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Monterey High School

Q: Is Monterey High School a good school?

Monterey High School ranks 164 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 58% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Monterey High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Monterey, Tennessee, with a total enrollment of 544 students. The school is part of the Putnam County School District, which is ranked 71 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Monterey High School's performance, as measured by TNReady test scores, is generally below the Putnam County and Tennessee state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% in Putnam County and 38.9% statewide. The school's graduation rate has also fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 84.7% to 89.4%, while its dropout rate has varied from 2.0% to 8.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, Cookeville High School consistently outperforms Monterey High School on academic measures, with higher test scores and graduation rates. Other nearby schools, such as The Phoenix School and Putnam County Adult High School, have much smaller enrollments and generally lower academic performance. While Monterey High School has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, the school's overall ranking among Tennessee high schools has fluctuated, suggesting that the progress may not be keeping pace with other schools in the state.

526

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,505

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

710 East Commercial AVE
Monterey, TN 38574

(931) 839-2970

District: Putnam County

Feeder schools for Monterey High School:

Elementary:

Burks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.5%

Hispanic:

35.7%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (85% vs 90%)

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

!Geometry scores 19 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg43%

Middle school

287^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 44 pts since 2017

From bottom 6% (2017) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

164^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Putnam County

71^st of 139Putnam County 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
2025	48.9	287 of 583	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	329 of 587	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	351 of 594	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	295 of 569	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	276 of 576	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	432 of 574	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	453 of 563	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	339 of 362	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	187 of 546	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	275 of 554	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	367 of 560	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	321 of 552	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	335 of 538	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	418 of 529	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	149 of 286	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	203 of 285	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	150 of 285	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	122 of 275	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	113 of 261	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	160 of 228	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	144 of 219	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	227 of 490	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	198 of 510	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.2	407 of 514	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	223 of 495	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	192 of 483	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	360 of 490	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	389 of 481	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	347 of 550	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	336 of 560	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	313 of 557	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	254 of 540	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	201 of 529	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	386 of 523	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	36.0	143 of 238	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	251 of 279	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	260 of 492	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	261 of 504	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	356 of 503	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	300 of 500	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	292 of 496	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	425 of 484	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	449 of 481	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	164 of 389	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	149 of 392	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	178 of 384	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.3	263 of 358	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	227 of 347	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	273 of 342	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	224 of 341	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	130 of 273	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.7	228 of 351	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	238 of 300	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.8	223 of 296	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.9	191 of 285	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	77.3	59 of 269	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	63.7	105 of 273	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.2	156 of 267	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	167 of 365	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	175 of 365	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	177 of 366	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	225 of 350	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	272 of 340	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	247 of 337	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	90 of 213	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	82 of 209	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	101 of 202	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.3	161 of 189	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	70 of 180	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	122 of 153	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	92 of 159	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	82 of 324	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	114 of 337	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	139 of 330	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	223 of 322	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	180 of 317	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	197 of 302	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	168 of 308	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	171 of 368	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	114 of 366	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	200 of 359	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	252 of 349	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	184 of 332	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	273 of 329	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	18.3	155 of 159	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	169 of 323	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	153 of 326	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	195 of 325	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	253 of 312	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	244 of 306	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	262 of 301	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	234 of 307	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2021)40th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-14 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2018)3rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II55%+20 vs state

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

Biology I52%+6 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

English II41%-13 vs state

Social Studies37%-12 vs state

English I33%-6 vs state

Algebra I24%-6 vs state

English Language Arts23%-16 vs state

Geometry18%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Very unprofessional staff, staff members do not try to cultivate healthy caring relationships with students, staff destroy the self-esteem of student. They use negative reinforcement. Though, there is a large number of Hispanic students, they are extremely under-represented in sports, plays, etc. And extremely over represented in the area of punishment and discipline. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, April 19, 2013

One of the most important items on our list when looking to relocate was the schools.
Class size and teacher ratios along with resource services where at the top of our concerns. Monterey schools lived up to all our expectations. Our older son needed resource Math and English classes. In his previous school he would miss another subject to go to a resource class and then have to catch up on missed work. It made no sense. Monterey schools offered resource classes at the same time of the mainstream class. He did so much better with the small class size and even took several honors classes. Our younger son also took honor classes and graduated with honors. We now have a niece in the Monterey school system that is doing fabulous and on target to graduate a year early this year. The smaller class sizes really make a big difference in how well the students do. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)			TNReady English Language Arts (2025)			TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady Integrated Math I (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2025)				TNReady Integrated Math III (2025)		TNReady US History (2025)	TNReady English I (2025)			TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (2025)			TNReady Science (2025)			TNReady Social Studies (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 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 Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Monterey High School	Public	7-12	710 East Commercial AVE	Monterey	38574	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 839-2970	544	41	13.3		349 (64.2%)	2 (0.4%)	189 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	51.8	164^th of 389 public high schools	57.8%		53.1	149^th of 392 public high schools	62.0%	15	29.3	64.6	52.8	31.1	15.7	22.9	19.7	23.8		50.0		54.7			51.8		51.8										37.0		33.3	42.9		41.4	12.6		18.0	52.5	37.1	44.3	44.3	31.4	37.4	$13,505	$693	$12,042
Putnam County Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 East Main ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 528-8685	29	0	76.3		7 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cookeville High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Cavalier DR	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	Yes	No	No	(931) 520-2287	2,202	136	16.2		1,592 (72.3%)	75 (3.4%)	448 (20.3%)	47 (2.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	36 (1.6%)	68.8	82^nd of 389 public high schools	78.9%		65.1	97^th of 392 public high schools	75.3%	15							21.4	20.4	90.4	38.9	17.6	48.6		81.8	55.2	41.7	56.6										38.4	7.7	35.5	60.4	9.1	65.1	42.4		48.7							$11,130	$633	$9,795
Clarkrange High School	Public	9-12	5801 S York HWY	Clarkrange	38553	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 863-3143	257	29	8.8		247 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	54.2	155^th of 389 public high schools	60.2%		62.1	110^th of 392 public high schools	71.9%	45							11.7	10.9		52.9		47.5			58.3		58.5										34.4		34.4	41.2		40.4	32.7		30.9							$15,979	$1,887	$13,029
Stone Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2800 Cook RD	Crossville	38571	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	No	(931) 484-5767	1,020	64	15.9		906 (88.8%)	10 (1.0%)	84 (8.2%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	62.5	109^th of 389 public high schools	72.0%		50.9	165^th of 392 public high schools	57.9%	56							42.1	35.2	88.0	28.1		33.6	83.3	38.2	35.0		40.2										38.8		37.7	55.6		54.0	29.3	60.0	34.8							$11,262	$564	$9,822
Livingston Academy	Public	9-12	120 Melvin Johnson DR	Livingston	38570	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5911	847	48	17.6		792 (93.5%)	9 (1.1%)	24 (2.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	53.8	156^th of 389 public high schools	59.9%		51	164^th of 392 public high schools	58.2%	8							29.6	28.9		30.0		32.5	50.8				51.0										35.6		35.6	52.3	20.0	50.3	33.5		33.5							$10,469	$866	$9,291
The Phoenix School	Public	9-12	203 Taylor ST	Crossville	38555	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 456-1228	72	18	3.9		64 (88.9%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.1	282^nd of 389 public high schools	27.5%		19.3	326^th of 392 public high schools	16.8%	44										23.5	15.4	20.0														10.0				6.7				18.2	13.6							$42,401	$1,562	$37,564
White County High School	Public	9-12	267 Allen DR	Sparta	38583	White County	White County	No	No	No	No	(931) 836-3214	1,067	75	14.1		947 (88.8%)	34 (3.2%)	43 (4.0%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	73.6	62^nd of 389 public high schools	84.1%		73.2	63^rd of 392 public high schools	83.9%	1														65.4	17.4		59.6	29.4	28.1	90.9	48.0	8.7	47.0	74.0	76.3		38.5		38.8	60.8		59.9										$11,944	$493	$10,636
Cumberland County High School	Public	9-12	660 Stanley ST	Crossville	38555	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	No	(931) 484-6194	982	62	15.8		858 (87.4%)	17 (1.7%)	82 (8.4%)	15 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	60	125^th of 389 public high schools	67.9%		58.5	128^th of 392 public high schools	67.3%	3							28.3	27.9	69.4	29.3		36.6		40.9			41.7										36.4		36.7	55.0		53.3	38.7	26.7	37.7							$12,444	$566	$10,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey High School

What district is Monterey High School in?

Putnam County

How many students attend Monterey High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Monterey High School.

Is Monterey High School a good school?

Monterey High School ranks 164^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Monterey High School?

Monterey High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burks Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Monterey High School?

Students at Monterey High School are 63% White, 36% Hispanic.

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