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)
470369001524	141	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	802 Warrior DR	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 890-6450	2,043	152	13.4		1,023 (50.1%)	448 (21.9%)	380 (18.6%)	95 (4.7%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (4.5%)	$10,392			$663			$9,391	54.7	44.1	189	48
470009000008	142	Clinton High School	Public	9-12	425 Dragon DR	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 457-2611	1,126	78	14.3		970 (86.1%)	45 (4.0%)	62 (5.5%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.3%)	$11,535			$898			$10,253	54.6	46.2	174	32
470222002388	143	Career Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	7201 Strawberry Plains PIKE	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 594-1731	307	15	21.1		185 (60.3%)	51 (16.6%)	44 (14.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.5%)	$10,195			$751			$9,182	54.5	67.5	68	75
470455001825	144	Watertown High School	Public	9-12	9360 Sparta PIKE	Watertown	37184	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 237-3434	680	45	15.1		591 (86.9%)	34 (5.0%)	37 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	$10,791			$570			$9,694	53.9	47.8	170	26
470000101936	145	Morristown West High	Public	9-12	One Trojan TRL	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-1600	1,506	89	16.9		846 (56.2%)	62 (4.1%)	470 (31.2%)	20 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.2%)	89 (5.9%)	$10,050			$981			$8,501	53.9	42.7	199	54
470255000839	146	Macon County High School	Public	9-12	2550 Days RD	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	No	(615) 666-4320	967	54	17.8		793 (82.0%)	4 (0.4%)	149 (15.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	$9,148			$705			$7,702	53.3	39.2	223	77
470345001900	147	Polk County High School	Public	9-12	7200 Highway 411 North	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0078	443	31	14.4		420 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,491			$1,840			$10,977	53.2	54.6	141	6
470066001694	148	Clay County High School	Public	9-12	860 Clay County HWY	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(931) 243-2340	329	22	14.9		301 (91.5%)	6 (1.8%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,463			$1,047			$9,808	53.1	55.5	136	12
470348001454	149	Monterey High School	Public	7-12	710 East Commercial AVE	Monterey	38574	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 839-2970	572	38	15.2		389 (68.0%)	3 (0.5%)	177 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,885			$1,265			$8,809	53.1	45.9	178	29
470159000514	150	Ooltewah High School	Public	9-12	6123 Mountain View RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6920	1,266	79	16.1		702 (55.5%)	202 (16.0%)	234 (18.5%)	32 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (7.6%)	$11,997			$963			$10,688	53	53.3	144	6

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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.