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)
470014802673	251	Memphis School of Excellence Cordova	Public, Charter	6-12	8360 Macon RD	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(901) 421-6825	295	19	15.9		27 (9.2%)	184 (62.4%)	63 (21.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$16,339			$3,450			$12,573	35.4	14.8	335	84
470159000521	252	Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	9517 W Ridge Trail RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 843-4707	226	25	9		204 (90.3%)	7 (3.1%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$16,172			$915			$14,503	35.3	25.3	299	47
470444001771	253	Frank Hughes School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	444 Main ST	Clifton	38425	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 676-3325	304	28	10.8		282 (92.8%)	9 (3.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,729			$2,309			$10,693	34.4	43.8	192	61
470360000032	254	East Robertson High School	Public	6-12	158 Kilgore Trace	Cross Plains	37049	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 654-2191	690	42	16.6		549 (79.6%)	35 (5.1%)	75 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	$11,127			$482			$10,031	34.3	34.6	250	4
470318002305	255	KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	123 Douglas AVE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	476	31	15.3		18 (3.8%)	280 (58.8%)	171 (35.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,308			$3,371			$15,828	34.3	33.8	255
470014801582	256	Germantown High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7653 Old Poplar Pike	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-0971	1,806	109	16.6		66 (3.7%)	1,407 (77.9%)	178 (9.9%)	46 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (6.0%)	$12,528			$2,307			$9,769	34.2	27.8	288	32
470449001913	257	West Carroll Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	760 Highway 77	Atwood	38220	Carroll County	West Carroll Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 662-7116	373	35	10.8		318 (85.3%)	30 (8.0%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$11,994			$1,295			$9,617	33.9	23.7	313	56
470051000155	258	Hampton High School	Public	9-12	766 1st ST	Hampton	37658	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 725-5200	439	31	14.3		420 (95.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,257			$1,680			$8,719	33.8	41.8	206	52
470222010478	259	Knox County Virtual School	Public, Alternative	1-12	2925 Gray Hendrix RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(865) 622-3902	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								33.7			(n/a)
470045000140	260	Cannon County High School	Public	9-12	1 Lion DR	Woodbury	37190	Cannon County	Cannon County	No	No	No	No	(629) 218-3197	544	34	16		503 (92.5%)	8 (1.5%)	20 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$11,064			$1,799			$8,739	33.6	33.3	260

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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