Summary:
Zip code 38464 contains exactly one middle school: E O Coffman Middle School in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, which serves grades 6 through 8 with an enrollment of 586 students and is part of Lawrence County Schools, a district ranked 51st out of 141 districts in Tennessee. As the only middle school in the area, E O Coffman serves as the sole educational destination for local families with middle schoolers.
The school's clearest strengths are in Social Studies, where 49.3% of all students are proficient—nearly matching the district (50.4%) and state (51.4%)—and 8th grade Social Studies actually outperforms both the district and state at 50.2%. Sixth grade ELA is also a bright spot at 46% proficiency, surpassing the district (45.2%) and state (39.8%), while 7th grade science (48.5%) and math (41.4%) both exceed state averages. However, these bright spots are offset by significant weaknesses: 8th grade ELA proficiency is just 25.6%, well below the state's 32.3%, and all-grades proficiency trails district and state averages in every tested subject. Most notably, math proficiency sits at 37.0% versus 47.7% for the district, and chronic absenteeism is a concern at 20.0%, well above the district's 14.5%.
From a ranking perspective, the school has shown positive momentum, improving from the 49th percentile (2 stars in 2023–2024) to the 61st percentile (3 stars in 2024–2025), then settling at the 55th percentile (3 stars) for 2025–2026. Year-over-year, the school gained 4.7 points in ELA proficiency but lost 5.6 points in science. Per-student spending is a robust $10,972, which suggests the school is adequately funded, yet outcomes still lag district and state averages in most core subjects—pointing to challenges beyond funding, including the elevated chronic absenteeism. For parents, E O Coffman offers a mid-tier middle school experience with real strengths in Social Studies and 6th grade, but families should be aware of the steep ELA decline between 6th and 8th grade and the below-average math performance.
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