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)
470303001210	71	Clarksville High	Public	9-12	151 Richview RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 648-5690	1,561	82	18.9		984 (63.0%)	229 (14.7%)	206 (13.2%)	29 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	109 (7.0%)	$9,818			$812			$8,581	69.7	67.2	69	2
470402001684	72	White House High School	Public	9-12	508 Tyree Springs RD	White House	37188	Robertson County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-3761	824	58	14.2		629 (76.3%)	56 (6.8%)	111 (13.5%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	$11,123			$797			$9,800	69.5	69.8	61	11
470447001782	73	Greenfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	319 West Main ST	Greenfield	38230	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 235-3424	485	39	12.5		418 (86.2%)	24 (4.9%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$11,628			$1,413			$9,390	69.2	62.7	94	21
470369002038	74	Siegel High School	Public	9-12	3300 Siegel RD	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3800	1,861	121	15.4		1,185 (63.7%)	317 (17.0%)	239 (12.8%)	50 (2.7%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	60 (3.2%)	$10,663			$679			$9,623	69.2	58	126	52
470006000235	75	Alcoa High School	Public	9-12	1205 Lodge ST	Alcoa	37701	Blount County	Alcoa	No	No	No	No	(865) 983-3247	705	48	14.6		429 (60.9%)	93 (13.2%)	113 (16.0%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.1%)	$13,351			$700			$12,164	69.1	69.1	62	13
470033001388	76	Walker Valley High School	Public	9-12	750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. N	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 336-1383	1,498	98	15.3		1,277 (85.2%)	41 (2.7%)	111 (7.4%)	11 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.5%)	$10,011			$918			$8,345	68.9	65.4	79	3
470453001804	77	Fairview High School	Public	9-12	2595 Fairview W BLVD	Fairview	37062	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 472-4400	719	53	13.4		596 (82.9%)	22 (3.1%)	66 (9.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	$14,463			$128			$13,855	68.8	60.9	105	28
470369002318	78	Stewarts Creek High School	Public	9-12	301 Red Hawk PKWY	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6771	2,391	133	17.9		1,420 (59.4%)	389 (16.3%)	380 (15.9%)	128 (5.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	70 (2.9%)	$9,329			$530			$8,518	68.7	61.5	103	25
470303001209	79	Montgomery Central High	Public	9-12	3955 Highway 48	Cunningham	37052	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 387-3201	1,056	58	18.2		803 (76.0%)	102 (9.7%)	84 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	56 (5.3%)	$11,109			$890			$9,690	68.3	64.7	83	4
470359001482	80	Midway High School	Public	9-12	530 Loudon HWY	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 376-5645	225	19	12		209 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,804			$1,178			$12,928	68.1	65.6	76	4

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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.

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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.