Summary:
Zip code 37027, located in Brentwood, Tennessee, is home to two outstanding public high schools—Ravenwood High School and Brentwood High School—both serving grades 9 through 12 as part of Williamson County Schools, a district rated 5 stars and ranked 3rd out of 141 across Tennessee.
Ravenwood High School is the academic pacesetter, ranked 7th in the state with an average TNReady proficiency rate of about 79.9% across all subjects. It excels in Algebra II (87.4%), Biology I (84.6%), Geometry (83.8%), and US History (80.3%). Brentwood High School, ranked 16th, posts a still-impressive 71.4% average proficiency and actually outpaces Ravenwood in English, with 93.1% of students proficient in English II and 82.8% in English I. Brentwood also shines in student engagement and completion: its graduation rate of 98.4% exceeds Ravenwood's 96.0%, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 5.9% is less than half of Ravenwood's 13.1%—and well below the district average of 7.4%.
Both schools dramatically outperform Tennessee's statewide averages in every tested subject, confirming their elite status. Algebra I is a relative weak spot at both schools—56.8% at Ravenwood and 40.3% at Brentwood, both below the district's 62.7%—while US History represents the largest gap between the two, with Ravenwood at 80.3% versus Brentwood's 49.1%. Brentwood's state ranking has slipped from 8th to 16th over three years, while Ravenwood has held steady in the top 7. Brentwood also spends slightly more per student ($11,797 vs. $11,246). Socioeconomic and class-size data were not reported, so families should consider visiting both schools to find the best fit.
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