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
31	White House High School	Public	9-12	508 Tyree Springs RD	White House	37188	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-3761	804	57	14.1		613 (76.2%)	42 (5.2%)	122 (15.2%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$12,905			$470			$11,967	86.4	69.5	72	41		470402001684
32	Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	4850 Jersey Pike	Chattanooga	37416	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 855-2614	923	58	15.9		562 (60.9%)	190 (20.6%)	33 (3.6%)	57 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (8.8%)	$16,037			$568			$15,086	86.3	93.7	9	23		470159000763
33	Hendersonville High School	Public	9-12	123 Cherokee RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-6162	1,447	95	15.2		1,035 (71.5%)	158 (10.9%)	170 (11.7%)	34 (2.3%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.7%)	$11,806			$381			$11,130	86.1	79.8	40	7		470402001662
34	Early College High School	Public	9-12	120 White Bridge RD	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-3333	160	12	13.1		43 (26.9%)	77 (48.1%)	31 (19.4%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	$19,240			$893			$17,904	84.5	88.3	19	15		470318002101
35	Houston High School	Public	9-12	9755 Wolf River BLVD	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2370	1,932	111	17.4		1,292 (66.9%)	287 (14.9%)	121 (6.3%)	157 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	68 (3.5%)	$12,411			$912			$11,246	84.1	85.1	28	7		470015102001
36	Valor Flagship Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	4527 Nollensville RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 823-7982	1,403	69	20.3		676 (48.2%)	246 (17.5%)	354 (25.2%)	108 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	$23,841			$1,162			$21,906	83	83.2	32	4		470318002423
37	Rutherford County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	619 S. Highland AVE	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 904-3770	361	16	22.5		233 (64.5%)	61 (16.9%)	38 (10.5%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	$8,283			$297			$7,914	82.8	78.7	46	9		470369002627
38	KIPP Antioch Global High School	Public, Charter	9-12	917 Bell RD	Nashville	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 621-4341	116	8	15.4		26 (22.4%)	47 (40.5%)	38 (32.8%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$19,035			$605			$18,430	82.6	79.6	41	3		470015710495
39	Arlington High	Public	9-12	5475 Airline RD	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-1541	1,866	107	17.5		1,259 (67.5%)	271 (14.5%)	176 (9.4%)	63 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	91 (4.9%)	$13,293			$825			$12,075	82.5	81.4	36	3		470015202075
40	Dobyns - Bennett High School	Public	9-12	1 Tribe Way	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-8400	2,351	166	14.1		1,833 (78.0%)	125 (5.3%)	181 (7.7%)	48 (2.0%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	150 (6.4%)	$14,707			$810			$13,250	82.3	78.8	45	5		470219000706

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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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Educational resources:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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