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
91	Loretto High School	Public	9-12	525 Second South AVE	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 231-8850	486	31	15.5		459 (94.4%)	10 (2.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,272			$890			$11,607	66.1	48.2	183	92		470234000853
92	South Fulton Middle / High School	Public	6-12	1302 South Fulton DR	South Fulton	38257	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	No	(731) 479-1441	328	31	10.5		274 (83.5%)	30 (9.1%)	7 (2.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$14,593			$582			$13,069	65.1	75.8	52	40		470327001409
93	Medical District High School	Public	9-12	737 Union AVE	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-9698	111	10	11.5		5 (4.5%)	89 (80.2%)	13 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$16,088			$1,046			$14,676	65.1	80.8	38	55		470014802672
94	Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper	Public	6-12	865 E 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6845	733	43	17		391 (53.3%)	209 (28.5%)	31 (4.2%)	44 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	$16,140			$750			$15,031	65.1	65.4	96	2		470159000669
95	Rhea County High School	Public	9-12	885 Eagle LN	Evensville	37332	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	No	(423) 775-7821	1,389	89	15.5		1,124 (80.9%)	34 (2.4%)	189 (13.6%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.1%)	$11,975			$397			$10,797	65.1	60.6	117	22		470351001467
96	Westview High School	Public	9-12	8161 Highway 45	Martin	38237	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 587-4202	590	52	11.4		406 (68.8%)	94 (15.9%)	47 (8.0%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	$11,814			$637			$10,496	64.9	57.8	132	36		470447001790
97	Wilson Central High School	Public	9-12	419 Wildcat Way	Lebanon	37090	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 453-4600	1,625	89	18.3		1,166 (71.8%)	147 (9.0%)	172 (10.6%)	88 (5.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (2.9%)	$10,416			$279			$9,713	64.7	62	111	14		470455001641
98	Henry County High School	Public	9-12	315 South Wilson ST	Paris	38242	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(731) 642-5232	1,036	53	19.6		818 (79.0%)	119 (11.5%)	41 (4.0%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.8%)	$11,903			$761			$10,307	64.6	55.2	139	41		470183000617
99	Tennessee Online Public School	Public, Virtual	6-12	615 MLK Jr. BLVD	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 652-9209	243	15	15.7		204 (84.0%)	12 (4.9%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	$8,787			$301			$8,485	64.6	70.8	69	30		470036002308
100	Van Buren County High School	Public	6-12	337 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County	No	No	No	No	(931) 946-2442	386	33	11.6		376 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,937			$813			$12,208	64.5	48.4	178	78		470432001738

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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.