Best High Schools in Tennessee

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the TNReady test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, June 24, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Tennessee schools were revised on October 14^th after the TN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 End-of-Course math scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 392)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
470318001299	361	Glencliff High School	Public	9-12	160 Antioch PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5070	1,177	69	17		120 (10.2%)	208 (17.7%)	816 (69.3%)	28 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	$16,827			$2,016			$14,392	10.8	7.9	364	3
470222000783	362	Fulton High School	Public	9-12	2509 North Broadway	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1240	897	81	11.1		246 (27.4%)	273 (30.4%)	326 (36.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	$14,009			$1,963			$11,581	10.7	14.3	340	22
470014702466	363	Hillcrest High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4184 Graceland DR	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4098	435	24	18.1		0 (0.0%)	414 (95.2%)	17 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								10.7	6.6	372	9
470009002641	364	Anderson County Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	140 Maverick CIR	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 463-4760	23	8	2.7		21 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,021			$784			$31,202	10.6			(n/a)
470258002663	365	Jackson Central Merry High School	Public	9-12	332 Lane AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 506-2290	438	14	32.4		24 (5.5%)	339 (77.4%)	52 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$11,959			$3,164			$8,121	10.3	5.7	376	11
470014801080	366	Hamilton High	Public	9-12	1363 E Person Ave	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7838	682	45	15		2 (0.3%)	631 (92.5%)	26 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$14,170			$3,091			$10,244	10.2	7.3	367	1
470231000838	367	Ripley High School	Public	9-12	254 Jefferson ST	Ripley	38063	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 635-2642	658	38	17.1		241 (36.6%)	372 (56.5%)	24 (3.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$11,881			$1,328			$9,733	9.9	11.7	349	18
470159000759	368	The Howard School	Public	9-12	2500 South Market ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6850	1,485	92	16.1		22 (1.5%)	563 (37.9%)	853 (57.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	$12,695			$2,204			$9,953	9.9	14.5	338	30
470318001337	369	Maplewood High	Public	9-12	401 Walton LN	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6770	691	40	17.1		49 (7.1%)	427 (61.8%)	193 (27.9%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	$17,964			$3,109			$14,398	9.8	4.6	381	12
470369001528	370	Smyrna West Alternative School	Public	6-12	12619 Old Nashville HWY	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3856	90	16	5.6		39 (43.3%)	29 (32.2%)	11 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.2%)								9.8	7.6	365	5

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Algebra I, TNReady Algebra II, TNReady Biology I, TNReady Integrated Math I, TNReady Integrated Math II, TNReady Integrated Math III, TNReady US History, TNReady English I, TNReady English II, TNReady Geometry test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.