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Blackman High School

Public Grades 9-12

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 92% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, TN, serves 2,301 students in grades 9–12 and is part of Rutherford County Schools. The school earned a 5-star rating and ranked #34 out of 400 Tennessee high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 92nd percentile statewide. Among traditional zoned high schools in the area, it is the highest-ranked, ahead of Rockvale High School (#42), Siegel High School (#65), Stewarts Creek High School (#66), Riverdale High School (#71), Oakland High School (#91), and Smyrna High School (#190). Only Central Magnet School, a selective magnet program, ranks higher.

Academically, the school exceeds state proficiency averages in every tested subject, with particularly strong results in Algebra II (55.8% proficient), English II (71.2%), and US History (60.5%) — each roughly 18–20 points above state averages. It also posts excellent outcomes beyond test scores: a 97.3% graduation rate, a 1.7% dropout rate, and 11.9% chronic absenteeism, all significantly better than state averages. Compared to Oakland High School, which spends about $1,760 more per student, Blackman outperforms it on nearly every academic metric while spending just $10,860 per student — making it one of the most cost-effective high-performing schools in the county.

Blackman also stands out for strong results across student groups, earning 5-star ratings for African American, White, and low-socioeconomic-status students — all ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide — with notable improvement in special education outcomes as well. The clearest area to watch is Algebra I, where proficiency trails the district average slightly, and English Language Learner and Asian student subgroup rankings are areas where the school has room to grow. Overall, Blackman delivers top-tier results at lower per-student spending than most comparable schools, making it a highly effective option for families in Murfreesboro.

2,301

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,860

Per pupil spending ?

21.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3956 Blaze Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37128

(615) 904-3850

District: Rutherford County Schools

Feeder schools for Blackman High School:

Elementary:	Blackman Elementary School
Middle:	Blackman Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

African American:

21.7%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Tennessee high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg43%

34^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11High Schools in the Rutherford County Schools

44^th of 141Rutherford County 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	34 of 400	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	71.8	71 of 389	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	67 of 392	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	60 of 384	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	84 of 358	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	95 of 347	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	61 of 342	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	78 of 341	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.6	54 of 273	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	72.5	53 of 351	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	103 of 300	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.1	43 of 296	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	74.6	44 of 285	84.6%	★★★★☆
2012	91.5	7 of 269	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	89.7	12 of 273	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	90.7	13 of 267	95.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	17 of 230	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	73.2	35 of 233	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	33 of 240	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	38 of 239	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	28 of 222	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	54 of 208	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	44 of 187	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	43 of 199	78.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.5	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	32 of 47	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.6	16 of 48	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	14 of 47	70.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.8	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	48.5	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	73 of 365	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	58 of 365	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	60 of 366	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	91 of 350	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	124 of 340	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	67 of 337	80.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	86.6	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	37 of 229	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	60.2	56 of 213	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	66 of 209	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	39 of 202	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	84 of 189	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	43 of 180	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	25 of 153	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	48 of 159	69.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	21 of 308	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	66.3	67 of 324	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	17 of 337	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	70.8	38 of 330	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	52 of 322	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	140 of 317	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	110 of 302	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	72 of 308	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	72 of 368	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	76 of 366	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	63 of 359	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	82 of 349	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	77 of 332	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	72 of 329	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	39 of 210	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	46.5	72 of 198	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	84 of 183	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	70 of 154	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	43 of 151	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	21.6	116 of 125	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	90 of 127	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	63 of 159	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	22 of 330	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	73.8	57 of 323	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	48 of 326	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	51 of 325	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	69 of 312	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	78 of 306	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	60 of 301	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	77 of 307	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)94th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)48th percentile-44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II71%+13 vs state

Biology I65%+16 vs state

US History60%+18 vs state

English I56%+19 vs state

Algebra II56%+18 vs state

Geometry55%+13 vs state

Algebra I39%+6 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	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 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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blackman High School	Public	9-12	3956 Blaze Drive	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3850	2,233	134	16.7		1,114 (49.9%)	485 (21.7%)	372 (16.7%)	130 (5.8%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	122 (5.5%)	83.9	34^th of 400 public high schools	91.5%		71.8	71^st of 389 public high schools	81.7%	37	39.4		38.7		49.4	7.1	55.8	89.8	49.1	18.2	65.4		61.4	25.0	60.5	56.8	56.4	71.8		71.2	51.1		55.1	$10,860	$333	$10,196
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	802 Warrior Drive	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	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%)	73.7	71^st of 400 public high schools	82.3%		64.1	102^nd of 389 public high schools	73.8%	31	29.4	20.0	29.1	91.7	39.1	22.2	46.4	94.5	60.2	70.0	65.3		50.4	66.7	51.2	44.3	43.8	65.3		65.2	44.5	14.3	51.5	$11,535	$367	$10,844
Rutherford County Adult High School	Public	9-12	2240 Southpark Drive #1	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 896-0876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rockvale High School	Public	9-12	6545 Highway 99	Rockvale	37153	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-5812	2,178	130	16.7		1,172 (53.8%)	413 (19.0%)	365 (16.8%)	88 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	134 (6.2%)	81	42^nd of 400 public high schools	89.5%		78.6	46^th of 389 public high schools	88.2%	4	37.8		37.6		45.3		48.6		44.0		62.6		56.5		56.5	58.7	58.6	73.4	25.0	71.7	48.1	27.3	51.5	$11,373	$297	$10,669
Holloway High School	Public	9-12	619 South Highland Avenue	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 890-6004	123	17	7.2		56 (45.5%)	29 (23.6%)	26 (21.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	47.4	200^th of 400 public high schools	50.0%		45.4	193^rd of 389 public high schools	50.4%	7	16.7		16.7		14.7		24.4		40.0		40.0	46.7	55.6		50.0	33.3	33.3	64.3		63.3	25.9		25.8	$24,682	$297	$24,266
Siegel High School	Public	9-12	3300 Siegel Road	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3800	1,873	121	15.4		1,179 (62.9%)	310 (16.6%)	253 (13.5%)	45 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	80 (4.3%)	74.8	65^th of 400 public high schools	83.8%		76.9	51^st of 389 public high schools	86.9%	14	31.0		30.6	94.1	35.5		43.9		53.3	10.5	58.9		63.9	65.2	63.7	50.2	50.1	69.7		69.2	40.7		45.9	$12,148	$470	$11,266
Central Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	701 East Main Street	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 904-6789	1,212	71	16.9		901 (74.3%)	52 (4.3%)	64 (5.3%)	134 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.9%)								(n/a)																								$11,539	$297	$10,892
Stewarts Creek High School	Public	9-12	301 Red Hawk Parkway	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6771	2,446	144	17.0		1,413 (57.8%)	399 (16.3%)	421 (17.2%)	124 (5.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (3.5%)	74.6	66^th of 400 public high schools	83.5%		71.8	70^th of 389 public high schools	82.0%	4	30.1		30.0		48.2		55.2	89.6	20.6	30.0	73.5	50.0	50.7	37.5	50.1	53.0	52.7	72.5	6.1	68.5	38.3	17.6	43.6	$10,804	$297	$10,172
Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	100 Bulldog Drive	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	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%)	50.5	190^th of 400 public high schools	52.5%		45.2	195^th of 389 public high schools	49.9%	5	18.8		18.6	94.9	26.0	13.0	33.2	78.8	42.9	18.2	46.2	63.6	36.9		36.9	40.8	40.7	57.2	12.5	55.8	34.1	17.6	39.8	$11,440	$358	$10,592
Oakland High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2225 Patriot Drive	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 904-3780	1,947	135	14.4		986 (50.6%)	485 (24.9%)	329 (16.9%)	43 (2.2%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (4.8%)	68.6	91^st of 400 public high schools	77.3%		71.9	68^th of 389 public high schools	82.5%	23	31.0		30.8		32.3	5.6	47.1		50.5	14.3	62.9	71.4	50.7	33.3	50.8	54.4	54.3	63.6	11.5	61.1	38.3	14.3	44.9	$12,621	$342	$11,951

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackman High School

Is Blackman High School a good school?

Yes. Blackman High School ranks in the top 8.5% of Tennessee high schools.

What district is Blackman High School in?

Rutherford County Schools

How many students attend Blackman High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,301 students attended Blackman High School.

What is the racial makeup of Blackman High School?

Students at Blackman High School are 47% White, 22% African American, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools feed into Blackman High School?

Blackman High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blackman Elementary School
Middle : Blackman Middle School

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