Best High Schools in Tennessee

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the TNReady test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, June 24, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 392)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
470435002682	271	Warren Connect	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	111 Middle School DR	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 815-1025	132	16	8.1		118 (89.4%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$3,258			$1,106			$2,152	30.5			(n/a)
470014801127	272	Oakhaven High	Public	9-12	3125 Ladbrook Rd	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2300	373	25	14.7		2 (0.5%)	313 (83.9%)	52 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$13,885			$2,534			$10,420	30.3	25.2	300	28
470264000941	273	South Pittsburg High School	Public	7-12	717 Elm AVE	South Pittsburg	37380	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(423) 837-7561	420	28	14.9		304 (72.4%)	69 (16.4%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$10,769			$876			$8,823	30	36.4	236	37
470051000167	274	Unaka High School	Public	9-12	119 Robinson LN	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 474-4100	309	23	13.3		283 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,145			$2,173			$10,307	29.6	42.6	200	74
470014802178	275	Memphis Business Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3306 Overton Crossing	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 357-8680	511	35	14.6		4 (0.8%)	398 (77.9%)	107 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,311			$2,001			$14,994	29.2	21.8	318	43
470402000863	276	E B Wilson	Public, Virtual	9-12	695 E Main St RD	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 451-5417	85	6	14.9		63 (74.1%)	9 (10.6%)	9 (10.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$7,081			$570			$6,443	29.1	38.6	226	50
470075001392	277	Cosby High School	Public	9-12	3318 Cosby HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5602	347	26	13.3		315 (90.8%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	$13,528			$989			$11,784	29.1	36.3	237	40
470162000535	278	Hancock High School	Public	9-12	2700 Main ST	Sneedville	37869	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 733-4611	254	29	8.9		248 (97.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,105			$2,255			$10,944	29	28.7	284	6
470120000371	279	Fayetteville High School	Public	9-12	1800 Wilson PKWY	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville	No	No	No	No	(931) 433-3158	347	27	12.9		157 (45.2%)	141 (40.6%)	18 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	$11,498			$1,564			$9,391	28.9	37.7	229	50
470014802270	280	Power Center Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5390 Mendenhall Square Mall	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 310-1331	673	37	18.3		1 (0.1%)	437 (64.9%)	217 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	$11,059			$4,048			$6,696	28.9	26.7	293	13

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Algebra I, TNReady Algebra II, TNReady Biology I, TNReady Integrated Math I, TNReady Integrated Math II, TNReady Integrated Math III, TNReady US History, TNReady English I, TNReady English II, TNReady Geometry test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.