Best High Schools in Tennessee for Homeless Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Tennessee!

Every year, the Tennessee Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Homeless students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Homeless vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 23)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Homeless)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Dickson County High School	Public	9-12	509 Henslee DR	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 446-9003	1,423	81	17.6		1,047 (73.6%)	59 (4.1%)	189 (13.3%)	19 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (7.7%)	$11,692			$1,317			$9,416	95.7%	64.8%	30.86%			470102000329
2	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%)	$12,861			$1,090			$10,778	91.3%	54.6%	36.71%			470432001738
3	Warren County High School	Public	9-12	199 Pioneer LN	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(931) 668-5858	1,845	107	17.2		1,281 (69.4%)	44 (2.4%)	398 (21.6%)	20 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (5.4%)	$10,637			$1,564			$8,621	87.0%	53.8%	33.13%			470435001749
4	West Ridge High School	Public	9-12	380 Lynn RD	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1450	1,636	101	16.1		1,530 (93.5%)	12 (0.7%)	51 (3.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.1%)	$11,328			$945			$9,845	82.6%	56.4%	26.23%			470399002680
5	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	802 Warrior DR	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 890-6450	2,124	175	12.1		1,039 (48.9%)	465 (21.9%)	432 (20.3%)	91 (4.3%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	93 (4.4%)	$11,290			$622			$10,355	78.3%	64.0%	14.23%			470369001524
6	Whitehaven High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4851 Elvis Presley Blvd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3000	1,549	82	18.8		4 (0.3%)	1,455 (93.9%)	23 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.1%)	$13,747			$1,834			$11,243	73.9%	72.2%	1.72%			470014801181
7	Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	100 Bulldog DR	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3865	2,254	135	16.7		781 (34.6%)	435 (19.3%)	824 (36.6%)	132 (5.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (3.5%)	$10,471			$578			$9,470	69.6%	56.6%	12.93%			470369001988
8	Sunbright School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Burrville RD	Sunbright	37872	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 628-2244	500	30	16.6		480 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$13,421			$2,033			$9,909	65.2%	31.6%	33.58%			470309001238
9	Grundy County High School	Public	9-12	24970 Sr 108	Coalmont	37313	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	No	(931) 692-5400	520	36	14.4		507 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,609			$1,194			$10,504	60.9%	43.6%	17.25%			470153000469
10	Central High School	Public	9-12	1119 Knoxville HWY	Wartburg	37887	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(423) 346-6616	350	20	17.5		335 (95.7%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$13,445			$1,684			$10,364	56.5%	20.2%	36.37%			470309001227

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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