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)
470249001849	61	Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	1233 Huntsville HWY	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	No	(931) 433-6505	1,201	67	18		1,060 (88.3%)	24 (2.0%)	87 (7.2%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.9%)	$10,088			$795			$8,723	73.6	65.6	74	13
470402001683	62	Westmoreland High School	Public	9-12	4300 Hawkins DR	Westmoreland	37186	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 644-2280	526	43	12.1		482 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$13,598			$727			$12,364	73.5	66.4	71	9
470450001798	63	White County High School	Public	9-12	267 Allen DR	Sparta	38583	White County	White County	No	No	No	No	(931) 836-3214	1,103	74	14.8		991 (89.8%)	37 (3.4%)	33 (3.0%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	$9,647			$820			$8,145	73.2	59.4	117	54
470303010488	64	Kirkwood High	Public	9-12	2702 Rossview RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(931) 472-8043	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								73.2			(n/a)
470015301570	65	Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	5688 Woodlawn AVE	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	No	(901) 373-2620	2,851	155	18.4		1,480 (51.9%)	887 (31.1%)	236 (8.3%)	94 (3.3%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	141 (4.9%)	$10,477			$852			$9,199	72.4	70.4	57	8
470267000950	66	Forrest School	Public	7-12	310 North Horton PKWY	Chapel Hill	37034	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(931) 246-4733	803	46	17.5		722 (89.9%)	10 (1.2%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$8,782			$395			$7,816	72.3	59.5	116	50
470369001354	67	Blackman High School	Public	9-12	3956 Blaze DR	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3850	2,194	124	17.6		1,160 (52.9%)	482 (22.0%)	323 (14.7%)	105 (4.8%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	116 (5.3%)	$9,495			$545			$8,589	71.8	69.8	60	7
470014801178	68	White Station High	Public, Magnet	9-12	514 S Perkins Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8880	1,840	109	16.9		453 (24.6%)	770 (41.8%)	330 (17.9%)	161 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (6.8%)	$12,463			$2,365			$9,626	70.8	74.7	45	23
470036002308	69	Tennessee Online Public School	Public, Virtual	6-12	615 MLK Jr. BLVD	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 652-9209	203	10	19.7		165 (81.3%)	16 (7.9%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	$8,952			$1,769			$7,183	70.8	83.3	29	40
470345001440	70	Copper Basin High School	Public	7-12	205 Cougar DR	Copperhill	37317	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 496-3291	265	27	9.9		259 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$15,622			$1,756			$13,192	70.8	59.5	115	45

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on 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.