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)
470144000440	291	Washburn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7925 Hwy 131	Washburn	37888	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 497-2557	496	39	12.7		484 (97.6%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,331			$1,484			$9,975	26.9	33.4	259	32
470318002446	292	RePublic High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3307 Brick Church PIKE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 921-6620	622	9	68		31 (5.0%)	285 (45.8%)	293 (47.1%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$17,296			$4,256			$12,259	26.9	28.3	285	7
470129000395	293	Huntland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Gore ST	Huntland	37345	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 361-0300	675	47	14.5		563 (83.4%)	20 (3.0%)	87 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,199			$1,200			$9,363	26.9	44.3	188	105
470420002647	294	Tullahoma Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	301 West Decherd ST	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 454-2638	43	18	2.4		33 (76.7%)	7 (16.3%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,613			$2,700			$10,913	26.4			(n/a)
470014802081	295	Hollis F. Price Middle College	Public	9-12	807 Walker Ave	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 435-1765	79	12	6.4		0 (0.0%)	73 (92.4%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$22,919			$2,709			$19,895	26.3	30	276	19
470243010484	296	Volunteer State Virtual Academy High School	Public	9-12	206 South Court ST	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(931) 796-3264	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								26.3			(n/a)
470303000850	297	Kenwood High	Public	9-12	251 E Pine Mountain RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 905-7900	1,291	65	19.7		403 (31.2%)	481 (37.3%)	236 (18.3%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	151 (11.7%)	$10,107			$914			$8,632	26.2	24.4	307	10
470255000912	298	Red Boiling Springs School	Public	6-12	415 Hillcrest DR	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	No	(615) 699-3125	334	31	10.8		276 (82.6%)	4 (1.2%)	52 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,713			$592			$10,975	26.1	25	302	4
470318002122	299	Lead Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1035 1st Ave South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 327-5422	480	34	14.3		33 (6.9%)	133 (27.7%)	308 (64.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,221			$3,742			$15,370	26.1	26.7	292	7
470159002285	300	Hamilton County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3074 Hickory Valley RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 209-8804	337	22	15.6		192 (57.0%)	81 (24.0%)	36 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.7%)	$9,007			$4,246			$4,734	26	31.4	269	31

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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.