Best School Districts in Tennessee

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Rank (of 141)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2026)	Rank (2025)	Rank change from 2025
	Achievement School District	6-12	0	1	1	0	Nashville	Davidson County			(n/a)
8^th	Alamo City School	PK, KG-6	1	0	0	0	Alamo	Crockett County	0.87	7	1
13^th	Alcoa City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Alcoa	Blount County	0.807	10	3
37^th	Alvin C. York Institute	9-12	0	0	1	0	Jamestown	Fentress County	0.665	67	30
75^th	Anderson County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	4	4	1	Clinton	Anderson County	0.522	78	3
2^nd	Arlington Community Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Arlington	Shelby County	0.941	4	2
49^th	Athens City Schools	PK, KG-8	2	1	0	0	Athens	McMinn County	0.61	47	2
15^th	Bartlett City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	3	1	0	Bartlett	Shelby County	0.786	12	3
88^th	Bedford County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	3	3	0	Shelbyville	Bedford County	0.476	89	1
91^st	Bells City Schools	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Bells	Crockett County	0.467	34	57
112^th	Benton County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	3	1	Camden	Benton County	0.398	112
80^th	Bledsoe County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Pikeville	Bledsoe County	0.507	65	15
67^th	Blount County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	3	3	2	Maryville	Blount County	0.56	59	8
38^th	Bradford Special School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Bradford	Gibson County	0.653	33	5
58^th	Bradley County Schools	PK, KG-12	11	2	4	1	Cleveland	Bradley County	0.586	45	13
28^th	Bristol City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Bristol	Sullivan County	0.714	22	6
131^st	Campbell County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	2	4	0	Jacksboro	Campbell County	0.312	130	1
135^th	Cannon County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Woodbury	Cannon County	0.252	136	1
	Carroll County Schools	10-12	0	0	1	0	Huntingdon	Carroll County			(n/a)
108^th	Carter County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	1	5	1	Elizabethton	Carter County	0.41	98	10
76^th	Cheatham County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	3	4	1	Ashland City	Cheatham County	0.516	64	12
16^th	Chester County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Henderson	Chester County	0.781	14	2
115^th	Claiborne County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	3	1	Tazewell	Claiborne County	0.386	105	10
43^rd	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	PK, KG-12	24	8	10	1	Clarksville	Montgomery County	0.636	56	13
121^st	Clay County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	0	Celina	Clay County	0.34	132	11
123^rd	Cleveland City Schools	PK, KG-12	7	1	1	0	Cleveland	Bradley County	0.338	116	7
32^nd	Clinton City Schools	PK, KG-6	3	0	0	0	Clinton	Anderson County	0.676	17	15
61^st	Cocke County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	0	3	0	Newport	Cocke County	0.573	60	1
83^rd	Coffee County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	3	0	Manchester	Coffee County	0.488	86	3
1^st	Collierville Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	1	0	Collierville	Shelby County	0.952	1
55^th	Crockett County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Alamo	Crockett County	0.599	58	3
65^th	Cumberland County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	0	3	0	Crossville	Cumberland County	0.563	70	5
31^st	Dayton City School	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Dayton	Rhea County	0.681	29	2
57^th	Decatur County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Decaturville	Decatur County	0.589	38	19
96^th	DeKalb County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	3	0	Smithville	DeKalb County	0.454	94	2
	Department of Children's Services	K-12	0	0	1	0	Nashville	Davidson County			(n/a)
54^th	Dickson County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	4	2	2	Dickson	Dickson County	0.6	35	19
19^th	Dyer County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Dyersburg	Dyer County	0.753	23	4
59^th	Dyersburg City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Dyersburg	Dyer County	0.583	85	26
20^th	Elizabethton City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Elizabethton	Carter County	0.752	18	2
113^th	Etowah City Schools	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Etowah	McMinn County	0.397	121	8
139^th	Fayette County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Somerville	Fayette County	0.162	137	2
130^th	Fayetteville City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Fayetteville	Lincoln County	0.32	125	5
110^th	Fentress County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	0	2	0	Jamestown	Fentress County	0.405	92	18
109^th	Franklin County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	1	2	Winchester	Franklin County	0.407	103	6
10^th	Franklin Special School District	PK, KG-8	5	3	0	0	Franklin	Williamson County	0.866	9	1
5^th	Germantown Municipal Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Germantown	Shelby County	0.915	3	2
25^th	Gibson County Special School District	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Dyer	Gibson County	0.738	27	2
90^th	Giles County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Pulaski	Giles County	0.47	79	11
89^th	Grainger County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	4	1	Rutledge	Grainger County	0.473	88	1
42^nd	Greene County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	4	4	1	Greeneville	Greene County	0.645	50	8
27^th	Greeneville City Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	1	Greeneville	Greene County	0.716	28	1
106^th	Grundy County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Altamont	Grundy County	0.417	101	5
74^th	Hamblen County Schools	PK, KG-12	11	4	2	1	Morristown	Hamblen County	0.528	69	5
81^st	Hamilton County Schools	PK, KG-12	42	15	22	2	Chattanooga	Hamilton County	0.501	87	6
128^th	Hancock County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Sneedville	Hancock County	0.322	127	1
129^th	Hardeman County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Bolivar	Hardeman County	0.322	133	4
118^th	Hardin County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Savannah	Hardin County	0.379	102	16
98^th	Hawkins County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	3	2	2	Rogersville	Hawkins County	0.451	114	16
140^th	Haywood County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	2	1	0	Brownsville	Haywood County	0.133		(n/a)
53^rd	Henderson County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	0	3	0	Lexington	Henderson County	0.604	36	17
34^th	Henry County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Paris	Henry County	0.668	49	15
87^th	Hickman County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	1	Centerville	Hickman County	0.476	109	22
86^th	Hollow Rock - Bruceton Special School District	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Bruceton	Carroll County	0.476	55	31
133^rd	Houston County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Erin	Houston County	0.284	129	4
141^st	Humboldt City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Humboldt	Gibson County	0.048	139	2
79^th	Humphreys County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Waverly	Humphreys County	0.508	100	21
46^th	Huntingdon Special School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Huntingdon	Carroll County	0.625	73	27
73^rd	Jackson County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Gainesboro	Jackson County	0.537	48	25
134^th	Jackson-Madison County Schools	PK, KG-12	12	5	6	2	Jackson	Madison County	0.271	126	8
71^st	Jefferson County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	2	3	0	Dandridge	Jefferson County	0.552	57	14
7^th	Johnson City Schools	PK, KG-12	8	2	1	1	Johnson City	Washington County	0.886	8	1
136^th	Johnson County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	0	Mountain City	Johnson County	0.238	134	2
21^st	Kingsport City Schools	PK, KG-12	8	2	1	0	Kingsport	Sullivan County	0.751	24	3
78^th	Knox County Schools	PK, KG-12	53	17	17	3	Knoxville	Knox County	0.512	77	1
138^th	Lake County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Tiptonville	Lake County	0.18	138
6^th	Lakeland School System	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Lakeland	Shelby County	0.915	2	4
117^th	Lauderdale County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	2	2	0	Ripley	Lauderdale County	0.381	119	2
51^st	Lawrence County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	2	3	1	Lawrenceburg	Lawrence County	0.605	53	2
48^th	Lebanon Special School District	PK, KG-8	5	2	0	0	Lebanon	Wilson County	0.616	32	16
62^nd	Lenoir City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	1	Lenoir City	Loudon County	0.567	82	20
105^th	Lewis County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	2	2	0	Hohenwald	Lewis County	0.422	106	1
11^th	Lexington City Schools	PK, KG-8	1	1	0	0	Lexington	Henderson County	0.829	15	4
36^th	Lincoln County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	2	Fayetteville	Lincoln County	0.666	46	10
39^th	Loudon County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	1	Loudon	Loudon County	0.648	42	3
77^th	Macon County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Lafayette	Macon County	0.515	91	14
47^th	Manchester City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	2	1	0	Manchester	Coffee County	0.622	61	14
97^th	Marion County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	5	0	Jasper	Marion County	0.454	99	2
60^th	Marshall County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	3	3	0	Lewisburg	Marshall County	0.582	52	8
9^th	Maryville City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	2	1	1	Maryville	Blount County	0.87	6	3
84^th	Maury County Schools	PK, KG-12	10	5	6	3	Columbia	Maury County	0.486	95	11
23^rd	McKenzie Special School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Mc Kenzie	Carroll County	0.741	43	20
69^th	McMinn County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	0	2	0	Athens	McMinn County	0.559	51	18
92^nd	McNairy County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	2	Selmer	McNairy County	0.465	72	20
101^st	Meigs County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Decatur	Meigs County	0.44	75	26
137^th	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	PK, KG-12	120	33	51	4	Memphis	Shelby County	0.233	135	2
126^th	Metro Nashville Public Schools	PK, KG-12	81	38	34	2	Nashville	Davidson County	0.33	122	4
50^th	Milan Special School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Milan	Gibson County	0.609	44	6
119^th	Millington Municipal Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Millington	Shelby County	0.369	113	6
122^nd	Monroe County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	3	4	0	Madisonville	Monroe County	0.339	128	6
66^th	Moore County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Lynchburg	Moore County	0.561	31	35
132^nd	Morgan County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	3	Wartburg	Morgan County	0.306	131	1
99^th	Murfreesboro City Schools	PK, KG-6	13	0	0	0	Murfreesboro	Rutherford County	0.446	84	15
29^th	Newport City Schools	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Newport	Cocke County	0.71	16	13
14^th	Oak Ridge Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Oak Ridge	Anderson County	0.801	13	1
41^st	Obion County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	0	2	0	Union City	Obion County	0.646	54	13
94^th	Oneida Special School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Oneida	Scott County	0.464	90	4
85^th	Overton County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Livingston	Overton County	0.484	76	9
26^th	Paris Special School District	PK, KG-8	2	1	0	0	Paris	Henry County	0.731	26
107^th	Perry County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Linden	Perry County	0.415	110	3
114^th	Pickett County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Byrdstown	Pickett County	0.393	123	9
125^th	Polk County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Benton	Polk County	0.334	107	18
56^th	Putnam County Schools	PK, KG-12	11	4	4	2	Cookeville	Putnam County	0.591	71	15
35^th	Rhea County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Dayton	Rhea County	0.666	40	5
	Richard City Special School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	South Pittsburg	Marion County			(n/a)
64^th	Roane County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	5	6	1	Kingston	Roane County	0.566	63	1
102^nd	Robertson County Schools	PK, KG-12	11	2	7	2	Springfield	Robertson County	0.437	104	2
82^nd	Rogersville City Schools	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Rogersville	Hawkins County	0.501	97	15
44^th	Rutherford County Schools	PK, KG-12	29	11	13	2	Murfreesboro	Rutherford County	0.629	39	5
100^th	Scott County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Huntsville	Scott County	0.445	115	15
95^th	Sequatchie County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Dunlap	Sequatchie County	0.459	80	15
93^rd	Sevier County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	9	8	1	Sevierville	Sevier County	0.465	96	3
45^th	Smith County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Carthage	Smith County	0.626	37	8
	South Carroll Special School District	PK, KG-12	0	0	2	1	Clarksburg	Carroll County			(n/a)
40^th	Stewart County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Dover	Stewart County	0.646	62	22
63^rd	Sullivan County Schools	PK, KG-12	10	3	2	0	Blountville	Sullivan County	0.566	66	3
33^rd	Sumner County Schools	PK, KG-12	28	12	11	2	Gallatin	Sumner County	0.673	30	3
72^nd	Sweetwater City Schools	PK, KG-8	2	2	0	0	Sweetwater	Monroe County	0.539	93	21
127^th	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	PK, KG-12	14	6	1	1	Nashville	Davidson County	0.324	117	10
	Tennessee School for the Blind	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Nashville	Davidson County			(n/a)
	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Knoxville	Knox County			(n/a)
68^th	Tipton County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	1	Covington	Tipton County	0.56	83	15
52^nd	Trenton Special School District	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Trenton	Gibson County	0.604	74	22
12^th	Trousdale County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hartsville	Trousdale County	0.828	11	1
104^th	Tullahoma City Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	0	Tullahoma	Coffee County	0.431	108	4
103^rd	Unicoi County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Erwin	Unicoi County	0.436	81	22
24^th	Union City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Union City	Obion County	0.739	21	3
124^th	Union County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	3	0	Maynardville	Union County	0.336	124
4^th	University Schools - Memphis	K-12	2	1	1	0	Memphis	Shelby County	0.932		(n/a)
70^th	Van Buren County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Spencer	Van Buren County	0.557	68	2
116^th	Warren County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	1	1	2	McMinnville	Warren County	0.386	111	5
30^th	Washington County Schools	PK, KG-12	10	0	3	2	Jonesborough	Washington County	0.685	41	11
111^th	Wayne County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	2	4	1	Waynesboro	Wayne County	0.401	120	9
18^th	Weakley County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	2	Dresden	Weakley County	0.757	20	2
120^th	West Carroll Special School District	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Atwood	Carroll County	0.36	118	2
	West Tennessee School for the Deaf	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Jackson	Madison County			(n/a)
17^th	White County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Sparta	White County	0.758	19	2
3^rd	Williamson County Schools	PK, KG-12	30	11	11	0	Franklin	Williamson County	0.936	5	2
22^nd	Wilson County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	4	6	2	Lebanon	Wilson County	0.743	25	3

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