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
271	Hillsboro High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3812 Hillsboro PIKE	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8400	1,244	62	20		484 (38.9%)	567 (45.6%)	125 (10.0%)	30 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.6%)	$15,960			$896			$14,513	30.2	35.8	245	26		470318001318
272	East Nashville Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	110 Gallatin RD	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6947	547	35	15.6		15 (2.7%)	490 (89.6%)	20 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$19,051			$1,602			$16,593	29.9	20.7	322	50		470318000592
273	West Carroll Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	760 Highway 77	Atwood	38220	Carroll County	West Carroll Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 662-7116	347	31	11.2		289 (83.3%)	34 (9.8%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,563			$1,379			$13,071	29.9	33.9	257	16		470449001913
274	Virtual Academy of Maury County	Public, Virtual	7-12	1101 Bridge ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 381-1468	60	5	12.4		37 (61.7%)	10 (16.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.0%)	$12,465			$732			$11,733	29.7			(n/a)		470276002625
275	Culleoka Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1921 Warrior LN	Culleoka	38451	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 987-2511	882	65	13.6		800 (90.7%)	16 (1.8%)	46 (5.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	$13,001			$391			$12,074	29.5	41.2	216	59		470276000967
276	Red Bank High School	Public	9-12	640 Morrison Springs RD	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1900	819	51	16.2		336 (41.0%)	221 (27.0%)	163 (19.9%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (10.4%)	$17,181			$805			$15,773	29.2	22.6	315	39		470159000517
277	Stratford STEM Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1800 Stratford AVE	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6730	756	49	15.3		120 (15.9%)	460 (60.8%)	141 (18.7%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	$19,832			$1,634			$17,445	29.2	15.4	341	64		470318001370
278	Patricia Brown Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	695 E Main St RD	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 451-5417	85	6	14.9		63 (74.1%)	9 (10.6%)	9 (10.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$3,362			$241			$3,096	29.1	29.1	276	2		470402000863
279	Jackson Academic STEAM Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1938 Emporium DR	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(731) 664-2500	286	34	8.3		104 (36.4%)	132 (46.2%)	28 (9.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$14,078			$1,227			$12,689	29	25.2	304	25		470258002665
280	Perry County High School	Public	9-12	1056 Squirrel Hollow RD	Linden	37096	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	No	(931) 589-2831	299	25	11.9		274 (91.6%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,285			$480			$12,733	28.9	21.7	319	39		470339001348

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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