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
101	Moore County High School	Public	7-12	1502 Hwy 55	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County	No	No	No	No	(931) 759-4231	390	30	13.2		352 (90.3%)	12 (3.1%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$13,566			$273			$12,726	64.1	60.8	116	15		470306001224
102	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	802 Warrior DR	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 890-6450	2,124	175	12.1		1,039 (48.9%)	465 (21.9%)	432 (20.3%)	91 (4.3%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	93 (4.4%)	$11,535			$367			$10,844	64.1	54.7	141	39		470369001524
103	McKenzie High School	Public	9-12	23292 Highway 22	Mc Kenzie	38201	Carroll County	McKenzie	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 352-2133	352	29	12.3		267 (75.9%)	33 (9.4%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.2%)	$11,493			$790			$10,031	63.9	60.5	118	15		470279000984
104	Central High School	Public	9-12	145 Co Road 461	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	No	(423) 263-5541	619	46	13.6		520 (84.0%)	16 (2.6%)	51 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	$12,506			$511			$11,159	63.2	66.8	88	16		470282000987
105	Bradford High School	Public	6-12	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-3729	317	20	15.7		286 (90.2%)	13 (4.1%)	9 (2.8%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,366			$525			$10,941	63	51.7	158	53		470139000425
106	Harpeth High School	Public	9-12	170 E Kingston Springs	Kingston Springs	37082	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	No	(615) 952-2811	480	26	18.4		426 (88.8%)	9 (1.9%)	34 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,230			$402			$11,046	62.7	67.5	83	23		470057000891
107	Cumberland Gap High School	Public	9-12	661 Old Jackboro PIKE	Cumberland Gap	37724	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-9964	476	36	13		448 (94.1%)	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$14,248			$796			$12,197	62.7	50.2	173	66		470063001690
108	West High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3300 Sutherland AVE	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 594-4477	1,509	88	17		876 (58.1%)	312 (20.7%)	196 (13.0%)	34 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	86 (5.7%)	$12,616			$827			$11,481	62.6	57	134	26		470222000822
109	Stone Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2800 Cook RD	Crossville	38571	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	No	(931) 484-5767	1,020	64	15.9		906 (88.8%)	10 (1.0%)	84 (8.2%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	$11,262			$564			$9,822	62.5	50.9	165	56		470090002100
110	Montgomery Central High	Public	9-12	3955 Highway 48	Cunningham	37052	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 387-3201	1,026	58	17.8		748 (72.9%)	112 (10.9%)	93 (9.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	62 (6.0%)	$12,761			$503			$11,715	62.3	68.3	79	31		470303001209

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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.