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Bradford High School

Q: Is Bradford High School a good school?

Bradford High School ranks 99 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Bradford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Bradford High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bradford High School?

Students at Bradford High School are 91% White, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Bradford High School?

Bradford High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bradford Elementary School

Public Grades 6-12

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 75% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Bradford High School in Bradford, Tennessee, is a combined grades 6–12 school enrolling 319 students and serving as the sole school in the Bradford Special School District. It ranks 99th out of 400 Tennessee high schools (75th percentile, 4 stars), placing it in the upper quarter of the state. That's solid, though the school was more dominant a decade ago, ranking 12th in 2016–17 and 21st in 2020–21. Among nearby schools, Gibson County High School (79th) and Dresden High School (88th) currently sit higher, while Milan High School (131st), Peabody High School (133rd), Westview High School (139th), West Carroll Junior/Senior High School (300th), and Humboldt Junior/Senior High School (394th) all rank lower.

Bradford's academic strengths are clear. All-grades math proficiency is 51% versus 43% statewide, and ELA is 43.3% versus 40.6%, driven partly by excellent middle school results: 8th grade math is 50.8% proficient versus 38.3% statewide. US History is a standout at 68.4% proficiency versus 42.4% statewide, far ahead of Dresden's 31.9% and Westview's 19.0%. English II proficiency of 66.7% also tops the state average of 58.1%. Attendance is another major advantage: district chronic absenteeism is just 2.5% versus 18.3% statewide, and dramatically better than Humboldt's 29.8%.

The main soft spots are high school math and graduation. Algebra I proficiency is 28.6% versus 32.3% statewide, and Algebra II is 32.4% versus 37.3%, despite the strong middle school foundation. The 90.0% graduation rate sits just below the state average of 90.5%, and the 7.5% dropout rate is higher than most nearby schools. On the positive side, Bradford spends $12,366 per student — less than Humboldt ($16,762), Peabody ($16,053), West Carroll ($15,563), Milan ($13,868), and Dresden ($13,780) — while producing above-average results, making it an efficient option for families.

319

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,366

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

136 Highway 45 S
Bradford, TN 38316

(731) 742-3729

District: Bradford Special School District

Feeder schools for Bradford High School:

Elementary:

Bradford Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

African American:

3.8%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Tennessee high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg44%

Middle school

151^st of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From top 22% (2017) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

99^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 141Bradford Special School District among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	151 of 594	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	124 of 583	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	180 of 587	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.7	73 of 594	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	115 of 569	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	224 of 576	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	136 of 574	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	127 of 563	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	78 of 362	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	49 of 492	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	77.8	60 of 485	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	119 of 475	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	90 of 466	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	86.2	41 of 462	91.1%	★★★★★
2010	37.8	292 of 435	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	174 of 546	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	205 of 554	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	114 of 560	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	115 of 552	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	241 of 538	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	140 of 529	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	107 of 478	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	141 of 490	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	133 of 510	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	5 of 514	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	28 of 495	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	43.1	245 of 483	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	143 of 490	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	32.5	346 of 481	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	98 of 550	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	150 of 560	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	54 of 557	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	105 of 540	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	126 of 529	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	149 of 523	71.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	183 of 494	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	135 of 492	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	215 of 504	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	90 of 503	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	147 of 500	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	232 of 496	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	171 of 484	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	166 of 481	65.5%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	99 of 400	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	105 of 389	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	158 of 392	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	59 of 384	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	59 of 358	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	21 of 347	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	47 of 342	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	36 of 341	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.6	12 of 273	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	74.0	42 of 351	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	13 of 300	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	79.1	19 of 296	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	79.8	21 of 285	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.3	32 of 269	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	59 of 273	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	83.8	33 of 267	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	140 of 365	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	167 of 365	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	92 of 366	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	70 of 350	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	11 of 340	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	39 of 337	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	161 of 337	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.0	11 of 330	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	12 of 322	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	5 of 317	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	54.5	86 of 308	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	78 of 368	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	148 of 366	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	61 of 359	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	57 of 349	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	52 of 332	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	111 of 329	66.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	118 of 330	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	132 of 323	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	163 of 326	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	94 of 325	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	85 of 312	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	35 of 306	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	61 of 301	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	52 of 307	83.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-12 vs school

High school

Male (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)52nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

US History68%+26 vs state

English II67%+9 vs state

Social Studies55%+3 vs state

Mathematics51%+8 vs state

Biology I48%~ state avg

Science48%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%+3 vs state

Geometry42%~ state avg

English I37%~ state avg

Algebra II32%-5 vs state

Algebra I29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)				TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)				TNReady English I (2026)				TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)				TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bradford High School	Public	6-12	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-3729	317	20	15.7	34.8%	286 (90.2%)	13 (4.1%)	9 (2.8%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	66	99^th of 400 public high schools	75.3%		63	105^th of 389 public high schools	73.0%	6	46.5	54.7	50.8	51.0	48.8	35.8	45.9	43.3	28.6				28.6		32.4		32.4		48.4			48.4		68.4		68.4	36.6			36.6		66.7			66.7		42.4			42.4	51.2	50.0	44.3	48.1	51.2	58.5	54.1	54.8	$12,366	$525	$10,941
Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	130 Trenton Highway	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 692-3616	429	31	13.9	50.7%	349 (81.4%)	60 (14.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	72.2	79^th of 400 public high schools	80.3%		76.3	52^nd of 389 public high schools	86.6%	27									28.9				27.1		47.2		47.4		60.2			60.0		50.0		50.0	35.1			34.7		63.5			63.5		47.9			46.1									$12,495	$274	$11,476
Peabody High School	Public	9-12	2069 Hwy 45 Bypass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-2601	418	26	15.8	50.8%	258 (61.7%)	100 (23.9%)	53 (12.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	59.6	133^rd of 400 public high schools	66.8%		52.1	162^nd of 389 public high schools	58.4%	29									53.4				50.0		28.1	< 5%	25.0		47.1			47.8					34.8			34.8		54.0			54.0		34.6			32.6									$16,053	$1,084	$13,500
Peabody Academy	Public	9-12	2069 Hwy 45 ByPass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton Special School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(731) 855-2601	0																		(n/a)																																																	$3,949	$462	$3,215
Milan High School	Public	9-12	7060 East Van Hook Street	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	516	30	17.2	49.3%	338 (65.5%)	129 (25.0%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	59.6	131^st of 400 public high schools	67.3%		60.2	123^rd of 389 public high schools	68.4%	8									27.8				25.9	≥ 95%	32.1		45.5		53.7			52.9					27.5			27.5		65.7			65.7	≥ 95%	35.8			44.1									$13,868	$481	$12,512
Milan High School Academy	Public	9-12	7060 East Van Hook Street	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	7	25	.2		6 (85.7%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																																	$6,535	$292	$6,243
West Carroll Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	760 Highway 77	Atwood	38220	Carroll County	West Carroll Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 662-7116	347	31	11.2	60.9%	289 (83.3%)	34 (9.8%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	27	300^th of 400 public high schools	25.0%		29.9	273^rd of 389 public high schools	29.8%	27		32.6	36.4	34.7		38.3	18.2	27.5	11.5				11.5		19.1		19.1		27.9			28.9					15.4			15.4		58.7			56.3		21.7			20.4		44.7	32.7	38.2		66.0	27.3	45.1	$15,563	$1,379	$13,071
Weakley County Center For Adult Continuing Education	Public	9-12	8250 Highway 22	Dresden	38225	Weakley County	Weakley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(731) 364-5481	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westview High School	Public	9-12	8161 Highway 45	Martin	38237	Weakley County	Weakley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 587-4202	590	52	11.4	43.1%	406 (68.8%)	94 (15.9%)	47 (8.0%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	58.7	139^th of 400 public high schools	65.3%		64.9	96^th of 389 public high schools	75.3%	43									19.8	9.1			18.9	≥ 95%	24.1	10.0	34.7		64.5			64.3		14.9	41.7	19.0	33.1			33.1		75.0			75.0	95.0	41.3			47.8									$11,814	$637	$10,496
Dresden High School	Public	9-12	7150 Highway 22	Dresden	38225	Weakley County	Weakley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 364-2949	323	24	13.5	53.2%	284 (87.9%)	11 (3.4%)	8 (2.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	69.7	88^th of 400 public high schools	78.0%		78.1	47^th of 389 public high schools	87.9%	41									36.4				35.7		66.1		63.1		52.2			50.5		30.2		31.9	30.1			29.7		64.2			63.9		50.0	18.2		47.1									$13,780	$673	$12,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradford High School

What is the racial makeup of Bradford High School?

Students at Bradford High School are 91% White, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Bradford High School in?

Bradford Special School District

What schools feed into Bradford High School?

Bradford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bradford Elementary School

How many students attend Bradford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Bradford High School.

Is Bradford High School a good school?

Bradford High School ranks 99^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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