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
221	Lewis County High School	Public	9-12	818 West Main ST	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	No	(931) 796-4085	471	37	12.6		427 (90.7%)	9 (1.9%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$12,229			$371			$11,006	40	52.9	151	70		470243000874
222	Volunteer High School	Public	9-12	1050 Volunteer BLVD	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	No	(423) 357-3641	1,007	77	13		919 (91.3%)	7 (0.7%)	42 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	$12,441			$698			$11,113	39.8	40.6	220	2		470174001841
223	Clay County High School	Public	9-12	860 Clay County HWY	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(931) 243-2340	311	24	13.1		277 (89.1%)	4 (1.3%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$12,945			$657			$11,615	39.7	53.1	148	75		470066001694
224	Cleveland High	Public	9-12	850 Raider DR	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-1113	1,799	111	16.2		894 (49.7%)	186 (10.3%)	552 (30.7%)	41 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	15 (0.8%)	107 (5.9%)	$11,976			$534			$10,828	39.7	50.8	167	57		470069000265
225	Tenn School For Blind	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	115 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Tennessee School for Blind	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 231-7300	114	38	2.9		63 (55.3%)	27 (23.7%)	14 (12.3%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								39.7			(n/a)		470014502138
226	Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	5432 Bell Forge Lane East	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 200-0131	855	56	15.2		78 (9.1%)	136 (15.9%)	629 (73.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	$20,219			$1,349			$17,859	39.6	35.8	246	20		470318002343
227	Houston County High School	Public	9-12	2500 State Route 149	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-4447	360	27	13.1		300 (83.3%)	7 (1.9%)	25 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$13,526			$673			$12,151	39.6	36	242	15		470192001441
228	Hamilton County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3074 Hickory Valley RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 209-8804	313	17	18.9		180 (57.5%)	84 (26.8%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$16,164			$1,146			$14,993	38.7	26	300	72		470159002285
229	Compass Community School Midtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	61 N. McLean BLVD	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 276-1221	356	31	11.6		10 (2.8%)	115 (32.3%)	221 (62.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,992			$1,421			$12,205	37.8	33.2	263	34		470014802611
230	McNairy Central High School	Public	9-12	493 High School Road	Selmer	38375	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	No	(731) 645-3226	713	60	11.8		612 (85.8%)	60 (8.4%)	25 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$12,073			$736			$10,758	37.7	45.7	195	35		470288001000

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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:

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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.