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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Tennessee

337 public high schools in Tennessee appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Hume - Fogg High leads the list at 94.6%, against a median of 43.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
337
Tennessee
Top % Proficient (Reading)
94.6%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
43.0%
BEST IN READING · TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Hume - Fogg HighNashville, TNDavidson CountyHigh88594.6%
2Brentwood High SchoolBrentwood, TNWilliamson CountyHigh1,58887.7%
3Jackson Central-Merry Early College HighJackson, TNMadison CountyHigh26884.0%
4Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga StateChattanooga, TNHamilton CountyHigh14182.6%
5Martin Luther King Jr SchoolNashville, TNDavidson CountyHigh1,28082.6%
6Early College High SchoolNashville, TNDavidson CountyHigh17482.3%
7Fred J Page High SchoolFranklin, TNWilliamson CountyHigh1,47881.9%
8Ravenwood High SchoolBrentwood, TNWilliamson CountyHigh1,97581.7%
9Renaissance High SchoolFranklin, TNWilliamson CountyHigh17481.5%
10Franklin High SchoolFranklin, TNWilliamson CountyHigh1,72980.6%
11Madison Academic Magnet High SchoolJackson, TNMadison CountyHigh48380.4%
12L N STEM AcademyKnoxville, TNKnox CountyHigh58880.1%
13Nolensville High SchoolNolensville, TNWilliamson CountyHigh1,49179.0%
14Farragut High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox CountyHigh2,07377.1%
15Chattanooga High School Center for Creative ArtsChattanooga, TNHamilton CountyHigh71776.5%
16Maryville High SchoolMaryville, TNMaryvilleHigh1,23176.3%
17Houston High SchoolGermantown, TNGermantownHigh1,80675.3%
18Collierville High SchoolCollierville, TNColliervilleHigh2,94674.9%
19STEM School ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNHamilton CountyHigh29674.9%
20University High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County SchoolsHigh17974.6%
21Independence High SchoolThompson's Station, TNWilliamson CountyHigh2,09173.2%
22Signal Mountain Middle/High SchoolSignal Mountain, TNHamilton CountyHigh1,39672.9%
23Arlington HighArlington, TNArlingtonHigh1,67470.7%
24East HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County SchoolsHigh58370.6%
25Liberty Creek High SchoolGallatin, TNSumner CountyHigh99370.1%
26Summit High SchoolSpring Hill, TNWilliamson CountyHigh1,60969.1%
27Middle College HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County SchoolsHigh30468.7%
28Fairview High SchoolFairview, TNWilliamson CountyHigh68867.7%
29Science Hill High SchoolJohnson City, TNJohnson CityHigh2,35966.6%
30Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences UpperChattanooga, TNHamilton CountyHigh74166.0%
31Career Magnet AcademyKnoxville, TNKnox CountyHigh35966.0%
32Centennial High SchoolFranklin, TNWilliamson CountyHigh1,35465.9%
33Station Camp High SchoolGallatin, TNSumner CountyHigh1,13765.4%
34Nashville School Of The ArtsNashville, TNDavidson CountyHigh54864.6%
35South Gibson County High SchoolMedina, TNGibson Co Sp DistHigh77664.5%
36Seymour High SchoolSeymour, TNSevier CountyHigh69363.6%
37Green Hill High SchoolMt. Juliet, TNWilson CountyHigh1,60663.4%
38Elizabethton High SchoolElizabethton, TNElizabethtonHigh88662.3%
39Midway High SchoolKingston, TNRoane CountyHigh21762.3%
40Hendersonville High SchoolHendersonville, TNSumner CountyHigh1,41062.1%
41East Hamilton High SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton CountyHigh1,29362.0%
42Wilson Central High SchoolLebanon, TNWilson CountyHigh1,68662.0%
43Beech Sr High SchoolHendersonville, TNSumner CountyHigh1,47761.8%
44Medical District High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County SchoolsHigh14661.4%
45Lexington High SchoolLexington, TNHenderson CountyHigh89061.0%
46Maryville Junior High SchoolMaryville, TNMaryvilleHigh88660.7%
47Rockvale High SchoolRockvale, TNRutherford CountyHigh2,12660.7%
48Alcoa High SchoolAlcoa, TNAlcoaHigh68759.9%
49Dickson County High SchoolDickson, TNDickson CountyHigh1,33759.5%
50Chuckey Doak High SchoolAfton, TNGreene CountyHigh55559.4%
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