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)
470359001489	241	Rockwood High School	Public	9-12	512 West Rockwood ST	Rockwood	37854	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 354-0882	350	25	13.9		303 (86.6%)	14 (4.0%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$13,021			$1,085			$11,215	36.1	28.7	283	42
470192001441	242	Houston County High School	Public	9-12	2500 State Route 149	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-4447	369	27	13.6		313 (84.8%)	6 (1.6%)	29 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$12,241			$1,011			$10,599	36	35.9	240	2
470042000125	243	Jellico High School	Public	9-12	141 High School LN	Jellico	37762	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 783-9455	281	25	11.3		272 (96.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,575			$2,564			$9,217	35.9	48.4	163	80
470360002311	244	Robertson County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	800 M.S. Couts BLVD	Springfield	37172	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 382-8920	73	1	73		59 (80.8%)	6 (8.2%)	6 (8.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$3,670			$223			$3,382	35.8	29.5	279	35
470318001318	245	Hillsboro High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3812 Hillsboro PIKE	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8400	1,227	68	17.9		487 (39.7%)	579 (47.2%)	108 (8.8%)	28 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.8%)	$16,672			$1,718			$14,652	35.8	34	253	8
470318002343	246	Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	5432 Bell Forge Lane East	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 200-0131	867	42	20.6		81 (9.3%)	161 (18.6%)	614 (70.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$19,191			$3,707			$15,000	35.8	19.6	322	76
470174001842	247	Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	2927 Hwy 66 South	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	No	(423) 272-6507	1,055	74	14.3		969 (91.8%)	13 (1.2%)	34 (3.2%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.7%)	$11,026			$1,306			$9,131	35.7	38.7	225	22
470360001497	248	Greenbrier High School	Public	9-12	126 Cuniff DR	Greenbrier	37073	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 643-4526	812	44	18.3		615 (75.7%)	30 (3.7%)	135 (16.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$10,876			$527			$9,775	35.6	30.1	275	27
470300001199	249	Sweetwater High School	Public	9-12	414 South High ST	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 337-7881	559	40	14.1		447 (80.0%)	13 (2.3%)	73 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$12,944			$2,454			$9,896	35.5	42.4	203	46
470014802418	250	Memphis Rise Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5221 Raleigh Lagrange RD	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 379-5750	766	50	15.2		21 (2.7%)	160 (20.9%)	561 (73.2%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$19,575			$4,627			$14,633	35.4	27	291	41

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