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)
470455001820	81	Mt. Juliet High School	Public	9-12	1875 Golden Bear Gateway	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 758-5606	1,633	92	17.7		1,209 (74.0%)	146 (8.9%)	177 (10.8%)	52 (3.2%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	40 (2.4%)	$8,750			$569			$7,738	67.6	67.9	67	14
470111000351	82	Elizabethton High School	Public	9-12	907 Jason Witten Way	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	No	(423) 547-8015	863	65	13.3		767 (88.9%)	21 (2.4%)	25 (2.9%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	$12,457			$977			$11,154	67.6	60.5	107	25
470057000891	83	Harpeth High School	Public	9-12	170 E Kingston Springs	Kingston Springs	37082	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	No	(615) 952-2811	533	25	21.5		463 (86.9%)	13 (2.4%)	41 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$9,543			$789			$7,952	67.5	62.1	96	13
470327001406	84	Obion County Central High School	Public	9-12	528 North Highway 51	Troy	38260	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 536-4688	745	53	14.1		628 (84.3%)	33 (4.4%)	71 (9.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	$11,118			$1,011			$9,284	66.9	60.4	108	24
470180000603	85	Lexington High School	Public	9-12	284 White ST	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	No	(731) 968-2961	901	56	16		671 (74.5%)	121 (13.4%)	49 (5.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.1%)	$9,850			$1,035			$8,056	66.9	61.9	99	14
470387001604	86	Smith County High School	Public	9-12	312 Fite AVE	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	No	(615) 735-9219	501	50	10		414 (82.6%)	15 (3.0%)	43 (8.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$11,928			$625			$10,511	66.8	46.3	173	87
470408001700	87	Munford High School	Public	9-12	1080 McLaughlin DR	Munford	38058	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	No	(901) 837-5701	1,195	67	17.8		898 (75.1%)	173 (14.5%)	63 (5.3%)	10 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.8%)	$9,069			$804			$7,845	66.8	66	73	14
470282000987	88	Central High School	Public	9-12	145 Co Road 461	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	No	(423) 263-5541	650	47	13.9		568 (87.4%)	14 (2.2%)	41 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$10,954			$938			$9,338	66.8	56.6	130	42
470159000525	89	Soddy Daisy High School	Public	9-12	618 Sequoyah- Access RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8828	1,085	71	15.2		946 (87.2%)	10 (0.9%)	47 (4.3%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.6%)	$11,830			$1,038			$10,454	66.6	68.6	63	26
470426001729	90	Union City High School	Public	9-12	1305 High School DR	Union City	38261	Obion County	Union City	No	No	No	No	(731) 885-2373	372	32	11.6		178 (47.8%)	129 (34.7%)	53 (14.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$15,166			$1,439			$12,796	66.4	63.6	88	2

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.