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)
470318010473	281	James Lawson High School	Public	9-12	8001 Highway 70S	Nashville	37221	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 259-4636	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								28.2			(n/a)
470360001500	282	Jo Byrns High School	Public	6-12	7025 Hwy 41 North	Cedar Hill	37032	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 696-2251	559	37	14.9		427 (76.4%)	28 (5.0%)	82 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$12,317			$426			$11,262	28.2	38.4	227	55
470318001327	283	John Overton High	Public	9-12	4820 Franklin RD	Nashville	37220	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5135	2,016	115	17.5		489 (24.3%)	421 (20.9%)	966 (47.9%)	115 (5.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.1%)	$15,957			$1,932			$13,664	28.1	26.4	294	11
470408001692	284	Covington High School	Public	9-12	803 South College	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 475-5853	706	49	14.5		336 (47.6%)	332 (47.0%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$10,854			$1,148			$9,147	27.6	29.1	280	4
470318002136	285	Nashville Big Picture High School	Public	9-12	160 Rural AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2081	146	16	9.1		23 (15.8%)	103 (70.5%)	17 (11.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$23,691			$2,216			$21,123	27.5	31.7	266	19
470240002662	286	The iLearn Institute at Lenoir City Schools	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 East Broadway ST	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 988-1934	85	18	4.8		71 (83.5%)	1 (1.2%)	8 (9.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$9,025			$3,804			$5,120	27.4	33.2	261	25
470063002613	287	Claiborne Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1403 Tazewell RD	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 626-3543	26	4	6.5		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,084			$1,290			$7,459	27.4			(n/a)
470015001587	288	Millington Central Middle High School	Public	7-12	8050 West ST	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Millington Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 873-8100	1,191	74	16		427 (35.9%)	434 (36.4%)	204 (17.1%)	19 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (8.8%)	$11,732			$1,323			$9,644	27	30.3	273	15
470141000429	289	Giles County High School	Public	9-12	200 Sheila Frost DR	Pulaski	38478	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	No	(931) 363-6532	703	52	13.4		461 (65.6%)	129 (18.3%)	43 (6.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.7%)	$10,030			$1,147			$8,377	27	33.7	256	33
470378002336	290	Northview Senior Academy	Public	10-12	2719 Northview Academy LN	Kodak	37764	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 933-5880	585	41	14.3		503 (86.0%)	10 (1.7%)	53 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$13,779			$2,164			$10,974	27	28.9	282	8

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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.