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)
470453002096	11	Independence High School	Public	9-12	1776 Declaration Way	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4600	2,095	121	17.3		1,644 (78.5%)	70 (3.3%)	209 (10.0%)	73 (3.5%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	92 (4.4%)	$10,932			$196			$10,294	93.2	87.5	19	8
470222000735	12	Farragut High School	Public	9-12	11237 Kingston PIKE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-9775	2,096	114	18.4		1,612 (76.9%)	55 (2.6%)	150 (7.2%)	191 (9.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (4.1%)	$9,115			$818			$8,133	92.7	92.9	9	3
470369001516	13	Eagleville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Hwy 99	Eagleville	37060	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 274-6336	990	70	14.1		873 (88.2%)	23 (2.3%)	65 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	$12,415			$530			$11,336	92.3	83.1	30	17
470222002269	14	L N STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	401 Henley ST	Knoxville	37902	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 329-8440	569	38	15.1		449 (78.9%)	26 (4.6%)	34 (6.0%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	$10,301			$795			$9,198	91.8	88.4	14
470453001806	15	Fred J Page High School	Public	9-12	6281 Arno RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4730	1,284	76	16.9		1,058 (82.4%)	27 (2.1%)	73 (5.7%)	81 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.4%)	$11,071			$226			$10,396	90.7	91.3	10	5
470140002207	16	South Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	100 Mount Zion RD	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-0999	790	43	18.3		703 (89.0%)	45 (5.7%)	18 (2.3%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$8,906			$771			$7,838	89.5	93	8	8
470159002214	17	East Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	2015 Ooltewah-Ringgold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 893-3535	1,265	19	66.5		682 (53.9%)	250 (19.8%)	157 (12.4%)	70 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (8.2%)	$11,038			$983			$9,733	88.8	84.6	26	9
470258002033	18	Madison Academic Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	575 Lambuth AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 427-3501	447	31	14.4		229 (51.2%)	90 (20.1%)	66 (14.8%)	33 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$12,785			$1,778			$10,250	88.5	88.6	12	6
470318002101	19	Early College High School	Public	9-12	120 White Bridge RD	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-3333	180	9	19.7		51 (28.3%)	78 (43.3%)	36 (20.0%)	8 (4.4%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	$15,515			$1,868			$13,537	88.3	86	22	3
470014901574	20	Collierville High School	Public	9-12	11605 E. Shelby DR	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 853-3310	2,836	147	19.3		1,562 (55.1%)	537 (18.9%)	216 (7.6%)	409 (14.4%)	4 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	105 (3.7%)	$10,908			$1,054			$9,553	88.1	81.6	32	12

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.