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)
470195000636	351	Humboldt Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2600 Viking DR	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2781	424	34	12.5		65 (15.3%)	314 (74.1%)	38 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$15,938			$2,060			$12,604	13.6	10.1	356	5
470318001342	352	McGavock High	Public	9-12	3150 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8850	2,098	116	18.1		641 (30.6%)	798 (38.0%)	539 (25.7%)	35 (1.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	81 (3.9%)	$16,062			$1,937			$13,701	13.5	13.6	343	9
470014801113	353	Manassas High	Public	9-12	1111 N Manassas St	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3244	347	26	13.3		6 (1.7%)	324 (93.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$15,659			$3,167			$11,645	13.4	13.2	345	8
470258000920	354	North Side High School	Public	9-12	3066 North Highland	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-3171	886	57	15.6		172 (19.4%)	521 (58.8%)	137 (15.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$13,358			$2,468			$10,289	13.3	10.8	351	3
470015702688	355	Bluff City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4100 Ross RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8157	494	24	21		10 (2.0%)	403 (81.6%)	77 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,138			$3,383			$8,754	12.3	7.4	366	11
470057002645	356	Cheatham County Virtual School	Public, Virtual	9-12	104 Elizabeth ST	Ashland City	37015	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 746-1424	17	3	6.8		17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$2,148			$284			$1,863	11.6			(n/a)
470117001921	357	Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	13520 Hwy 59 West	Somerville	38068	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-9838	833	46	17.9		248 (29.8%)	502 (60.3%)	73 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$12,861			$2,613			$9,690	11.6	14.1	341	16
470408010410	358	Tipton County Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	800 Bert Johnston AVE	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	No	(901) 475-3502	71	13	5.5		39 (54.9%)	26 (36.6%)	5 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								11.6	4.4	382	24
470318001386	359	Whites Creek High	Public	9-12	7277 Old Hickory BLVD	Whites Creek	37189	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 876-5132	587	42	14		65 (11.1%)	447 (76.1%)	64 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$19,385			$2,853			$16,050	11.5	9.6	357	2
470228000826	360	Lake County High School	Public	9-12	300 Cochran ST	Tiptonville	38079	Lake County	Lake County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 253-7734	199	19	10.4		120 (60.3%)	57 (28.6%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	$15,940			$2,565			$12,934	10.9	15.5	333	27

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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.