Best High Schools in Tennessee

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 Monday, June 24, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Tennessee schools were revised on October 14^th after the TN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 End-of-Course math scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 392)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
470014802137	311	Southwind High	Public	9-12	7900 E Shelby Dr	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4141	1,507	63	23.7		11 (0.7%)	1,134 (75.2%)	301 (20.0%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.5%)	$12,268			$2,478			$9,302	23.5	16.8	326	15
470159000802	312	Tyner Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6836 Tyner RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 855-2635	559	43	13.1		24 (4.3%)	374 (66.9%)	127 (22.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$13,332			$1,656			$11,176	23.2	26.1	295	17
470309001227	313	Central High School	Public	9-12	1119 Knoxville HWY	Wartburg	37887	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(423) 346-6616	376	21	18.3		362 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,712			$1,515			$8,899	23	25.3	298	15
470216002622	314	Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	117 Edenway DR	White House	37188	Robertson County	Johnson County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 581-7204	1,489	61	24.4		931 (62.5%)	315 (21.2%)	112 (7.5%)	10 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (7.3%)	$4,259			$277			$3,873	22.9	29	281	33
470159000517	315	Red Bank High School	Public	9-12	640 Morrison Springs RD	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1900	824	54	15.2		333 (40.4%)	232 (28.2%)	166 (20.1%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.5%)	$12,254			$1,257			$10,429	22.6	31.6	268	47
470014801138	316	Raleigh-Egypt High	Public	6-12	3970 Voltaire Ave	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4108	714	39	18.5		8 (1.1%)	573 (80.3%)	107 (15.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	$13,013			$2,693			$9,505	22.3	15.7	332	16
470018000036	317	Shelbyville Central High School	Public	9-12	401 Eagle BLVD	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	No	(931) 684-5672	1,553	93	16.6		544 (35.0%)	178 (11.5%)	699 (45.0%)	11 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (7.6%)	$8,357			$745			$7,215	22.1	27.4	290	27
470258000925	318	South Side High School	Public	9-12	84 Harts Bridge RD	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-9923	810	60	13.5		389 (48.0%)	315 (38.9%)	65 (8.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	$13,258			$2,294			$10,339	22.1	18.5	324	6
470339001348	319	Perry County High School	Public	9-12	1056 Squirrel Hollow RD	Linden	37096	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	No	(931) 589-2831	294	23	12.7		271 (92.2%)	12 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,682			$3,104			$11,710	21.7	22.9	316	3
470042000117	320	Campbell County Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	150 Cougar LN	Jacksboro	37757	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-8308	1,242	80	15.5		1,197 (96.4%)	14 (1.1%)	15 (1.2%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$9,783			$2,168			$7,064	21.6	22	317	3

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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 June 24, 2024, 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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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