Best High Schools in Tennessee for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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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, Low Socio Economic Status 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 (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 337)	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 (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
470222002269	1	L N STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	401 Henley ST	Knoxville	37902	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 329-8440	569	38	15.1		449 (78.9%)	26 (4.6%)	34 (6.0%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	$10,301			$795			$9,198	99.7%	96.4%	3.27%
470015710495	2	KIPP Antioch Global High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5244 Hickory Hollow PKWY	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 621-4341	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								99.4%	89.5%	9.87%
470345001440	3	Copper Basin High School	Public	7-12	205 Cougar DR	Copperhill	37317	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 496-3291	265	27	9.9		259 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$15,622			$1,756			$13,192	99.1%	82.1%	16.97%
470318001320	4	Hume - Fogg High	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Broadway	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 291-6300	898	46	19.6		517 (57.6%)	163 (18.2%)	91 (10.1%)	101 (11.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.6%)	$15,626			$1,667			$13,626	98.8%	99.2%	0.42%
470318001962	5	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public, Magnet	7-12	613 17th Avenue North	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 329-8400	1,211	60	20.1		558 (46.1%)	409 (33.8%)	113 (9.3%)	101 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.2%)	$15,069			$1,603			$13,084	98.5%	99.0%	0.46%
470453001946	6	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	98.2%	98.7%	0.50%
470014801053	7	East High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3206 Poplar Ave	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6160	568	35	16.2		92 (16.2%)	378 (66.5%)	50 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	$13,815			$2,242			$10,463	97.9%	90.1%	7.87%
470159002214	8	East Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	2015 Ooltewah-Ringgold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 893-3535	1,265	19	66.5		682 (53.9%)	250 (19.8%)	157 (12.4%)	70 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (8.2%)	$11,038			$983			$9,733	97.6%	95.7%	1.96%
470258002033	9	Madison Academic Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	575 Lambuth AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 427-3501	447	31	14.4		229 (51.2%)	90 (20.1%)	66 (14.8%)	33 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$12,785			$1,778			$10,250	97.3%	95.4%	1.92%
470378001549	10	Gatlinburg Pittman High	Public	10-12	150 Proffitt RD	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 436-5637	401	34	11.9		311 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (17.2%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,381			$2,597			$13,198	97.0%	54.3%	42.70%

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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.