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)
470402001891	31	Beech Senior High School	Public	9-12	3126 Long Hollow PIKE	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-6200	1,475	90	16.4		1,051 (71.3%)	185 (12.5%)	167 (11.3%)	32 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	37 (2.5%)	$10,322			$718			$9,366	83.5	77.2	40	9
470318002423	32	Valor Flagship Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	4527 Nollensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	1,400	81	17.2		707 (50.5%)	240 (17.1%)	340 (24.3%)	98 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.0%)	$21,399			$2,698			$18,316	83.2	85.7	23	9
470213000686	33	Science Hill High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1509 John Exum PKWY	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 232-2190	2,401	139	17.2		1,606 (66.9%)	203 (8.5%)	327 (13.6%)	80 (3.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	178 (7.4%)	$11,493			$771			$10,400	83.2	84.2	27	6
470014801974	34	Middle College High	Public	9-12	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4550	311	19	16.2		6 (1.9%)	282 (90.7%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$13,596			$2,206			$10,943	82.5	78.2	39	5
470270000958	35	Maryville High School	Public	10-12	825 Lawrence AVE	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-1132	1,242	60	20.7		1,058 (85.2%)	42 (3.4%)	87 (7.0%)	25 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	24 (1.9%)	$11,415			$177			$10,635	81.5	78.3	37	2
470015202075	36	Arlington High	Public	9-12	5475 Airline RD	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-1541	2,063	110	18.8		1,408 (68.3%)	297 (14.4%)	196 (9.5%)	71 (3.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	87 (4.2%)	$10,502			$935			$9,244	81.4	76.1	43	7
470270010416	37	Maryville Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	715 Lamar ST	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Maryville	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 982-7121	52	14	3.6		44 (84.6%)	1 (1.9%)	5 (9.6%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$12,459			$04			$12,394	81.2	58	125	88
470014802672	38	Medical District High School	Public	9-12	737 Union AVE	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-9698	99	10	10.2		1 (1.0%)	77 (77.8%)	17 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$18,275			$2,186			$15,773	80.8	68.4	65	27
470014801053	39	East High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3206 Poplar Ave	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6160	568	35	16.2		92 (16.2%)	378 (66.5%)	50 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	$13,815			$2,242			$10,463	79.9	78.3	38	1
470402001662	40	Hendersonville High School	Public	9-12	123 Cherokee RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-6162	1,537	93	16.5		1,136 (73.9%)	161 (10.5%)	162 (10.5%)	35 (2.3%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	31 (2.0%)	$10,053			$696			$9,060	79.8	81.6	31	9

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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.