Best High Schools in Tennessee

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 389)	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	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
321	South Pittsburg High School	Public	7-12	717 Elm AVE	South Pittsburg	37380	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(423) 837-7561	420	28	14.9		304 (72.4%)	69 (16.4%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$12,146			$630			$10,451	21.7	30	273	48		470264000941
322	Soulsville Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1115 College ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 261-6366	656	59	11		1 (0.2%)	633 (96.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$18,101			$1,463			$15,785	20	24.5	307	15		470014802088
323	East Hickman High School	Public	9-12	7700 Highway 7	Lyles	37098	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	No	(931) 670-1399	453	35	13		399 (88.1%)	6 (1.3%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$14,892			$1,140			$12,729	19.9	20.6	323			470186002104
324	Mitchell High	Public	9-12	658 WMitchell Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8174	358	24	15		1 (0.3%)	346 (96.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$14,970			$1,821			$12,466	19.9	14	349	25		470014801122
325	Middleton High School	Public	7-12	138 Florida AVE	Middleton	38052	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 376-8391	394	32	12.5		224 (56.9%)	142 (36.0%)	15 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$15,077			$1,132			$12,937	19.5	15.4	340	15		470165000547
326	Henry County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	937 Pioneer RD	Henry	38231	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(731) 644-3898	51	16	3.1		43 (84.3%)	6 (11.8%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,502			$542			$7,864	19.3	18.1	334	8		470183002619
327	Sunbright School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Burrville RD	Sunbright	37872	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 628-2244	500	30	16.6		480 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,609			$942			$10,342	19.2	31.8	268	59		470309001238
328	B. T. Washington High	Public	6-12	715 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7240	454	40	11.3		0 (0.0%)	444 (97.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$17,605			$1,757			$14,389	19.2	24.7	305	23		470014801016
329	City University School Of Liberal Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 E. Shelby DR	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	201	15	13.1		1 (0.5%)	183 (91.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$17,924			$1,541			$16,016	19.1	21.1	321	8		470014802083
330	Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	117 Edenway DR	White House	37188	Robertson County	Johnson County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 581-7204	1,496	44	34		927 (62.0%)	297 (19.9%)	127 (8.5%)	16 (1.1%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (8.0%)	$5,894			$173			$5,693	19.1	22.9	314	16		470216002622

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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 August 16, 2025, 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.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.