Best High Schools in Tennessee for White Students

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Every year, the Tennessee Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, White students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (White vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 326)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
470402001665	1	Merrol Hyde Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	128 Township DR	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 264-6543	664	44	15.2		542 (81.6%)	17 (2.6%)	20 (3.0%)	67 (10.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.1%)	$10,763			$583			$9,878	99.7%	99.7%	0.05%
470318001962	2	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public, Magnet	7-12	613 17th Avenue North	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 329-8400	1,219	60	20.2		583 (47.8%)	384 (31.5%)	114 (9.4%)	101 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.8%)	$15,069			$1,603			$13,084	99.4%	99.0%	0.41%
470014810439	3	University High School	Public	9-12	330 Innovation DR	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	179	15	12.1		62 (34.6%)	92 (51.4%)	12 (6.7%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$6,514			$2,001			$4,197	99.1%	93.4%	5.71%
470318001320	4	Hume - Fogg High	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Broadway	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 291-6300	893	48	18.7		513 (57.4%)	149 (16.7%)	102 (11.4%)	99 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	$15,626			$1,667			$13,626	98.8%	99.2%	0.46%
470453001946	5	Ravenwood High School	Public	9-12	1724 Wilson PIKE	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4800	1,950	99	19.7		1,274 (65.3%)	85 (4.4%)	124 (6.4%)	374 (19.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (4.7%)	$9,625			$144			$9,070	98.5%	98.7%	0.26%
470453001805	6	Franklin High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	810 Hillsboro RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 472-4450	1,743	106	16.4		1,396 (80.1%)	45 (2.6%)	152 (8.7%)	81 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (3.8%)	$11,228			$149			$10,640	98.2%	98.2%	0.05%
470438001893	7	University School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Alexendra DR	Johnson City	37614	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 439-4333	613	39	15.7		501 (81.7%)	30 (4.9%)	35 (5.7%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$12,360			$714			$11,290	97.9%	98.5%	0.62%
470258002033	8	Madison Academic Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	575 Lambuth AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 427-3501	477	27	17.5		257 (53.9%)	86 (18.0%)	74 (15.5%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$12,785			$1,778			$10,250	97.5%	95.4%	2.14%
470453002428	9	Nolensville High School	Public	9-12	1600 Summerlyn DR	Nolensville	37135	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5200	1,486	80	18.6		1,127 (75.8%)	91 (6.1%)	105 (7.1%)	104 (7.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (3.8%)	$10,085			$145			$9,423	97.2%	97.4%	0.21%
470453002096	10	Independence High School	Public	9-12	1776 Declaration Way	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4600	2,097	118	17.7		1,641 (78.3%)	53 (2.5%)	216 (10.3%)	84 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	98 (4.7%)	$10,932			$196			$10,294	96.9%	97.2%	0.26%

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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.

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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.