Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Iron City’s public schools
Lawrence County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Iron City. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Iron City’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Iron City’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Lawrenceburg Public places highest (better than 91%); Ingram Sowell Elementary lowest (14%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Iron City, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Lawrence Co High School, Loretto High School and Summertown High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Iron City, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Iron City · depends on your address
Lawrence Co High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,087 students · in Lawrenceburg
Loretto High School
Grades 9–12 · 452 students · in Loretto
Summertown High School
Grades 9–12 · 367 students · in Summertown
10th grade in Iron City · depends on your address
Lawrence Co High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,087 students · in Lawrenceburg
Loretto High School
Grades 9–12 · 452 students · in Loretto
Summertown High School
Grades 9–12 · 367 students · in Summertown
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lawrence County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Iron City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Iron City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Iron City | — | Lawrence County |
Every school in Iron City
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Iron City’s schools
Are Iron City’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Iron City. Lawrence County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Iron City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Iron City in?
Lawrence County School District.
Where do Iron City kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Lawrence Co High School, Loretto High School and Summertown High School.
Parents talk
What Iron City families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Iron City → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.