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)
470399002680	171	West Ridge High School	Public	9-12	380 Lynn RD	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1450	1,683	122	13.7		1,579 (93.8%)	10 (0.6%)	51 (3.0%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (1.8%)	$10,921			$1,155			$9,361	50.5	48	168	3
470078000285	172	Coffee County Central High School	Public	10-12	100 Red Raider DR	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	No	(931) 723-5159	1,285	78	16.4		1,038 (80.8%)	30 (2.3%)	171 (13.3%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.1%)	$10,567			$942			$9,103	50.5	49.1	159	13
470063001690	173	Cumberland Gap High School	Public	9-12	661 Old Jackboro PIKE	Cumberland Gap	37724	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-9964	480	41	11.7		454 (94.6%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,963			$1,204			$10,493	50.2	45.4	181	8
470231000834	174	Halls High School	Public	9-12	800 West Tigrett ST	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	No	(731) 836-9642	342	29	12		237 (69.3%)	75 (21.9%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$13,747			$1,148			$11,405	50.2	36.6	235	61
470438001757	175	David Crockett High School	Public	9-12	684 Old State Route 34	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1150	1,181	77	15.4		1,072 (90.8%)	23 (1.9%)	50 (4.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.5%)	$10,506			$845			$9,243	49.9	52.6	149	26
470108000347	176	Dyersburg High School	Public	9-12	125 Highway 51 By- Pass West	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyersburg	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 286-3630	707	53	13.2		318 (45.0%)	266 (37.6%)	55 (7.8%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.1%)	$12,752			$2,299			$9,645	49.5	60.2	109	67
470300000409	177	Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	3128 Hwy 411	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 442-9230	806	47	17.1		695 (86.2%)	14 (1.7%)	62 (7.7%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	$10,735			$1,348			$8,741	48.7	43	196	19
470432001738	178	Van Buren County High School	Public	6-12	337 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County	No	No	No	No	(931) 946-2442	400	30	13.3		393 (98.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,390						$10,497	48.4	40.1	215	37
470378001549	179	Gatlinburg Pittman High	Public	10-12	150 Proffitt RD	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 436-5637	401	34	11.9		311 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (17.2%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,381			$2,597			$13,198	48.4	49.4	156	23
470402001659	180	Gallatin Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 Dan P. Herron DR	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-2621	1,659	108	15.3		823 (49.6%)	388 (23.4%)	354 (21.3%)	20 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.0%)	$10,277			$945			$9,070	48.4	48	169	11

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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.