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)
470455001641	111	Wilson Central High School	Public	9-12	419 Wildcat Way	Lebanon	37090	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 453-4600	1,582	97	16.3		1,161 (73.4%)	157 (9.9%)	149 (9.4%)	68 (4.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (2.6%)	$8,930			$529			$8,045	62	62	97	14
470234000859	112	Summertown High School	Public	9-12	411 College ST	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3539	610	37	16.2		599 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,371			$754			$8,787	61.8	49.1	160	48
470141000433	113	Richland School	Public	6-12	10610 Columbia HWY	Lynnville	38472	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	No	(931) 527-3577	646	46	14		569 (88.1%)	18 (2.8%)	34 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$10,208			$911			$8,752	61.2	61.6	102	11
470210000675	114	Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	115 W Dumplin Valley RD	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3182	2,054	124	16.6		1,680 (81.8%)	35 (1.7%)	259 (12.6%)	11 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	62 (3.0%)	$9,891			$927			$8,436	60.9	54.6	142	28
470234000847	115	Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	1800 Springer RD	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-9412	1,143	62	18.3		1,007 (88.1%)	53 (4.6%)	69 (6.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$8,787			$658			$7,638	60.9	62.8	93	22
470306001224	116	Moore County High School	Public	7-12	1502 Hwy 55	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County	No	No	No	No	(931) 759-4231	423	32	13.2		382 (90.3%)	9 (2.1%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$13,327			$1,000			$11,778	60.8	44.9	185	69
470351001467	117	Rhea County High School	Public	9-12	885 Eagle LN	Evensville	37332	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	No	(423) 775-7821	1,500	87	17.3		1,216 (81.1%)	40 (2.7%)	194 (12.9%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.5%)	$9,826			$853			$8,357	60.6	64.8	82	35
470279000984	118	McKenzie High School	Public	9-12	23292 Highway 22	Mc Kenzie	38201	Carroll County	McKenzie	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 352-2133	362	27	13.4		279 (77.1%)	39 (10.8%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$9,906			$578			$8,564	60.5	70.4	56	62
470085001897	119	Crockett County High School	Public	9-12	2014 Highway 88	Alamo	38001	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	No	(731) 696-4525	888	54	16.5		592 (66.7%)	106 (11.9%)	170 (19.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	$9,111			$679			$7,781	60.2	59.3	120	1
470264000944	120	Whitwell High School	Public	9-12	200 Tiger TRL	Whitwell	37397	Sequatchie County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(423) 658-5141	343	23	14.8		323 (94.2%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,238			$828			$9,600	60	47.7	171	51

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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.