Best High Schools in Tennessee for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Tennessee!

Every year, the Tennessee Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 183)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
470222002388	1	Career Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	7201 Strawberry Plains PIKE	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 594-1731	307	15	21.1		185 (60.3%)	51 (16.6%)	44 (14.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.5%)	$10,195			$751			$9,182	99.5%	63.5%	35.93%
470267000950	2	Forrest School	Public	7-12	310 North Horton PKWY	Chapel Hill	37034	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(931) 246-4733	803	46	17.5		722 (89.9%)	10 (1.2%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$8,782			$395			$7,816	98.9%	83.2%	15.74%
470453001946	3	Ravenwood High School	Public	9-12	1724 Wilson PIKE	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4800	1,958	101	19.4		1,319 (67.4%)	85 (4.3%)	116 (5.9%)	332 (17.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (5.3%)	$9,625			$144			$9,070	98.4%	98.7%	0.36%
470303002668	4	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	97.8%	61.2%	36.59%
470318002423	5	Valor Flagship Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	4527 Nollensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	1,400	81	17.2		707 (50.5%)	240 (17.1%)	340 (24.3%)	98 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.0%)	$21,399			$2,698			$18,316	97.3%	91.8%	5.43%
470453001806	6	Fred J Page High School	Public	9-12	6281 Arno RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4730	1,284	76	16.9		1,058 (82.4%)	27 (2.1%)	73 (5.7%)	81 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.4%)	$11,071			$226			$10,396	96.7%	96.2%	0.55%
470348001903	7	Upperman High School	Public	9-12	6950 Nashville HWY	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 858-3112	903	47	19.1		794 (87.9%)	21 (2.3%)	60 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	$9,339			$1,211			$7,581	96.2%	42.9%	53.32%
470014802208	8	Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship	Public, Charter	6-12	5132 Jonetta ST	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	830	45	18.4		1 (0.1%)	714 (86.0%)	105 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$14,553			$3,988			$10,249	95.6%	15.3%	80.32%
470453002096	9	Independence High School	Public	9-12	1776 Declaration Way	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4600	2,095	121	17.3		1,644 (78.5%)	70 (3.3%)	209 (10.0%)	73 (3.5%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	92 (4.4%)	$10,932			$196			$10,294	95.1%	97.2%	2.11%
470324001396	10	Oak Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	No	(865) 425-9601	1,587	95	16.7		1,111 (70.0%)	179 (11.3%)	160 (10.1%)	44 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	84 (5.3%)	$13,497			$978			$12,128	94.5%	86.5%	8.06%

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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