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)
470378001133	261	Pigeon Forge High School	Public	10-12	414 Tiger DR	Pigeon Forge	37863	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 774-5790	432	41	10.5		288 (66.7%)	7 (1.6%)	121 (28.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$17,892			$2,631			$14,505	33.4	46.1	175	86
470399001630	262	Sullivan East High School	Public	9-12	4180 Weaver PIKE	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1900	849	60	14.2		797 (93.9%)	6 (0.7%)	25 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$12,219			$1,558			$10,112	33.4	25.1	301	39
470014802611	263	Compass Community School Midtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	61 N. McLean BLVD	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 276-1221	331	27	12.3		12 (3.6%)	115 (34.7%)	196 (59.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$15,949			$3,726			$11,908	33.2	27.6	289	26
470276000974	264	Mt Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	600 North Greenwood AVE	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 379-5583	428	34	12.5		304 (71.0%)	84 (19.6%)	30 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$12,580			$923			$10,924	33	42.5	202	62
470372001539	265	Scott High School	Public	9-12	400 Scott High DR	Huntsville	37756	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 663-2801	719	52	13.7		700 (97.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,258			$1,717			$9,053	33	29.8	277	12
470222000775	266	Central High School	Public	9-12	5321 Jacksboro PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1400	1,294	96	13.5		708 (54.7%)	251 (19.4%)	245 (18.9%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.6%)	$10,711			$832			$9,351	32.4	34.9	248	18
470129000388	267	Franklin County High School	Public	9-12	833 Bypass RD	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 967-2821	1,180	78	15		971 (82.3%)	77 (6.5%)	80 (6.8%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.1%)	$10,936			$1,357			$8,996	31.8	33.6	257	10
470309001238	268	Sunbright School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Burrville RD	Sunbright	37872	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 628-2244	510	32	16.1		487 (95.5%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,480			$1,956			$9,270	31.8	29.7	278	10
470144000437	269	Grainger High School	Public	9-12	2201 Hwy 11 W South	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-5291	854	53	16.1		761 (89.1%)	7 (0.8%)	77 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$10,649			$1,281			$8,756	31.7	31.8	265	4
470378001557	270	Sevier County High School	Public	10-12	1200 Dolly Parton PKWY	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 453-5525	1,248	89	14		828 (66.3%)	27 (2.2%)	357 (28.6%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.0%)	$12,781			$2,522			$9,779	30.6	41.3	208	62

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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.
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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.