Best High Schools in Tennessee

Best High Schools
in Tennessee

We reviewed 21,776 U.S. public high schools; 83 Tennessee schools made our rankings. View Rankings

Tennessee, which has flexibility from No Child Left Behind mandates, assesses high school students through tests in each level of English and algebra, and in geometry, biology, chemistry, physics, and U.S. history. To graduate, Tennessee high schools students must earn 22 credits in various subjects, including two credits in a foreign language, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

Of the Tennessee schools in the U.S. News Best High Schools 2012 rankings, 4 were awarded gold medals, 12 earned silver medals, and 67 received bronze medals. The two top-ranked schools in Tennessee are located in the state capital of Nashville, in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools district.

Top Ranked TN Schools

To be eligible for a state ranking, a school must be awarded a national gold or silver medal.

#1

Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School

700 BROADWAY, NASHVILLE, TN 37203

#2

Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School

613 17TH AVE NORTH, NASHVILLE, TN 37203

#3

Merrol Hyde Magnet School

128 TOWNSHIP DR, HENDERSONVILLE, TN 37075

#4

Brentwood High School

5304 MURRAY LN, BRENTWOOD, TN 37027

#5

Farragut High School

11237 KINGSTON PK, KNOXVILLE, TN 37922

#6

Oak Ridge High School

127 PROVIDENCE RD, OAK RIDGE, TN 37830

#7

Houston High School

9755 WOLF RIVER BLVD, GERMANTOWN, TN 38139

#8

Dobyns-Bennett High School

1800 LEGION DR, KINGSPORT, TN 37664

#9

Collierville High School

1101 NORTH BYHALIA RD, COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017

#10

University School

1 ALEXENDRA DR, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37614

See complete Tennessee High School Rankings

TN by the Numbers

Districts 123
High Schools 351
Full-Time Teachers 18,320
Students Enrolled 300,206

Featured Districts
Memphis City Schools

The Memphis School District supports 42 high schools that serve 33,223 students.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

There are 21 high schools in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, serving 20,847 students.

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