Best High Schools in Tennessee

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the TNReady test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education. The most recent update was on Saturday, August 16, 2025.

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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
291	Lead Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1035 1st Ave South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 327-5422	486	41	11.8		32 (6.6%)	138 (28.4%)	309 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$18,565			$2,118			$15,617	26.9	26.1	299	8		470318002122
292	Washburn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7925 Hwy 131	Washburn	37888	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 497-2557	483	37	13		470 (97.3%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,988			$1,392			$11,787	26.8	26.9	291	1		470144000440
293	Rockwood High School	Public	9-12	512 West Rockwood ST	Rockwood	37854	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 354-0882	342	23	15		288 (84.2%)	14 (4.1%)	14 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$14,933			$610			$13,389	26.6	36.1	241	52		470359001489
294	Tennessee Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	2002 Indian Ridge RD	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 434-4900	50	3	16.6		47 (94.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$8,748			$344			$8,330	26.5	14.1	348	54		470438002403
295	Hunters Lane High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1150 Hunters LN	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 860-1401	1,394	82	16.9		162 (11.6%)	595 (42.7%)	591 (42.4%)	15 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	29 (2.1%)	$17,246			$1,362			$15,203	26.4	18.7	331	36		470318001961
296	Huntland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Gore ST	Huntland	37345	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 361-0300	662	48	13.9		533 (80.5%)	17 (2.6%)	106 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,637			$329			$11,521	26.4	26.9	293	3		470129000395
297	Pigeon Forge High School	Public	10-12	414 Tiger DR	Pigeon Forge	37863	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 774-5790	455	42	10.9		259 (56.9%)	6 (1.3%)	176 (38.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,277			$475			$18,891	26.4	33.4	261	36		470378001133
298	Central High School	Public	9-12	313 Harris ST	Bolivar	38008	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 658-3151	691	47	14.5		208 (30.1%)	456 (66.0%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$12,838			$966			$11,295	26.2	19.2	328	30		470165000541
299	Northview Senior Academy	Public	10-12	2719 Northview Academy LN	Kodak	37764	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 933-5880	612	42	14.4		519 (84.8%)	9 (1.5%)	66 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$16,719			$475			$15,467	26	27	290	9		470378002336
300	Shelbyville Central High School	Public	9-12	401 Eagle BLVD	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	No	(931) 684-5672	1,590	103	15.5		539 (33.9%)	175 (11.0%)	759 (47.7%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (6.4%)	$10,037			$703			$8,891	26	22.1	317	17		470018000036

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.