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)
470153000469	221	Grundy County High School	Public	9-12	24970 Sr 108	Coalmont	37313	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	No	(931) 692-5400	534	37	14.6		521 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,297			$962			$7,496	40.3	41	212	9
470057000228	222	Cheatham County Central	Public	9-12	1 Cub CIR	Ashland City	37015	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 792-5641	581	33	17.4		475 (81.8%)	25 (4.3%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.7%)	$9,558			$955			$7,943	40.2	38.8	224	2
470410001703	223	Peabody High School	Public	9-12	2069 Hwy 45 Bypass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-2601	414	26	15.7		252 (60.9%)	103 (24.9%)	50 (12.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,446			$1,662			$8,814	39.9	37.3	231	8
470348001903	224	Upperman High School	Public	9-12	6950 Nashville HWY	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 858-3112	903	47	19.1		794 (87.9%)	21 (2.3%)	60 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	$9,339			$1,211			$7,581	39.9	33.4	258	34
470318002256	225	MNPS Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	4805 Park AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 463-0188	194	19	10.1		79 (40.7%)	82 (42.3%)	20 (10.3%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	$20,473			$3,999			$16,364	39.8	48.7	162	63
470210002656	226	Jefferson Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	5-12	3081 West Old AJ HWY	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 397-0780	68	2	34		59 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$7,229			$743			$6,410	39.6	24.8	304	78
470309001235	227	Oakdale School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	225 Clifty Creek RD	Oakdale	37829	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 369-3885	454	30	15.1		413 (91.0%)	4 (0.9%)	30 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,783			$1,838			$9,553	38.9	24.4	308	81
470063001691	228	Claiborne High School	Public	9-12	815 Davis DR	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3532	675	45	14.9		645 (95.6%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$11,400			$1,421			$9,099	38.7	30.9	271	43
470369001987	229	Lavergne High School	Public	9-12	250 Wolverine Trail	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3870	2,100	118	17.7		422 (20.1%)	622 (29.6%)	957 (45.6%)	46 (2.2%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	46 (2.2%)	$9,415			$715			$8,267	38.7	35.9	242	13
470189000628	230	Central High School	Public	6-12	29590 Broad ST	Bruceton	38317	Carroll County	Hollow Rock - Bruceton	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 418-4189	354	26	13.6		311 (87.9%)	14 (4.0%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$11,067			$2,175			$8,053	38.5	41	210	20

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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.