Summary:
Zip code 38474 serves Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, and is home to three public schools within Maury County Schools: J E Woody Elementary School, Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts School, and Mt Pleasant High School, together covering grades PK-12 with roughly 1,300 students. The district itself ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee districts, which makes the strong performance of J E Woody Elementary School stand out even more.
J E Woody Elementary School is clearly the standout, ranking in the 66th percentile statewide with 3 stars. Its math proficiency rate (54.7%) is far above both the district (38.1%) and state (43.0%), and its ELA proficiency (53.0%) similarly outpaces the district and state. In contrast, Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts School struggles significantly, ranking in the 22nd percentile with 1 star. Math proficiency drops from roughly 55% at the elementary level to just 26.8% at the middle school, with ELA falling from 53% to 27%. Mt Pleasant High School sits in the middle with a 43rd percentile ranking and 2 stars, posting mixed results.
Chronic absenteeism appears to be a key challenge starting in middle school: Mt. Pleasant Middle (24.5%) and Mt. Pleasant High (23.4%) both exceed state and district averages, while the elementary school (15.4%) is actually below average. Per-student spending is similar across the three schools, ranging from $14,389 at the middle school to $15,409 at the high school. The takeaway for families is that this zip code has a strong elementary school, a high school with bright spots like a low dropout rate (4.2%) and solid Algebra II scores, and a middle school that urgently needs support, particularly around attendance and academic recovery.
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