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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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)
470435001749	181	Warren County High School	Public	9-12	199 Pioneer LN	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(931) 668-5858	1,845	107	17.2		1,281 (69.4%)	44 (2.4%)	398 (21.6%)	20 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (5.4%)	$9,397			$1,172			$7,758	48.4	44.1	190	9
470276000981	182	Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	One Raider LN	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2207	1,243	70	17.8		853 (68.6%)	157 (12.6%)	181 (14.6%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.7%)	$10,131			$919			$8,648	48.3	49.3	157	25
470234000853	183	Loretto High School	Public	9-12	525 Second South AVE	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 231-8850	486	31	15.5		459 (94.4%)	10 (2.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,681			$903			$9,055	48.2	53.3	145	38
470396001612	184	Stewart County High School	Public	9-12	120 Robertson Hill RD	Dover	37058	Stewart County	Stewart County	No	No	No	No	(931) 232-5179	589	35	16.9		543 (92.2%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	$10,894			$1,272			$9,083	48.1	42.1	204	20
470390000064	185	Clarksburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	145 Clarksburg RD	Clarksburg	38324	Carroll County	South Carroll	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 986-3165	339	27	12.5		289 (85.3%)	10 (2.9%)	20 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	$12,434			$2,048			$9,508	47.6	64.1	85	100
470222000755	186	Powell High School	Public	9-12	2136 West Emory RD	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-2171	1,292	80	16.1		868 (67.2%)	111 (8.6%)	223 (17.3%)	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.0%)	$10,262			$862			$9,045	47.5	37.4	230	44
470369001517	187	Holloway High School	Public	9-12	619 South Highland AVE	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 890-6004	123	17	7.2		56 (45.5%)	29 (23.6%)	26 (21.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	$20,832			$560			$20,183	47.3	23.5	315	128
470282000993	188	McMinn High School	Public	9-12	2215 Congress Pkwy	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	No	(423) 745-4142	1,307	82	15.9		998 (76.4%)	81 (6.2%)	134 (10.3%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.6%)	$8,817			$1,040			$7,110	47.1	45.3	184	4
470303002153	189	West Creek High	Public	9-12	1210 W Creek Coyote TRL	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 503-1788	1,654	85	19.3		472 (28.5%)	571 (34.5%)	385 (23.3%)	31 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	18 (1.1%)	173 (10.5%)	$9,139			$899			$7,780	46.7	43.5	193	4
470000101935	190	Morristown East High	Public	9-12	One Hurricane LN	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-2543	1,520	82	18.5		821 (54.0%)	36 (2.4%)	590 (38.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (4.0%)	$9,533			$790			$8,150	46.6	39.4	220	30

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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

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.