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Bradford High School

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Bradford High School ranks 105 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 73% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Bradford High School is a public high school located in Bradford, Tennessee, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 317 students. The school is part of the Bradford District, which is ranked 33 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bradford High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Tennessee, with rankings ranging from 12th to 158th out of 300-400 high schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance, and its performance on TNReady assessments is generally above the state average, particularly in subjects like Science, Social Studies, and English II. The school has also shown strong performance for male students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 12 Tennessee high schools for this subgroup in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, South Gibson County High School outperforms Bradford High School in several academic areas, but Bradford High School maintains a stronger performance in English Language Arts and Science. Humboldt Junior/Senior High School, on the other hand, significantly underperforms Bradford High School and the state average across most subject areas. Overall, Bradford High School's consistent academic excellence, strong subgroup equity, and competitive performance compared to nearby schools position it as a leader in the region.

319

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,366

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

136 Highway 45 S
Bradford, TN 38316

(731) 742-3729

District: Bradford

Feeder schools for Bradford High School:

Elementary:

Bradford Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

African American:

3.8%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (48% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Tennessee median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra II scores 13 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

Middle school

124^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

105^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 139Bradford among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	124 of 583	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	180 of 587	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.7	73 of 594	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	115 of 569	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	224 of 576	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	136 of 574	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	127 of 563	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	78 of 362	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	49 of 492	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	77.8	60 of 485	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	119 of 475	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	90 of 466	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	86.2	41 of 462	91.1%	★★★★★
2010	37.8	292 of 435	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	174 of 546	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	205 of 554	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	114 of 560	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	115 of 552	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	241 of 538	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	140 of 529	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	141 of 490	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	133 of 510	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	5 of 514	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	28 of 495	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	43.1	245 of 483	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	143 of 490	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	32.5	346 of 481	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	98 of 550	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	150 of 560	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	54 of 557	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	105 of 540	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	126 of 529	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	149 of 523	71.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	135 of 492	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	215 of 504	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	90 of 503	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	147 of 500	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	232 of 496	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	171 of 484	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	166 of 481	65.5%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	105 of 389	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	158 of 392	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	59 of 384	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	59 of 358	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	21 of 347	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	47 of 342	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	36 of 341	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.6	12 of 273	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	74.0	42 of 351	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	13 of 300	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	79.1	19 of 296	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	79.8	21 of 285	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.3	32 of 269	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	59 of 273	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	83.8	33 of 267	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	140 of 365	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	167 of 365	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	92 of 366	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	70 of 350	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	11 of 340	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	39 of 337	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	161 of 337	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.0	11 of 330	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	12 of 322	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	5 of 317	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	54.5	86 of 308	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	78 of 368	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	148 of 366	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	61 of 359	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	57 of 349	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	52 of 332	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	111 of 329	66.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	132 of 323	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	163 of 326	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	94 of 325	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	85 of 312	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	35 of 306	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	61 of 301	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	52 of 307	83.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

High school

Male (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)52nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+14 vs state

Social Studies60%+11 vs state

English II56%~ state avg

Biology I55%+10 vs state

English I48%+8 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

US History40%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Geometry38%~ state avg

Algebra I23%-6 vs state

Algebra II21%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)			TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bradford High School	Public	6-12	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-3729	317	20	15.7		286 (90.2%)	13 (4.1%)	9 (2.8%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	63	105^th of 389 public high schools	73.0%		51.7	158^th of 392 public high schools	59.7%	53	35.8	44.8	51.2	43.5	39.6	46.6	30.2	39.6	23.1	23.1		21.6		21.1	55.6		55.3	39.4	40.0	47.5	47.5	56.8	55.6		38.6		38.3	60.4	62.1	58.1	60.4	58.5	69.0	51.2	60.4	$12,366	$525	$10,941
Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	130 Trenton HWY	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 692-3616	429	31	13.9		349 (81.4%)	60 (14.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	76.3	52^nd of 389 public high schools	86.6%		79.2	44^th of 392 public high schools	88.8%	8									28.3	27.0		45.3		43.8	53.0		52.4	54.5	52.6	38.3	37.3	68.6	68.0		47.0		45.6									$12,495	$274	$11,476
Peabody High School	Public	9-12	2069 Hwy 45 Bypass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-2601	418	26	15.8		258 (61.7%)	100 (23.9%)	53 (12.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	52.1	162^nd of 389 public high schools	58.4%		39.9	223^rd of 392 public high schools	43.1%	61									31.2	28.2		30.2		28.6	39.6		36.0			35.6	35.2	51.4	50.9		20.0		18.1									$16,053	$1,084	$13,500
Peabody Academy	Public	9-12	2069 Hwy 45 ByPass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(731) 855-2601	0																		(n/a)																																				$3,949	$462	$3,215
Milan High School	Public	9-12	7060 Van Hook Street East	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	516	30	17.2		338 (65.5%)	129 (25.0%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	60.2	123^rd of 389 public high schools	68.4%		76.3	51^st of 392 public high schools	87.0%	72									17.4	16.8	75.0	36.9		42.7	64.3	14.3	58.7			35.7	35.7	56.5	56.5		36.7	14.3	45.8									$13,868	$481	$12,512
Milan High School Academy	Public	9-12	7060 East Van Hook ST	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	7	25	.2		6 (85.7%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												10.0		9.1													9.1									$6,535	$292	$6,243
West Carroll Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	760 Highway 77	Atwood	38220	Carroll County	West Carroll Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 662-7116	347	31	11.2		289 (83.3%)	34 (9.8%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	29.9	273^rd of 389 public high schools	29.8%		33.9	257^th of 392 public high schools	34.4%	16		25.5	31.5	28.6		19.2	7.3	13.1	10.6	10.6		11.5		11.3	47.6		51.1	20.0	20.0	22.4	22.4	42.2	43.5		20.5		20.5		43.1	21.8	32.1		52.9	30.9	41.5	$15,563	$1,379	$13,071
Weakley County Center For Adult Continuing Education	Public	9-12	8250 Highway 22	Dresden	38225	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	No	(731) 364-5481	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westview High School	Public	9-12	8161 Highway 45	Martin	38237	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 587-4202	590	52	11.4		406 (68.8%)	94 (15.9%)	47 (8.0%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	64.9	96^th of 389 public high schools	75.3%		57.8	132^nd of 392 public high schools	66.3%	36									17.5	16.4		27.4	6.7	36.8	55.5		54.6			44.7	44.2	66.7	66.3	92.6	33.3		40.5									$11,814	$637	$10,496
Dresden High School	Public	9-12	7150 Highway 22	Dresden	38225	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 364-2949	323	24	13.5		284 (87.9%)	11 (3.4%)	8 (2.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	78.1	47^th of 389 public high schools	87.9%		74.3	57^th of 392 public high schools	85.5%	10									29.4	28.6		71.4		68.2	62.5		58.0			43.5	44.2	58.4	59.0		46.5		44.2									$13,780	$673	$12,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradford High School

What district is Bradford High School in?

Bradford

Is Bradford High School a good school?

Bradford High School ranks 105^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Bradford High School?

Bradford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bradford Elementary

How many students attend Bradford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Bradford High School.

What is the racial makeup of Bradford High School?

Students at Bradford High School are 91% White, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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