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Tennessee School District Rankings

Due to the disruption caused by COVID-19, the Tennessee Department of Education did not administer assessments for the 2019-2020 school year. SchoolDigger will resume updating its rankings when test scores are released in 2021.

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Rank (of 140)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2019)	Rank (2018)	Rank change from 2018
140^th	Achievement School District	PK, KG-12	16	9	5	0	Nashville	Davidson	0.043	140
10^th	Alamo	PK, KG-6	1	0	0	0	Alamo	Crockett	0.849	22	12
31^st	Alcoa	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Alcoa	Blount	0.707	30	1
48^th	Alvin C York Institute	9-12	0	0	1	0	Jamestown	Fentress	0.635	50	2
92^nd	Anderson County	PK, KG-12	10	5	3	0	Clinton	Anderson	0.457	116	24
6^th	Arlington	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Arlington	Shelby	0.913	6
15^th	Athens	PK, KG-8	4	1	0	0	Athens	McMinn	0.764	29	14
9^th	Bartlett	PK, KG-12	6	3	1	0	Bartlett	Shelby	0.863	8	1
124^th	Bedford County	PK, KG-12	8	3	3	0	Shelbyville	Bedford	0.357	124
21^st	Bells	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Bells	Crockett	0.74	18	3
79^th	Benton County	PK, KG-12	3	1	3	1	Camden	Benton	0.501	58	21
108^th	Bledsoe County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Pikeville	Bledsoe	0.397	94	14
78^th	Blount County	PK, KG-12	16	2	2	2	Maryville	Blount	0.502	70	8
13^th	Bradford	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Bradford	Gibson	0.782	12	1
53^rd	Bradley County	PK, KG-12	11	2	4	0	Cleveland	Bradley	0.604	43	10
23^rd	Bristol	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Bristol	Sullivan	0.736	26	3
129^th	Campbell County	PK, KG-12	7	2	5	1	Jacksboro	Campbell	0.289	133	4
112^th	Cannon County	PK, KG-12	6	0	1	0	Woodbury	Cannon	0.395	122	10
	Carroll County	PK, KG-12	0	0	1	1	Huntingdon	Carroll			(n/a)
90^th	Carter County	PK, KG-12	8	1	5	1	Elizabethton	Carter	0.46	113	23
74^th	Cheatham County	PK, KG-12	6	3	3	1	Ashland City	Cheatham	0.508	72	2
20^th	Chester County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Henderson	Chester	0.742	33	13
102^nd	Claiborne County	PK, KG-12	8	2	3	0	Tazewell	Claiborne	0.421	114	12
95^th	Clay County	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	0	Celina	Clay	0.449	102	7
96^th	Cleveland	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Cleveland	Bradley	0.446	99	3
43^rd	Clinton	PK, KG-6	3	0	0	0	Clinton	Anderson	0.648	57	14
88^th	Cocke County	PK, KG-12	7	0	3	2	Newport	Cocke	0.463	95	7
64^th	Coffee County	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	1	Manchester	Coffee	0.56	53	11
4^th	Collierville	PK, KG-12	6	2	1	0	Collierville	Shelby	0.944	3	1
91^st	Crockett County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Alamo	Crockett	0.459	85	6
54^th	Cumberland County	PK, KG-12	9	0	3	0	Crossville	Cumberland	0.602	45	9
126^th	Davidson County	PK, KG-12	89	46	30	4	Nashville	Davidson	0.326	129	3
28^th	Dayton	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Dayton	Rhea	0.722	47	19
34^th	Decatur County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Decaturville	Decatur	0.699	61	27
69^th	DeKalb County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Smithville	DeKalb	0.519	49	20
29^th	Dickson County	PK, KG-12	9	4	3	1	Dickson	Dickson	0.719	37	8
14^th	Dyer County	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Dyersburg	Dyer	0.777	20	6
26^th	Dyersburg	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Dyersburg	Dyer	0.734	39	13
19^th	Elizabethton	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Elizabethton	Carter	0.747	16	3
86^th	Etowah	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Etowah	McMinn	0.468	117	31
136^th	Fayette County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Somerville	Fayette	0.177	139	3
122^nd	Fayetteville	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Fayetteville	Lincoln	0.363	89	33
65^th	Fentress County	PK, KG-12	4	0	2	0	Jamestown	Fentress	0.54	73	8
119^th	Franklin County	PK, KG-12	7	2	1	1	Winchester	Franklin	0.381	109	10
7^th	Franklin SSD	PK, KG-8	5	3	0	0	Franklin	Williamson	0.877	7
2^nd	Germantown	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Germantown	Shelby	0.96	2
27^th	Gibson County Sp District	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Dyer	Gibson	0.732	23	4
80^th	Giles County	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	0	Pulaski	Giles	0.496	88	8
120^th	Grainger County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	1	Rutledge	Grainger	0.38	126	6
77^th	Greene County	PK, KG-12	12	1	4	1	Greeneville	Greene	0.505	79	2
40^th	Greeneville	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Greeneville	Greene	0.654	24	16
127^th	Grundy County	PK, KG-12	6	0	2	0	Altamont	Grundy	0.311	130	3
62^nd	Hamblen County	PK, KG-12	11	4	2	1	Morristown	Hamblen	0.568	66	4
66^th	Hamilton County	PK, KG-12	43	14	21	1	Chattanooga	Hamilton	0.528	91	25
130^th	Hancock County	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Sneedville	Hancock	0.278	131	1
133^rd	Hardeman County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Bolivar	Hardeman	0.252	123	10
114^th	Hardin County	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Savannah	Hardin	0.39	112	2
93^rd	Hawkins County	PK, KG-12	11	4	2	1	Rogersville	Hawkins	0.456	71	22
138^th	Haywood County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Brownsville	Haywood	0.125	137	1
17^th	Henderson County	PK, KG-12	7	0	1	1	Lexington	Henderson	0.755	25	8
85^th	Henry County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Paris	Henry	0.471	93	8
117^th	Hickman County	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	0	Centerville	Hickman	0.384	90	27
104^th	Hollow Rock - Bruceton	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Bruceton	Carroll	0.412	111	7
109^th	Houston County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Erin	Houston	0.397	106	3
139^th	Humboldt City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Humboldt	Gibson	0.113	138	1
87^th	Humphreys County	PK, KG-12	3	2	2	0	Waverly	Humphreys	0.465	59	28
42^nd	Huntingdon Special School District	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Huntingdon	Carroll	0.649	65	23
106^th	Jackson County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Gainesboro	Jackson	0.409	69	37
98^th	Jefferson County	PK, KG-12	9	2	2	0	Dandridge	Jefferson	0.432	80	18
11^th	Johnson City	PK, KG-12	9	2	1	0	Johnson City	Washington	0.813	9	2
63^rd	Johnson County	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Mountain City	Johnson	0.561	74	11
33^rd	Kingsport	PK, KG-12	9	2	1	0	Kingsport	Sullivan	0.7	41	8
71^st	Knox County	PK, KG-12	54	16	17	4	Knoxville	Knox	0.513	76	5
135^th	Lake County	PK, KG-12	2	0	0	1	Tiptonville	Lake	0.203	135
1^st	Lakeland	PK, KG-8	1	1	0	0	Lakeland	Shelby	0.964	1
111^th	Lauderdale County	PK, KG-12	3	2	2	0	Ripley	Lauderdale	0.396	101	10
58^th	Lawrence County	PK, KG-12	8	1	4	0	Lawrenceburg	Lawrence	0.581	62	4
30^th	Lebanon	PK, KG-8	4	2	0	0	Lebanon	Wilson	0.707	14	16
51^st	Lenoir City	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Lenoir City	Loudon	0.614	92	41
110^th	Lewis County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hohenwald	Lewis	0.397	110
49^th	Lexington	PK, KG-8	1	1	0	0	Lexington	Henderson	0.625	15	34
41^st	Lincoln County	PK, KG-12	6	0	1	1	Fayetteville	Lincoln	0.653	36	5
36^th	Loudon County	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	1	Loudon	Loudon	0.693	34	2
99^th	Macon County	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Lafayette	Macon	0.431	107	8
132^nd	Madison County	PK, KG-12	12	3	6	2	Jackson	Madison	0.254	132
59^th	Manchester	PK, KG-8	2	1	0	0	Manchester	Coffee	0.572	44	15
113^th	Marion County	PK, KG-12	4	2	5	0	Jasper	Marion	0.392	104	9
55^th	Marshall County	PK, KG-12	4	3	3	0	Lewisburg	Marshall	0.597	40	15
5^th	Maryville	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	3	Maryville	Blount	0.942	5
121^st	Maury County	PK, KG-12	10	3	5	3	Columbia	Maury	0.368	120	1
12^th	McKenzie	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Mc Kenzie	Carroll	0.792	31	19
73^rd	McMinn County	PK, KG-12	7	0	2	0	Athens	McMinn	0.509	84	11
72^nd	McNairy County	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	1	Selmer	McNairy	0.511	83	11
83^rd	Meigs County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Decatur	Meigs	0.488	63	20
38^th	Milan	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Milan	Gibson	0.688	46	8
116^th	Millington Municipal Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Millington	Shelby	0.385	118	2
100^th	Monroe County	PK, KG-12	6	3	3	0	Madisonville	Monroe	0.428	103	3
24^th	Montgomery County	PK, KG-12	24	7	8	0	Clarksville	Montgomery	0.735	19	5
61^st	Moore County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Lynchburg	Moore	0.569	48	13
137^th	Morgan County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	3	Wartburg	Morgan	0.148	136	1
56^th	Murfreesboro	PK, KG-6	12	0	0	0	Murfreesboro	Rutherford	0.596	77	21
35^th	Newport	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Newport	Cocke	0.695	10	25
52^nd	Oak Ridge	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Oak Ridge	Anderson	0.612	56	4
50^th	Obion County	PK, KG-12	5	0	2	0	Union City	Obion	0.621	38	12
46^th	Oneida	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Oneida	Scott	0.643	68	22
70^th	Overton County	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Livingston	Overton	0.518	64	6
39^th	Paris	PK, KG-8	2	1	0	0	Paris	Henry	0.682	32	7
103^rd	Perry County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Linden	Perry	0.417	125	22
128^th	Pickett County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Byrdstown	Pickett	0.303	105	23
67^th	Polk County	PK, KG-12	3	2	2	0	Benton	Polk	0.527	97	30
75^th	Putnam County	PK, KG-12	12	4	3	3	Cookeville	Putnam	0.507	81	6
44^th	Rhea County	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Dayton	Rhea	0.646	42	2
	Richard City	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	South Pittsburg	Marion			(n/a)
60^th	Roane County	PK, KG-12	6	5	6	0	Kingston	Roane	0.569	52	8
94^th	Robertson County	PK, KG-12	10	2	7	4	Springfield	Robertson	0.453	98	4
18^th	Rogersville	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Rogersville	Hawkins	0.751	11	7
37^th	Rutherford County	PK, KG-12	24	11	12	1	Murfreesboro	Rutherford	0.692	35	2
107^th	Scott County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Huntsville	Scott	0.406	127	20
118^th	Sequatchie County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Dunlap	Sequatchie	0.381	78	40
84^th	Sevier County	PK, KG-12	14	4	8	4	Sevierville	Sevier	0.486	96	12
134^th	Shelby County	PK, KG-12	123	41	45	10	Memphis	Shelby	0.25	134
45^th	Smith County	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Carthage	Smith	0.643	51	6
	South Carroll	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Clarksburg	Carroll			(n/a)
32^nd	Stewart County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Dover	Stewart	0.701	21	11
76^th	Sullivan County	PK, KG-12	11	5	5	1	Blountville	Sullivan	0.505	87	11
16^th	Sumner County	PK, KG-12	24	10	9	6	Gallatin	Sumner	0.76	17	1
115^th	Sweetwater	PK, KG-8	2	2	0	0	Sweetwater	Monroe	0.385	121	6
	Tennessee School for Blind	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Nashville	Davidson			(n/a)
	Tennessee School for the Deaf	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Knoxville	Knox			(n/a)
	Tennessee State Board of Education	9-10	1	0	0	1	Nashville	Davidson			(n/a)
57^th	Tipton County	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	1	Covington	Tipton	0.586	75	18
125^th	Trenton	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Trenton	Gibson	0.352	100	25
8^th	Trousdale County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hartsville	Trousdale	0.865	13	5
123^rd	Tullahoma	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Tullahoma	Coffee	0.362	115	8
82^nd	Unicoi County	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Erwin	Unicoi	0.489	86	4
68^th	Union City	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Union City	Obion	0.52	67	1
131^st	Union County	PK, KG-12	7	1	2	1	Maynardville	Union	0.267	128	3
101^st	Van Buren County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Spencer	Van Buren	0.424	119	18
97^th	Warren County	PK, KG-12	8	1	2	0	Mc Minnville	Warren	0.437	82	15
25^th	Washington County	PK, KG-12	10	2	3	2	Jonesborough	Washington	0.734	28	3
105^th	Wayne County	PK, KG-12	2	2	3	1	Waynesboro	Wayne	0.411	108	3
47^th	Weakley County	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	2	Dresden	Weakley	0.639	60	13
89^th	West Carroll Sp District	PK, KG-12	2	0	0	1	Atwood	Carroll	0.462	54	35
	West Tennessee School for the Deaf	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Jackson	Madison			(n/a)
81^st	White County	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Sparta	White	0.494	55	26
3^rd	Williamson County	PK, KG-12	27	10	10	0	Franklin	Williamson	0.949	4	1
22^nd	Wilson County	PK, KG-12	13	3	6	0	Lebanon	Wilson	0.739	27	5

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