Best High Schools in Tennessee for Homeless 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, Homeless 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 (Homeless vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 23)	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 (Homeless)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
470102000329	1	Dickson County High School	Public	9-12	509 Henslee DR	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 446-9003	1,472	90	16.4		1,095 (74.4%)	68 (4.6%)	186 (12.6%)	17 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (7.1%)	$10,125			$1,010			$8,523	95.7%	64.8%	30.86%
470432001738	2	Van Buren County High School	Public	6-12	337 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County	No	No	No	No	(931) 946-2442	400	30	13.3		393 (98.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,390						$10,497	91.3%	54.6%	36.71%
470435001749	3	Warren County High School	Public	9-12	199 Pioneer LN	Mc Minnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(931) 668-5858	1,862	108	17.2		1,314 (70.6%)	40 (2.1%)	401 (21.5%)	16 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (4.7%)	$9,397			$1,172			$7,758	87.0%	53.8%	33.13%
470399002680	4	West Ridge High School	Public	9-12	380 Lynn RD	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1450	1,683	122	13.7		1,579 (93.8%)	10 (0.6%)	51 (3.0%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (1.8%)	$10,921			$1,155			$9,361	82.6%	56.4%	26.23%
470369001524	5	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	802 Warrior DR	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 890-6450	2,043	152	13.4		1,023 (50.1%)	448 (21.9%)	380 (18.6%)	95 (4.7%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (4.5%)	$10,392			$663			$9,391	78.3%	64.0%	14.23%
470014801181	6	Whitehaven High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4851 Elvis Presley Blvd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3000	1,587	95	16.7		5 (0.3%)	1,491 (94.0%)	19 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.3%)	$12,651			$2,380			$9,644	73.9%	72.2%	1.72%
470369001988	7	Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	100 Bulldog DR	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3865	2,200	126	17.4		835 (38.0%)	400 (18.2%)	753 (34.2%)	134 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	72 (3.3%)	$9,689			$609			$8,688	69.6%	56.6%	12.93%
470309001238	8	Sunbright School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Burrville RD	Sunbright	37872	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 628-2244	510	32	16.1		487 (95.5%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,480			$1,956			$9,270	65.2%	31.6%	33.58%
470153000469	9	Grundy County High School	Public	9-12	24970 Sr 108	Coalmont	37313	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	No	(931) 692-5400	534	37	14.6		521 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,297			$962			$7,496	60.9%	43.6%	17.25%
470309001227	10	Central High School	Public	9-12	1119 Knoxville HWY	Wartburg	37887	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(423) 346-6616	376	21	18.3		362 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,712			$1,515			$8,899	56.5%	20.2%	36.37%

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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