Best High Schools in Tennessee for White 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, White 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 Saturday, August 16, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (White vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 323)	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 (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Hume - Fogg High	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Broadway	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 291-6300	893	48	18.7		513 (57.4%)	149 (16.7%)	102 (11.4%)	99 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	$15,512			$866			$14,067	99.7%	99.5%	0.20%			470318001320
2	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public, Magnet	7-12	613 17th Avenue North	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 329-8400	1,219	60	20.2		583 (47.8%)	384 (31.5%)	114 (9.4%)	101 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.8%)	$14,856			$856			$13,262	99.4%	99.7%	0.36%			470318001962
3	Jackson Central-Merry Early College High	Public	9-12	215 Allen AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 664-2575	252	15	17.1		43 (17.1%)	173 (68.7%)	20 (7.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$12,996			$866			$11,969	99.1%	89.5%	9.61%			470258002463
4	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	98.8%	91.3%	7.50%			470318002101
5	East Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	2015 Ooltewah-Ringgold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 893-3535	1,263	67	18.9		674 (53.4%)	233 (18.4%)	164 (13.0%)	75 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (9.1%)	$15,473			$645			$14,496	98.5%	94.9%	3.59%			470159002214
6	Collierville High School	Public	9-12	11605 E. Shelby DR	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 853-3310	2,998	155	19.3		1,575 (52.5%)	583 (19.4%)	249 (8.3%)	457 (15.2%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	126 (4.2%)	$11,450			$416			$10,699	98.1%	96.9%	1.23%			470014901574
7	Madison Academic Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	575 Lambuth AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 427-3501	477	27	17.5		257 (53.9%)	86 (18.0%)	74 (15.5%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$13,461			$862			$11,611	97.8%	95.4%	2.46%			470258002033
8	University School	Public, Alternative	K-12	68 Martha Culp AVE	Johnson City	37614	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 439-4333	613	39	15.7		501 (81.7%)	30 (4.9%)	35 (5.7%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$13,961			$344			$13,334	97.5%	99.2%	1.71%			470438001893
9	Franklin High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	810 Hillsboro RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 472-4450	1,743	106	16.4		1,396 (80.1%)	45 (2.6%)	152 (8.7%)	81 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (3.8%)	$12,593			$196			$12,027	97.2%	98.5%	1.24%			470453001805
10	Samuel Everett School of Innovation	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Jett RD	Maryville	37802	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-9420	383	15	25.4		359 (93.7%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,979			$455			$9,394	96.9%	99.0%	2.07%			470030002557

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.