Best High Schools in Tennessee

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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)
470360001503	301	Springfield High School	Public	9-12	5240 Hwy 76 East	Springfield	37172	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 384-3516	1,223	71	17.3		518 (42.4%)	195 (15.9%)	446 (36.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.8%)	$10,546			$373			$9,589	25.9	35.2	247	54
470444001768	302	Collinwood High School	Public	9-12	401 North Trojan BLVD	Collinwood	38450	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	No	(931) 724-4316	270	19	14.2		260 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$11,673			$2,051			$8,968	25.5	32.7	264	38
470276000969	303	Hampshire Unit School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4235 Old State RD	Hampshire	38461	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 285-2300	422	37	11.4		370 (87.7%)	11 (2.6%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$12,686			$846			$11,162	25.3	32.8	263	40
470258002665	304	Jackson Academic STEAM Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1938 Emporium DR	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(731) 664-2500	325	29	11.1		119 (36.6%)	157 (48.3%)	25 (7.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$12,387			$2,229			$10,060	25.2	16.1	330	26
470014801016	305	B. T. Washington High	Public	6-12	715 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7240	477	33	14.3		0 (0.0%)	464 (97.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$15,135			$2,840			$11,089	24.7	23.6	314	9
470159000495	306	Central High School	Public	9-12	5728 Highway 58	Harrison	37341	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1447	749	57	13.1		253 (33.8%)	342 (45.7%)	61 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (11.9%)	$13,105			$1,155			$11,312	24.7	36	239	67
470014802088	307	Soulsville Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1115 College ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 261-6366	651	56	11.6		1 (0.2%)	630 (96.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$19,535			$4,687			$14,126	24.5	10.6	352	45
470014802245	308	Memphis School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	4921 Winchester RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 425-2932	526	42	12.5		5 (1.0%)	229 (43.5%)	282 (53.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$17,413			$4,627			$12,470	24.2	23.9	310	2
470159002510	309	Chattanooga Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	1815 Union AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	372	34	10.9		12 (3.2%)	213 (57.3%)	130 (34.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$17,332			$796			$15,772	24.1	31.3	270	39
470309001230	310	Coalfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1720 Coalhill RD	Coalfield	37719	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-7332	505	33	15.1		485 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,865			$1,883			$9,697	23.8	28.1	286	24

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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.