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)
470378001562	161	Seymour High School	Public	10-12	732 Boyds Creek RD	Seymour	37865	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 577-7040	706	49	14.4		635 (89.9%)	7 (1.0%)	36 (5.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$13,396			$2,605			$10,137	51.4	40.1	216	55
470147000458	162	West Greene High School	Public	9-12	275 West Greene DR	Mosheim	37818	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 422-4061	516	38	13.4		463 (89.7%)	4 (0.8%)	27 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$10,686			$1,283			$8,892	51.3	30.1	274	112
470051000153	163	Cloudland High School	Public	7-12	476 Cloudland DR	Roan Mountain	37687	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 772-5300	248	23	11		237 (95.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,307			$1,445			$11,143	51.1	59.7	113	50
470333001419	164	Livingston Academy	Public	9-12	120 Melvin Johnson DR	Livingston	38570	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5911	885	50	17.6		844 (95.4%)	8 (0.9%)	19 (2.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$8,967			$1,343			$7,109	51	51.8	150	14
470090002100	165	Stone Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2800 Cook RD	Crossville	38571	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	No	(931) 484-5767	1,031	61	16.9		930 (90.2%)	10 (1.0%)	69 (6.7%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	$9,969			$908			$8,214	50.9	58.3	124	41
470147000453	166	North Greene High School	Public	9-12	4675 Old Baileyton RD	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 234-1752	314	28	11		291 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,990			$1,116			$11,035	50.8	53	148	18
470069000265	167	Cleveland High	Public	9-12	850 Raider DR	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-1113	1,842	102	18.1		982 (53.3%)	193 (10.5%)	501 (27.2%)	46 (2.5%)	4 (0.2%)	13 (0.7%)	103 (5.6%)	$10,058			$991			$8,517	50.8	48.2	166	1
470318002286	168	LEAD Southeast	Public, Charter	5-12	531 Metroplex DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 338-9672	825	64	12.8		188 (22.8%)	134 (16.2%)	433 (52.5%)	61 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$19,660			$4,313			$14,617	50.7	40.8	213	45
470159002220	169	Ivy Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	6-12	8520 Dayton PIKE	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	No	(423) 305-7494	440	33	13.3		382 (86.8%)	14 (3.2%)	23 (5.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$12,734			$805			$11,561	50.6	59.8	111	58
470369001988	170	Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	100 Bulldog DR	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3865	2,200	126	17.4		835 (38.0%)	400 (18.2%)	753 (34.2%)	134 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	72 (3.3%)	$9,689			$609			$8,688	50.6	44.8	186	16

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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.