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
21	Signal Mountain Middle/High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2650 Sam Powell TRL	Signal Mountain	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 886-0880	1,383	81	17		1,179 (85.2%)	10 (0.7%)	78 (5.6%)	25 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.6%)	$15,627			$728			$14,565	90.2	86.2	25	4		470159000523
22	Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	1301 Dallas RD	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-7365	688	39	17.6		434 (63.1%)	93 (13.5%)	60 (8.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.6%)	$15,767			$626			$14,753	89.3	87.9	21	1		470159000666
23	L N STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	800 World's Fair Park DR	Knoxville	37902	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 329-8440	581	33	17.4		457 (78.7%)	28 (4.8%)	39 (6.7%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$12,335			$744			$11,269	89.2	91.8	14	9		470222002269
24	Summit High School	Public	9-12	2830 Twin Lakes DR	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5100	1,648	90	18.2		1,308 (79.4%)	68 (4.1%)	155 (9.4%)	41 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.6%)	$12,335			$238			$11,656	88.9	86.5	24			470453002275
25	Maryville High School	Public	10-12	825 Lawrence AVE	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-1132	1,257	72	17.5		1,042 (82.9%)	42 (3.3%)	113 (9.0%)	31 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.1%)	$12,587			$295			$11,706	88.7	81.5	35	10		470270000958
26	Beech Senior High School	Public	9-12	3126 Long Hollow PIKE	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-6200	1,464	90	16.1		1,011 (69.1%)	188 (12.8%)	176 (12.0%)	33 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.4%)	$11,592			$328			$10,797	87.9	83.5	31	5		470402001891
27	Science Hill High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1509 John Exum PKWY	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 232-2190	2,423	158	15.3		1,612 (66.5%)	207 (8.5%)	348 (14.4%)	74 (3.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	178 (7.3%)	$13,510			$388			$12,750	87.8	83.2	33	6		470213000686
28	Midway High School	Public	9-12	530 Loudon HWY	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 376-5645	222	19	11.8		203 (91.4%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.1%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$16,296			$616			$14,788	87.3	68.1	80	52		470359001482
29	Trousdale County High School	Public	7-12	262 Mc Murry Blvd West	Hartsville	37074	Trousdale County	Trousdale County	No	No	No	No	(615) 374-2201	394	26	14.9		297 (75.4%)	38 (9.6%)	31 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	$12,040			$624			$10,481	87.2	85	29			470417001709
30	Station Camp High School	Public	9-12	1040 Bison TRL	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 451-6551	1,114	79	14		835 (75.0%)	115 (10.3%)	85 (7.6%)	40 (3.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.1%)	$12,546			$403			$11,785	87.2	86.8	23	7		470402001943

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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.