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
351	Maplewood High	Public	9-12	401 Walton LN	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6770	686	37	18.6		62 (9.0%)	397 (57.9%)	211 (30.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$18,870			$1,830			$16,349	13.5	9.8	369	18		470318001337
352	Fulton High School	Public	9-12	2509 North Broadway	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1240	927	74	12.6		217 (23.4%)	289 (31.2%)	355 (38.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.7%)	$15,766			$1,492			$13,732	13.4	10.7	362	10		470222000783
353	Cane Ridge High School	Public	9-12	12848 Old Hickory BLVD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 687-4000	1,943	95	20.5		231 (11.9%)	760 (39.1%)	781 (40.2%)	127 (6.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	36 (1.9%)	$16,342			$1,308			$14,328	13.3	9.5	372	19		470318002142
354	Memphis Business Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3306 Overton Crossing	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 357-8680	511	35	14.6		4 (0.8%)	398 (77.9%)	107 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$15,204			$1,544			$13,294	13.3	29.2	275	79		470014802178
355	Richard Yoakley School	Public	6-12	4415 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-3790	105	19	5.5		46 (43.8%)	34 (32.4%)	17 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.6%)	$46,952			$2,986			$43,119	12.8	6.4	385	30		470222000314
356	Westwood High	Public	9-12	4480 Westmont Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8000	329	21	15.3		0 (0.0%)	317 (96.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$15,971			$1,889			$13,288	12.6	14.5	346	10		470014801176
357	Monroe County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	266 Warren ST	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(423) 442-2373	217	11	19.7		191 (88.0%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$7,308			$958			$6,010	12.6	5.6	389	32		470300010432
358	Carter County Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	120 Unaka DR	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 547-2407	83	12	6.8		80 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$5,473			$1,305			$3,806	12.1			(n/a)		470051002612
359	Brainerd High School	Public	9-12	1020 N Moore RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 855-2615	732	46	15.8		28 (3.8%)	555 (75.8%)	107 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$18,581			$1,552			$16,507	12.1	7.2	381	22		470159000626
360	KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2110 Howell AVE	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9792	361	32	11.3		3 (0.8%)	333 (92.2%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$14,844			$1,563			$12,915	12	15.1	343	17		470014802273

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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.