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)
470455002686	371	Barry Tatum Academy	Public	6-12	205 Stumpy LN	Lebanon	37090	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 453-3400	46	26	1.7		27 (58.7%)	9 (19.6%)	9 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$49,621			$1,851			$47,693	9.7	8.6	361	10
470318002142	372	Cane Ridge High School	Public	9-12	12848 Old Hickory BLVD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 687-4000	1,948	80	24.2		262 (13.4%)	764 (39.2%)	756 (38.8%)	130 (6.7%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (1.6%)	$15,511			$1,881			$13,182	9.5	6.8	371	1
470402001225	373	R T Fisher Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	455 North Boyers	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 451-6558	122	17	7.1		56 (45.9%)	47 (38.5%)	11 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)								9.4	6.9	370	3
470348002196	374	White Plains Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	288 E. Main ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 528-1847	108	15	6.9		90 (83.3%)	5 (4.6%)	11 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								9.1	10.2	355	19
470014801859	375	Kirby High	Public	9-12	4080 Kirby Pkwy	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1960	835	49	16.9		10 (1.2%)	676 (81.0%)	121 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.4%)	$13,550			$2,817			$9,957	8.8	14.5	337	38
470159010430	376	Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High	Public, Charter	9-12	201 E. 37th Street	Chattanooga	37410	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 498-7020	31	5	6.6		0 (0.0%)	16 (51.6%)	15 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,993			$810			$35,725	8.7			(n/a)
470014801153	377	Sheffield High	Public	9-12	4315 Sheffield Ave	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2370	536	26	20.5		1 (0.2%)	270 (50.4%)	250 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$13,629			$3,135			$9,722	7.8	14.8	336	41
470360002490	378	Robertson County Phoenix Academy	Public, Alternative	4-12	800 M.S. Couts BLVD	Springfield	37172	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 382-2328	84	8	11.2		51 (60.7%)	8 (9.5%)	14 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.1%)	$23,160			$745			$22,351	7.7			(n/a)
470014802150	379	Douglass High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3200 Mount Olive Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-0990	657	39	17		9 (1.4%)	496 (75.5%)	124 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	$12,993			$2,862			$9,493	7.6	8.2	363	16
470014810440	380	Carver College and Career Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1591 Pennsylvania AVE	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-7594	613	97	6.2		13 (2.1%)	488 (79.6%)	90 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$10,251			$2,001			$7,928	7.4			(n/a)

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.