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)
470455002262	211	Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	351 Stumpy LN	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 453-3400	129	15	8.5		83 (64.3%)	14 (10.9%)	19 (14.7%)	10 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$4,632			$399			$4,193	42.7	46.1	177	34
470201000646	212	Huntingdon High School	Public	9-12	475 Mustang DR	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Huntingdon Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 986-8223	406	31	13		310 (76.4%)	56 (13.8%)	10 (2.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$10,749			$720			$9,320	42.7	45.4	182	30
470303001219	213	Northwest High	Public	9-12	800 Lafayette RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5675	1,456	79	18.3		628 (43.1%)	422 (29.0%)	213 (14.6%)	10 (0.7%)	8 (0.5%)	16 (1.1%)	159 (10.9%)	$10,021			$951			$8,591	42.5	42.8	198	15
470207000661	214	Jackson County High School	Public	9-12	190 Blue Devil Ln	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9771	403	26	15.8		372 (92.3%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$12,452			$2,119			$9,404	42.2	51.4	152	62
470075000275	215	Cocke County High School	Public	9-12	216 Hedrick DR	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-8718	1,159	72	16.1		1,003 (86.5%)	42 (3.6%)	67 (5.8%)	13 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.5%)	$10,810			$1,153			$8,952	42	30.7	272	57
470276000967	216	Culleoka Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1921 Warrior LN	Culleoka	38451	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 987-2511	937	63	14.8		864 (92.2%)	16 (1.7%)	41 (4.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$11,383			$845			$10,090	41.2	41	211	5
470198000642	217	Waverly Central High School	Public	9-12	1325 Hwy 70 W	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	No	(931) 296-3911	503	37	13.5		459 (91.3%)	17 (3.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	$11,365			$1,179			$9,278	40.9	34.2	251	34
470159000781	218	Lookout Valley Middle / High School	Public	6-12	350 Lookout High ST	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7352	318	26	12.4		190 (59.7%)	55 (17.3%)	33 (10.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	$14,701			$1,099			$12,920	40.6	41.2	209	9
470051000157	219	Happy Valley High School	Public	9-12	121 Warpath LN	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4094	446	30	14.9		402 (90.1%)	7 (1.6%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$10,990			$1,658			$8,475	40.6	40	218	1
470174001841	220	Volunteer High School	Public	9-12	1050 Volunteer BLVD	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	No	(423) 357-3641	1,045	74	14.1		964 (92.2%)	6 (0.6%)	39 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.1%)	$10,841			$1,129			$9,191	40.6	33.2	262	42

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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