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
81	Bearden High School	Public	9-12	8352 Kingston PIKE	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7800	2,008	114	17.5		1,421 (70.8%)	172 (8.6%)	247 (12.3%)	61 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	102 (5.1%)	$11,936			$819			$10,844	69.4	65.9	92	11		470222000769
82	Cookeville High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Cavalier DR	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	Yes	No	No	(931) 520-2287	2,202	136	16.2		1,592 (72.3%)	75 (3.4%)	448 (20.3%)	47 (2.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	36 (1.6%)	$11,130			$633			$9,795	68.8	65.1	97	15		470348001457
83	Westmoreland High School	Public	9-12	4300 Hawkins DR	Westmoreland	37186	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 644-2280	542	42	13		502 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$15,298			$426			$14,376	68.7	73.5	62	21		470402001683
84	White Station High	Public, Magnet	9-12	514 S Perkins Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8880	1,935	108	17.8		416 (21.5%)	880 (45.5%)	356 (18.4%)	160 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (6.3%)	$12,670			$1,200			$10,929	67.4	70.8	68	16		470014801178
85	Hardin Valley Academy	Public	9-12	11345 Hardin Valley RD	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 690-9690	2,043	123	16.6		1,441 (70.5%)	118 (5.8%)	288 (14.1%)	82 (4.0%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	102 (5.0%)	$11,388			$708			$10,399	67.2	62.7	107	22		470222002151
86	Oliver Springs High School	Public	9-12	317 Roane ST	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 435-7216	284	17	16.7		266 (93.7%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,530			$393			$12,125	67	59.7	121	35		470359001484
87	Summertown High School	Public	9-12	411 College ST	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3539	387	29	13.5		379 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,122			$770			$12,550	66.7	61.8	112	25		470234000859
88	Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	115 W Dumplin Valley RD	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3182	1,959	121	16.1		1,596 (81.5%)	30 (1.5%)	260 (13.3%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.0%)	$10,693			$315			$9,708	66.6	60.9	114	26		470210000675
89	Copper Basin High School	Public	7-12	205 Cougar DR	Copperhill	37317	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 496-3291	244	26	9.2		235 (96.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,864			$410			$15,224	66.6	70.8	70	19		470345001440
90	Dyer County High School	Public	9-12	1000 West Main ST	Newbern	38059	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	No	(731) 627-2229	1,026	72	14.3		848 (82.7%)	70 (6.8%)	66 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.8%)	$13,090			$397			$12,073	66.4	73.6	60	30		470105002028

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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.