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2021 - 2022
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2017 - 2018
2016 - 2017
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2013 - 2014
2012 - 2013
2011 - 2012
2010 - 2011
Rank (of 140)
District
Grades
# Elementary Schools
# Middle Schools
# High Schools
# Alt. Schools
City
County
Rank score (
2023
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
140
th
Achievement School District
PK, KG-12
6
7
3
0
Nashville
Davidson County
0.046
140
16
th
Alamo
PK, KG-6
1
0
0
0
Alamo
Crockett County
0.808
12
4
22
nd
Alcoa
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Alcoa
Blount County
0.749
31
9
116
th
Alvin C York Institute
9-12
0
0
1
0
Jamestown
Fentress County
0.372
39
77
88
th
Anderson County
PK, KG-12
10
4
3
2
Clinton
Anderson County
0.511
94
6
4
th
Arlington
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Arlington
Shelby County
0.931
6
2
32
nd
Athens
PK, KG-8
4
1
0
0
Athens
McMinn County
0.687
30
2
15
th
Bartlett
PK, KG-12
6
3
1
0
Bartlett
Shelby County
0.815
11
4
102
nd
Bedford County
PK, KG-12
8
3
3
1
Shelbyville
Bedford County
0.452
112
10
29
th
Bells
PK, KG-5
1
0
0
0
Bells
Crockett County
0.699
77
48
82
nd
Benton County
PK, KG-12
2
1
3
2
Camden
Benton County
0.517
63
19
94
th
Bledsoe County
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Pikeville
Bledsoe County
0.478
106
12
50
th
Blount County
PK, KG-12
15
4
2
1
Maryville
Blount County
0.629
50
19
th
Bradford
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Bradford
Gibson County
0.768
21
2
56
th
Bradley County
PK, KG-12
11
2
3
2
Cleveland
Bradley County
0.595
54
2
13
th
Bristol
PK, KG-12
6
1
2
0
Bristol
Sullivan County
0.822
20
7
125
th
Campbell County
PK, KG-12
8
2
6
0
Jacksboro
Campbell County
0.304
124
1
134
th
Cannon County
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Woodbury
Cannon County
0.246
126
8
Carroll County
10-12
0
0
1
0
Huntingdon
Carroll County
(n/a)
93
rd
Carter County
PK, KG-12
9
1
5
1
Elizabethton
Carter County
0.479
107
14
58
th
Cheatham County
PK, KG-12
6
3
4
1
Ashland City
Cheatham County
0.588
64
6
14
th
Chester County
PK, KG-12
4
1
1
0
Henderson
Chester County
0.816
16
2
95
th
Claiborne County
PK, KG-12
8
2
3
1
Tazewell
Claiborne County
0.476
111
16
113
th
Clay County
PK, KG-12
2
0
2
0
Celina
Clay County
0.382
100
13
115
th
Cleveland
PK, KG-12
7
1
1
0
Cleveland
Bradley County
0.374
118
3
39
th
Clinton
PK, KG-6
3
0
0
0
Clinton
Anderson County
0.67
32
7
69
th
Cocke County
PK, KG-12
9
0
3
0
Newport
Cocke County
0.544
70
1
86
th
Coffee County
PK, KG-12
6
1
3
1
Manchester
Coffee County
0.511
74
12
12
th
Collierville
PK, KG-12
6
2
1
1
Collierville
Shelby County
0.836
2
10
67
th
Crockett County
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Alamo
Crockett County
0.552
60
7
79
th
Cumberland County
PK, KG-12
9
0
3
0
Crossville
Cumberland County
0.524
61
18
122
nd
Davidson County
PK, KG-12
88
37
33
3
Nashville
Coffee County
0.308
127
5
46
th
Dayton
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Dayton
Rhea County
0.641
67
21
31
st
Decatur County
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Decaturville
Decatur County
0.692
18
13
97
th
DeKalb County
PK, KG-12
3
1
2
0
Smithville
DeKalb County
0.471
87
10
Department Of Children's Services Education Division
K-12
0
0
1
0
Nashville
Davidson County
(n/a)
54
th
Dickson County
PK, KG-12
8
4
3
2
Dickson
Dickson County
0.604
36
18
20
th
Dyer County
PK, KG-12
5
2
1
0
Dyersburg
Dyer County
0.762
28
8
60
th
Dyersburg
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Dyersburg
Dyer County
0.582
43
17
17
th
Elizabethton
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Elizabethton
Carter County
0.783
23
6
77
th
Etowah
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Etowah
McMinn County
0.526
56
21
137
th
Fayette County Public Schools
PK, KG-12
4
2
1
0
Somerville
Fayette County
0.192
135
2
92
nd
Fayetteville
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Fayetteville
Lincoln County
0.489
109
17
63
rd
Fentress County
PK, KG-12
4
0
2
0
Jamestown
Fentress County
0.567
92
29
105
th
Franklin County
PK, KG-12
7
2
1
1
Winchester
Franklin County
0.44
108
3
6
th
Franklin SSD
PK, KG-8
5
3
0
0
Franklin
Williamson County
0.876
8
2
1
st
Germantown
PK, KG-12
4
1
1
1
Germantown
Shelby County
0.952
4
3
23
rd
Gibson County Sp District
PK, KG-12
6
1
2
0
Dyer
Gibson County
0.746
17
6
87
th
Giles County
PK, KG-12
5
1
2
0
Pulaski
Giles County
0.511
69
18
108
th
Grainger County
PK, KG-12
4
1
3
1
Rutledge
Grainger County
0.434
122
14
61
st
Greene County
PK, KG-12
9
4
4
1
Greeneville
Greene County
0.577
65
4
36
th
Greeneville
PK, KG-12
4
1
2
1
Greeneville
Greene County
0.679
35
1
99
th
Grundy County
PK, KG-12
5
0
1
0
Altamont
Grundy County
0.467
116
17
66
th
Hamblen County
PK, KG-12
11
4
2
1
Morristown
Hamblen County
0.556
76
10
70
th
Hamilton County
PK, KG-12
42
15
22
2
Chattanooga
Hamilton County
0.544
72
2
132
nd
Hancock County
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
Sneedville
Hancock County
0.252
134
2
127
th
Hardeman County Schools
PK, KG-12
6
1
2
0
Bolivar
Hardeman County
0.279
130
3
103
rd
Hardin County
PK, KG-12
5
1
1
0
Savannah
Hardin County
0.451
78
25
109
th
Hawkins County
PK, KG-12
9
4
3
2
Rogersville
Hawkins County
0.431
102
7
Haywood County
PK, KG-12
4
2
1
0
Brownsville
Haywood County
(n/a)
42
nd
Henderson County
PK, KG-12
7
0
2
0
Lexington
Henderson County
0.654
38
4
26
th
Henry County
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
2
Paris
Henry County
0.717
52
26
119
th
Hickman County
PK, KG-12
4
2
2
1
Centerville
Hickman County
0.348
113
6
83
rd
Hollow Rock - Bruceton
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Bruceton
Carroll County
0.516
86
3
130
th
Houston County
PK, KG-12
2
1
3
0
Erin
Houston County
0.267
120
10
139
th
Humboldt City Schools
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
Humboldt
Gibson County
0.059
139
106
th
Humphreys County
PK, KG-12
3
1
2
0
Waverly
Humphreys County
0.439
110
4
43
rd
Huntingdon Special School District
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Huntingdon
Carroll County
0.651
29
14
64
th
Jackson County
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Gainesboro
Jackson County
0.564
85
21
62
nd
Jefferson County
PK, KG-12
9
2
2
1
Dandridge
Jefferson County
0.573
75
13
9
th
Johnson City
PK, KG-12
9
2
2
0
Johnson City
Washington County
0.844
10
1
112
th
Johnson County
PK, KG-12
5
1
2
0
Mountain City
Johnson County
0.422
99
13
28
th
Kingsport
PK, KG-12
9
2
1
0
Kingsport
Sullivan County
0.706
34
6
89
th
Knox County
PK, KG-12
55
17
20
1
Knoxville
Knox County
0.508
82
7
138
th
Lake County
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Tiptonville
Lake County
0.155
137
1
2
nd
Lakeland
PK, KG-9
1
1
0
0
Lakeland
Shelby County
0.945
5
3
131
st
Lauderdale County
PK, KG-12
3
2
2
0
Ripley
Lauderdale County
0.256
131
57
th
Lawrence County
PK, KG-12
8
1
4
1
Lawrenceburg
Lawrence County
0.588
58
1
45
th
Lebanon
PK, KG-8
5
2
0
0
Lebanon
Wilson County
0.643
66
21
100
th
Lenoir City
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
1
Lenoir City
Loudon County
0.454
95
5
47
th
Lewis County
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Hohenwald
Lewis County
0.639
26
21
11
th
Lexington
PK, KG-8
1
1
0
0
Lexington
Henderson County
0.836
15
4
25
th
Lincoln County
PK, KG-12
5
0
1
2
Fayetteville
Lincoln County
0.72
22
3
44
th
Loudon County
PK, KG-12
5
2
1
1
Loudon
Loudon County
0.648
45
1
107
th
Macon County
PK, KG-12
5
1
2
0
Lafayette
Macon County
0.436
97
10
133
rd
Madison County
PK, KG-12
13
5
6
2
Jackson
Madison County
0.249
129
4
48
th
Manchester
PK, KG-8
2
1
0
0
Manchester
Coffee County
0.63
59
11
104
th
Marion County
PK, KG-12
5
2
5
0
Jasper
Marion County
0.448
83
21
75
th
Marshall County
PK, KG-12
4
3
3
0
Lewisburg
Marshall County
0.534
55
20
5
th
Maryville
PK, KG-12
3
2
1
2
Maryville
Blount County
0.927
1
4
110
th
Maury County
PK, KG-12
10
5
5
3
Columbia
Maury County
0.429
114
4
35
th
McKenzie
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Mc Kenzie
Carroll County
0.681
33
2
59
th
McMinn County
PK, KG-12
7
0
2
0
Athens
McMinn County
0.582
62
3
84
th
McNairy County
PK, KG-12
5
1
2
2
Selmer
McNairy County
0.513
68
16
80
th
Meigs County
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Decatur
Meigs County
0.522
90
10
136
th
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
PK, KG-12
132
35
50
5
Memphis
Shelby County
0.21
136
33
rd
Milan
PK, KG-12
1
1
2
0
Milan
Gibson County
0.686
41
8
117
th
Millington Municipal Schools
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Millington
Shelby County
0.356
117
123
rd
Monroe County
PK, KG-12
6
3
3
1
Madisonville
Monroe County
0.307
105
18
52
nd
Montgomery County
PK, KG-12
25
8
9
1
Clarksville
Montgomery County
0.608
48
4
49
th
Moore County
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Lynchburg
Moore County
0.629
46
3
135
th
Morgan County
PK, KG-12
2
1
2
3
Wartburg
Morgan County
0.239
132
3
72
nd
Murfreesboro
PK, KG-6
13
0
0
0
Murfreesboro
Rutherford County
0.541
71
1
8
th
Newport
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Newport
Cocke County
0.85
7
1
10
th
Oak Ridge
PK, KG-12
5
2
1
0
Oak Ridge
Anderson County
0.839
14
4
21
st
Obion County
PK, KG-12
5
0
2
0
Union City
Obion County
0.759
24
3
85
th
Oneida
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Oneida
Scott County
0.512
73
12
71
st
Overton County
PK, KG-12
6
1
1
0
Livingston
Overton County
0.542
89
18
18
th
Paris
PK, KG-8
2
1
0
0
Paris
Henry County
0.776
19
1
128
th
Perry County
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
1
Linden
Perry County
0.277
133
5
118
th
Pickett County
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Byrdstown
Pickett County
0.356
101
17
81
st
Polk County
PK, KG-12
3
1
2
1
Benton
Polk County
0.519
44
37
78
th
Putnam County
PK, KG-12
12
4
4
2
Cookeville
Putnam County
0.525
81
3
30
th
Rhea County
PK, KG-12
4
2
1
0
Dayton
Rhea County
0.693
51
21
Richard City
PK, KG-12
0
0
0
1
South Pittsburg
Marion County
(n/a)
53
rd
Roane County
PK, KG-12
6
5
6
1
Kingston
Roane County
0.606
57
4
120
th
Robertson County
PK, KG-12
12
3
6
2
Springfield
Robertson County
0.347
119
1
76
th
Rogersville
PK, KG-8
1
0
0
0
Rogersville
Hawkins County
0.526
88
12
37
th
Rutherford County
PK, KG-12
25
11
13
2
Murfreesboro
Rutherford County
0.675
42
5
111
th
Scott County
PK, KG-12
5
1
1
0
Huntsville
Scott County
0.424
115
4
90
th
Sequatchie County
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Dunlap
Sequatchie County
0.497
79
11
91
st
Sevier County
PK, KG-12
15
8
8
1
Sevierville
Sevier County
0.49
103
12
41
st
Smith County
PK, KG-12
6
1
2
0
Carthage
Smith County
0.655
53
12
South Carroll
PK, KG-12
0
0
0
1
Clarksburg
Carroll County
(n/a)
74
th
Stewart County
PK, KG-12
3
1
2
0
Dover
Stewart County
0.538
49
25
73
rd
Sullivan County
PK, KG-12
10
4
2
1
Blountville
Sullivan County
0.54
84
11
27
th
Sumner County
PK, KG-12
27
12
11
2
Gallatin
Sumner County
0.71
25
2
55
th
Sweetwater
PK, KG-8
2
2
0
0
Sweetwater
Monroe County
0.6
98
43
126
th
Tennessee Public Charter School Commission
PK, KG-12
6
2
1
0
Nashville
Davidson County
0.283
(n/a)
Tennessee School for Blind
PK, KG-12
0
0
0
1
Nashville
Davidson County
(n/a)
Tennessee Schools for the Deaf
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
Knoxville
Knox County
(n/a)
98
th
Tipton County
PK, KG-12
7
3
3
1
Covington
Tipton County
0.469
80
18
68
th
Trenton
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Trenton
Gibson County
0.546
93
25
7
th
Trousdale County
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Hartsville
Trousdale County
0.857
9
2
101
st
Tullahoma
PK, KG-12
4
2
2
0
Tullahoma
Coffee County
0.452
121
20
65
th
Unicoi County
PK, KG-12
5
1
1
0
Erwin
Unicoi County
0.563
91
26
51
st
Union City
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Union City
Obion County
0.622
37
14
124
th
Union County
PK, KG-12
7
2
2
0
Maynardville
Union County
0.306
128
4
96
th
Van Buren County
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Spencer
Van Buren County
0.474
96
121
st
Warren County
PK, KG-12
8
1
2
1
Mc Minnville
Warren County
0.338
104
17
40
th
Washington County
PK, KG-12
10
1
3
2
Jonesborough
Washington County
0.662
40
114
th
Wayne County
PK, KG-12
2
2
4
1
Waynesboro
Wayne County
0.379
123
9
34
th
Weakley County
PK, KG-12
4
2
3
2
Dresden
Weakley County
0.685
47
13
129
th
West Carroll Sp District
PK, KG-12
2
0
1
0
Atwood
Carroll County
0.269
125
4
West Tennessee School for the Deaf
PK, KG-6
1
0
0
0
Jackson
Madison County
(n/a)
38
th
White County
PK, KG-12
6
1
1
0
Sparta
White County
0.674
27
11
3
rd
Williamson County
PK, KG-12
28
11
11
0
Franklin
Williamson County
0.939
3
24
th
Wilson County
PK, KG-12
13
4
7
1
Lebanon
Wilson County
0.743
13
11
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on January 23, 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:
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.
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