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)
470318001961	331	Hunters Lane High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1150 Hunters LN	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 860-1401	1,466	90	16.2		202 (13.8%)	602 (41.1%)	614 (41.9%)	15 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	27 (1.8%)	$16,611			$2,307			$13,831	18.7	9	360	29
470014802208	332	Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship	Public, Charter	6-12	5132 Jonetta ST	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	830	45	18.4		1 (0.1%)	714 (86.0%)	105 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$14,553			$3,988			$10,249	18.5	12.5	347	15
470014801040	333	Craigmont High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3333 Covington Pike	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4312	779	51	15.2		21 (2.7%)	652 (83.7%)	67 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	$13,274			$2,668			$9,970	18.1	15	334	1
470183002619	334	Henry County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	937 Pioneer RD	Henry	38231	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(731) 243-7114	62	22	2.8		53 (85.5%)	6 (9.7%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$5,127			$1,430			$3,240	18.1			(n/a)
470078002646	335	Coffee County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1756 McMinnville HWY	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 570-2670	57	7	7.9		49 (86.0%)	1 (1.8%)	5 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	$7,612			$5,093			$2,466	17.8	38.1	228	107
470014802271	336	Memphis Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	3237 Knight RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(901) 416-0115	486	58	8.3		33 (6.8%)	396 (81.5%)	22 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.4%)	$12,606			$2,390			$9,900	16.4	25.4	297	39
470014801142	337	Ridgeway High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2009 Ridgeway	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8820	818	54	15.2		8 (1.0%)	701 (85.7%)	70 (8.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)	$13,292			$2,744			$9,832	16.3	18.8	323	14
470318010428	338	KA @ The Crossings	Public, Charter	5-12	5320 Hickory Hollow PKWY	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 810-8370	537	16	33.5		88 (16.4%)	185 (34.5%)	240 (44.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$16,308			$3,565			$12,094	15.8	13	346	8
470177000597	339	Haywood High School	Public	9-12	1175 E College	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-1845	820	62	13.2		182 (22.2%)	562 (68.5%)	60 (7.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$13,316			$1,621			$10,973	15.6	11	350	11
470165000547	340	Middleton High School	Public	7-12	138 Florida AVE	Middleton	38052	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 376-8391	418	32	13.1		232 (55.5%)	161 (38.5%)	12 (2.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,943			$2,108			$10,098	15.4	27.9	287	53

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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.