Schools in Zip Code 38464

Zip code 38464 covers 7 schools in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, all within the Lawrence County Schools district, serving 3,562 students across four elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and an alternative virtual academy. The district itself ranks in the 64th percentile of Tennessee districts with a 3-star rating. The standout performers include Lawrenceburg Public School, ranking 185th of 1,019 elementary schools (82nd percentile) with math proficiency at 67.6% and ELA at 61.6%; Lawrence County High School, ranking 62nd of 400 high schools (84th percentile) with strong Biology I, English II, and Geometry scores; and New Prospect Elementary School, ranking 266th (74th percentile) with the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the zip code at 7.6%.

At the other end of the spectrum, Ingram Sowell Elementary School presents the most concerning profile, ranking 845th of 1,019 elementary schools (17th percentile) with the lowest math and ELA proficiency rates in the area at 24.8% and 22.1%, respectively, while simultaneously spending the most per student at $15,849. Pioneer Virtual Academy, the alternative setting with 119 students, also posts low proficiency scores but spends just $3,885 per student, and its results should be interpreted cautiously given the different student population it serves. E O Coffman Middle School ranks in the 55th percentile, and David Crockett Elementary School has been steadily declining from the 65th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 39th percentile in 2025-2026.

Several important patterns emerge from the data. Chronic absenteeism tracks closely with performance, as the two lowest-performing schools — Ingram Sowell Elementary School (26.4%) and E O Coffman Middle School (20.0%) — have the highest absenteeism rates, while the top two elementary schools have the lowest rates. Higher spending does not guarantee better outcomes, evidenced by the $15,849 per-student spending at Ingram Sowell Elementary School yielding the weakest academics. Additionally, while Lawrence County High School posts strong test scores, its 76.2% graduation rate lags well behind the state average of 90.5%. E O Coffman Middle School's proficiency rates fall below district and state averages in every subject, suggesting a potential weak link in the educational pipeline.