the 73rd percentile. It outperforms the state in science, with 55.4% of students proficient compared to the state's 46.9%, and it keeps chronic absenteeism low at 7.8%—well under the 18.3% state average. However, proficiency in math (41.3%) and English language arts (39.1%) trails the state averages slightly, and social studies proficiency (43.8%) falls 28 points below the district's 72.1%.

One pattern stands out: early grades are strong, but performance drops sharply in middle school. Math proficiency falls from 64.3% in 4th grade to 13.3% in 7th grade, while ELA drops from 55% in 3rd grade to 17.6% in 8th grade. Science also slides from 70% in 3rd grade to 40% in 7th grade. Despite these declines, the school's state rank improved from 309th to 279th in the past year, and its star rating rose from 3 to 4 stars. With just 144 students, the school spends a relatively high $14,448 per student, reflecting the cost of maintaining a small PK-8 program. Socioeconomic data and student-teacher ratios are not available, which limits deeper context, but the school's strong attendance and science results are clear positives for families considering this community school.