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Oak Ridge High School

Q: Is Oak Ridge High School a good school?

Oak Ridge High School ranks 85 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Oak Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,635 students attended Oak Ridge High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Oak Ridge High School?

Students at Oak Ridge High School are 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Oak Ridge High School?

Oak Ridge High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Glenwood Elementary School Elementary : Linden Elementary School Elementary : Willow Brook Elementary School Elementary : Woodland Elementary School Middle : Jefferson Middle School Middle : Robertsville Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 79% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Oak Ridge High School is a comprehensive public high school in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, serving 1,635 students in grades 9–12 as the sole high school within the highly ranked Oak Ridge Schools district. The school holds a 4-star state rating and ranks 85th out of 400 Tennessee high schools, placing it in the 79th percentile statewide. While the district itself earns 5 stars and ranks 14th out of 141 districts, the high school represents a relative dip from the district's exceptionally strong K-8 performance. Still, Oak Ridge High School ranks above several nearby schools, including Anderson County High School, Powell High School, Karns High School, Clinton High School, Oliver Springs High School, and Anderson County Innovation Academy, while trailing Farragut High School and sitting roughly on par with Bearden High School and Hardin Valley Academy.

Academically, Oak Ridge High exceeds state proficiency averages in every tested subject, with especially strong results in US History (62.7% proficient vs. 42.4% statewide) and English II (64.8% vs. 58.1%). The school also shines in supporting specific student groups: special education students consistently rank in the top 15% statewide, Hispanic students rank in the top 16%, and low-income students have shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 68th to 81st percentile in a single year. Graduation rates are a clear bright spot at 95.5%, well above the state average of 90.5%, and the dropout rate has fallen dramatically from 7.4% in 2021–22 to just 2.5% — far better than nearby Karns High School (9.7%) and Clinton High School (7.8%).

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism: 26.0% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, the highest rate among all nine nearby high schools and well above the district rate of 16.6% and the state rate of 18.3%. This stands out because Oak Ridge spends more per student than any nearby school at $14,330, yet Farragut High School, which spends about 24% less per student, outperforms it academically. This spending–outcome gap suggests resources aren't fully translating into student engagement, and improving attendance will be critical. That said, recent gains in Algebra II, Geometry, and US History point to a positive trajectory, and the school's solid 4-star rating, strong graduation rate, and exceptional outcomes for several student subgroups make it a compelling option for families.

1,635

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,330

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge, TN 37830

(865) 425-9601

District: Oak Ridge Schools

Feeder schools for Oak Ridge High School:

Elementary:	Glenwood Elementary School
	Linden Elementary School
	Willow Brook Elementary School
	Woodland Elementary School
Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
	Robertsville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.1%

Hispanic:

11.8%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Tennessee high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

Tennessee avg43%

85^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 141Oak Ridge Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	85 of 400	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	56 of 389	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	53 of 392	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	49 of 384	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	63 of 358	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	50 of 347	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	89 of 342	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	62 of 341	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	21 of 273	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	79.7	28 of 351	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	75.5	39 of 300	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	64.9	75 of 296	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	58 of 285	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	85.5	14 of 269	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.9	21 of 273	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	84.4	28 of 267	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	92 of 230	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	89 of 233	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	62 of 240	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	75 of 239	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	61 of 222	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	66 of 208	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	78 of 187	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	38 of 199	80.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	3 of 49	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	47.6	30 of 47	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.3	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	22 of 47	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	59 of 365	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	68 of 365	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	57 of 366	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	67 of 350	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	32 of 340	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	57.7	101 of 337	70.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	36 of 229	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	32 of 213	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	50 of 209	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	58 of 202	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	42 of 189	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	46 of 180	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	47 of 153	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	65 of 159	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	57 of 308	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	56.0	103 of 324	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	79 of 337	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	60 of 330	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	101 of 322	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	62 of 317	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	114 of 302	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	41 of 308	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	60 of 368	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	39 of 366	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	43 of 359	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	76 of 349	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	66 of 332	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	83 of 329	74.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	25 of 210	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.5	30 of 198	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	10 of 183	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.0	16 of 154	89.6%	★★★★★
2022	44.8	68 of 151	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	79 of 127	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	48 of 159	69.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	74 of 330	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	56 of 323	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	43 of 326	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	48 of 325	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	63 of 312	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	42 of 306	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	74 of 301	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	59 of 307	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile~ school

African American (2026)60th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II65%+7 vs state

US History63%+20 vs state

Biology I58%+9 vs state

Geometry52%+10 vs state

English I47%+10 vs state

Algebra II46%+9 vs state

Algebra I37%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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)						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 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 9th Grade	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 9th Grade	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 12th 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 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 425-9601	1,586	103	15.3	35.9%	1,097 (69.2%)	168 (10.6%)	177 (11.2%)	45 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	91 (5.7%)	70.2	85^th of 400 public high schools	78.8%		75.2	56^th of 389 public high schools	85.6%	29	41.6	< 5%			37.0	≥ 95%	78.8	21.5	5.9	46.3	87.4	35.3	45.0		58.4			62.9		62.7	48.5	20.0			46.9		67.1	12.5		64.8		≥ 95%	41.7	7.7		52.0	$14,330	$505	$13,356
Oliver Springs High School	Public	9-12	317 Roane Street	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 435-7216	284	17	16.7	44.2%	266 (93.7%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	59.6	130^th of 400 public high schools	67.5%		67	86^th of 389 public high schools	77.9%	44	22.2				21.3		93.3	41.9		50.0		46.3			47.3			56.3		58.8	33.3				33.3		63.3			63.3			22.7			26.0	$13,530	$393	$12,125
Hardin Valley Academy	Public	9-12	11345 Hardin Valley Road	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 690-9690	2,043	123	16.6	21.2%	1,441 (70.5%)	118 (5.8%)	288 (14.1%)	82 (4.0%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	102 (5.0%)	68	94^th of 400 public high schools	76.5%		67.2	85^th of 389 public high schools	78.1%	9	27.1	< 5%			25.6		92.6	21.6		40.9		79.4	48.0		61.3			44.4	58.3	44.8	50.8				50.5		69.6	6.7		67.1		≥ 95%	39.9	10.7		54.1	$11,388	$708	$10,399
Karns High School	Public	9-12	2710 Byington Solway Road	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-8670	1,341	90	14.9	36.3%	906 (67.6%)	111 (8.3%)	235 (17.5%)	10 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.4%)	47.9	199^th of 400 public high schools	50.3%		46.4	191^st of 389 public high schools	50.9%	8	10.5	6.7			10.2		74.1	17.4	< 5%	27.3		77.9	49.2		57.2			47.1		46.9	31.7				31.7		58.6			57.5		93.1	29.4	36.4		35.6	$12,677	$897	$11,349
Clinton High School	Public	9-12	425 Dragon Drive	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 457-2611	1,073	73	14.7	44.7%	933 (87.0%)	40 (3.7%)	61 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.7%)	56.7	146^th of 400 public high schools	63.5%		58.5	134^th of 389 public high schools	65.6%	12	33.8				32.1		82.8	19.8	10.0	28.4	≥ 95%	34.8	28.6		55.0			53.8	46.7	53.3	31.7	< 5%			30.0		57.0			55.4		≥ 95%	43.8			47.3	$12,920	$574	$11,933
Farragut High School	Public	9-12	11237 Kingston Pike	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-9775	2,091	113	18.5	8.2%	1,601 (76.6%)	58 (2.8%)	145 (6.9%)	208 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (3.7%)	89	21^st of 400 public high schools	94.8%		92.4	13^th of 389 public high schools	96.7%	8	43.6				42.3	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	54.3		70.7	75.5	31.3	45.6	20.0	66.5			71.5		71.5	64.5				64.3		86.2			85.0	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	59.6			72.7	$10,955	$759	$10,036
Powell High School	Public	9-12	2136 West Emory Road	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-2171	1,292	80	16.1	40.1%	868 (67.2%)	111 (8.6%)	223 (17.3%)	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.0%)	48	198^th of 400 public high schools	50.5%		51.2	171^st of 389 public high schools	56.0%	27	17.0	7.7			16.5		83.8	27.8	< 5%	34.2		71.9	45.8		51.7			44.0		44.0	30.3				30.3		53.7			51.5		85.3	23.4		9.1	30.3	$13,352	$906	$11,906
Bearden High School	Public	9-12	8352 Kingston Pike	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7800	2,008	114	17.5	20.8%	1,421 (70.8%)	172 (8.6%)	247 (12.3%)	61 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	102 (5.1%)	68.5	92^nd of 400 public high schools	77.0%		69.4	81^st of 389 public high schools	79.2%	11	21.7	5.0			20.5	≥ 95%	94.8	32.3	< 5%	50.0	92.8	53.3	46.8	28.6	61.1			42.6		42.3	48.1				47.4		74.1	12.5		71.2		93.4	39.8	20.0		51.1	$11,936	$819	$10,844
Anderson County Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	140 Maverick Circle	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 457-4205	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Anderson County Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	140 Maverick Circle	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 463-4760	34	6	5.3		32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	26.1	304^th of 400 public high schools	24.0%		34.9	247^th of 389 public high schools	36.5%	57								14.3		14.3		28.6			31.3			20.0		23.5							55.0			55.0			12.5			12.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Ridge High School

How many students attend Oak Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,635 students attended Oak Ridge High School.

Is Oak Ridge High School a good school?

Oak Ridge High School ranks 85^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Ridge High School?

Students at Oak Ridge High School are 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Oak Ridge High School in?

Oak Ridge Schools

What schools feed into Oak Ridge High School?

Oak Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glenwood Elementary School
Elementary : Linden Elementary School
Elementary : Willow Brook Elementary School
Elementary : Woodland Elementary School
Middle : Jefferson Middle School
Middle : Robertsville Middle School

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