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)
470243000874	151	Lewis County High School	Public	9-12	818 West Main ST	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	No	(931) 796-4085	446	35	12.7		405 (90.8%)	10 (2.2%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,920						$11,174	52.9	56.4	131	20
470303002668	152	CMCSS K-12 Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1312 Highway 48	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 553-1117	888	60	14.7		358 (40.3%)	260 (29.3%)	143 (16.1%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	109 (12.3%)	$9,583			$4,707			$4,730	52.7	53.2	146	6
470147000445	153	Chuckey Doak High School	Public	9-12	365 Ripley Island RD	Afton	37616	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 798-2636	592	38	15.5		522 (88.2%)	7 (1.2%)	49 (8.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$9,691			$1,085			$8,160	52.6	55	139	14
470024000049	154	Big Sandy School	Public, Alternative	K-12	13305 Highway 69 A	Big Sandy	38221	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 593-3221	288	36	7.9		275 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$10,843			$1,576			$8,261	52.2	59.3	119	35
470455001819	155	Lebanon High School	Public	9-12	500 Blue Devil BLVD	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 444-9610	1,844	102	18.1		1,147 (62.2%)	276 (15.0%)	312 (16.9%)	39 (2.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (3.5%)	$8,654			$620			$7,690	52.1	48	167	12
470375001544	156	Sequatchie County High School	Public	9-12	523 Hwy 28	Dunlap	37327	Sequatchie County	Sequatchie County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 949-2154	631	47	13.5		555 (88.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$11,311			$1,625			$9,008	51.7	56.8	128	28
470159000750	157	Hixson High School	Public	9-12	5705 Middle Valley RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 847-4800	935	64	14.6		488 (52.2%)	168 (18.0%)	159 (17.0%)	42 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.1%)	$12,454			$1,232			$10,816	51.7	50.7	153	4
470139000425	158	Bradford High School	Public	6-12	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-3729	302	19	15.8		276 (91.4%)	15 (5.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,437			$890			$10,687	51.7	70	59	99
470342001437	159	Pickett County High School	Public	9-12	130 Skyline DR	Byrdstown	38549	Pickett County	Pickett County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 864-3422	199	14	14.7		193 (97.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,374			$2,050			$8,484	51.6	42.1	205	46
470014902674	160	Collierville Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	145 W. Poplar AVE	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	Yes	No	(901) 861-7000	132	7	20.3		55 (41.7%)	42 (31.8%)	10 (7.6%)	14 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.3%)	$10,586			$1,802			$8,716	51.5	45.3	183	23

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.