Tennessee schools ranked by test score
Latest TCAP year (2024-25). 340 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 40.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Red Bank High School Chattanooga · Hamilton County | High | 32.0% | -8.9pp |
| 252 | Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Chattanooga · Hamilton County | High | 31.9% | -9.0pp |
| 253 | James Lawson High School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 31.8% | -9.1pp |
| 254 | East Nashville Magnet High School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 31.6% | -9.3pp |
| 255 | Cordova High School Cordova · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 31.3% | -9.6pp |
| 256 | Monterey High School Monterey · Putnam County | High | 31.1% | -9.8pp |
| 257 | East Robertson High School Cross Plains · Robertson County | High | 30.8% | -10.1pp |
| 258 | Shelbyville Central High School Shelbyville · Bedford County | High | 30.8% | -10.1pp |
| 259 | Fayetteville High School Fayetteville · Fayetteville | High | 30.4% | -10.5pp |
| 260 | LEAD Southeast Nashville · Davidson County | High | 29.7% | -11.2pp |
| 261 | STEM Prep High School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 29.7% | -11.2pp |
| 262 | South Pittsburg High School South Pittsburg · Marion County | High | 29.2% | -11.7pp |
| 263 | Whitehaven High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 29.2% | -11.7pp |
| 264 | Power Center Academy High School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 28.8% | -12.1pp |
| 265 | Nashville Big Picture High School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 28.6% | -12.3pp |
| 266 | John Overton High Nashville · Davidson County | High | 28.5% | -12.4pp |
| 267 | Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School Antioch · Davidson County | High | 28.3% | -12.6pp |
| 268 | Sequoyah High School Soddy Daisy · Hamilton County | High | 28.3% | -12.6pp |
| 269 | Virtual Academy of Maury County Columbia · Maury County | High | 28.1% | -12.8pp |
| 270 | Ridgeway High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 27.8% | -13.1pp |
| 271 | Tyner Academy Chattanooga · Hamilton County | High | 27.8% | -13.1pp |
| 272 | Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School Somerville · Fayette County Public Schools | High | 27.7% | -13.2pp |
| 273 | Lookout Valley Middle / High School Chattanooga · Hamilton County | High | 27.1% | -13.8pp |
| 274 | North Side High School Jackson · Madison County | High | 26.5% | -14.4pp |
| 275 | Central High School Harrison · Hamilton County | High | 26.4% | -14.5pp |
| 276 | Westwood High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 26.4% | -14.5pp |
| 277 | Oakhaven High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 26.1% | -14.8pp |
| 278 | East Hickman High School Lyles · Hickman County | High | 25.9% | -15.0pp |
| 279 | Millington Central Middle High School Millington · Millington Municipal Schools | High | 25.8% | -15.1pp |
| 280 | Bolton High Arlington · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 25.6% | -15.3pp |
| 281 | Memphis School of Excellence Cordova Cordova · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 25.4% | -15.5pp |
| 282 | Central High School Bolivar · Hardeman County Schools | High | 25.3% | -15.6pp |
| 283 | Columbia Central High School Columbia · Maury County | High | 25.1% | -15.8pp |
| 284 | Ripley High School Ripley · Lauderdale County | High | 24.5% | -16.4pp |
| 285 | Red Boiling Springs School Red Boiling Spg · Macon County | High | 24.3% | -16.6pp |
| 286 | Lead Academy Nashville · Davidson County | High | 23.9% | -17.0pp |
| 287 | RePublic High School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 23.9% | -17.0pp |
| 288 | Jo Byrns High School Cedar Hill · Robertson County | High | 23.6% | -17.3pp |
| 289 | Haywood High School Brownsville · Haywood County | High | 23.5% | -17.4pp |
| 290 | Central High School Wartburg · Morgan County | High | 22.8% | -18.1pp |
| 291 | Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 22.8% | -18.1pp |
| 292 | Craigmont High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 22.7% | -18.2pp |
| 293 | Middleton High School Middleton · Hardeman County Schools | High | 22.7% | -18.2pp |
| 294 | Austin East High/Magnet Knoxville · Knox County | High | 22.6% | -18.3pp |
| 295 | Southwind High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 22.5% | -18.4pp |
| 296 | East Ridge High School Chattanooga · Hamilton County | High | 22.4% | -18.5pp |
| 297 | West Carroll Junior/Senior High School Atwood · West Carroll Sp Dist | High | 22.3% | -18.6pp |
| 298 | Trezevant High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 21.9% | -19.0pp |
| 299 | Stratford STEM Magnet School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 21.7% | -19.2pp |
| 300 | Antioch High School Antioch · Davidson County | High | 21.5% | -19.4pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the TCAP % On Track or Mastered threshold on the latest available TCAP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Tennessee, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.