Tennessee schools ranked by test score
Latest TCAP year (2024-25). 324 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 46.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | McNairy Central High School Selmer · McNairy County | High | 28.3% | -17.7pp |
| 252 | Holloway High School Murfreesboro · Rutherford County | High | 28.2% | -17.8pp |
| 253 | Oakhaven High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 27.7% | -18.3pp |
| 254 | Southwind High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 27.4% | -18.6pp |
| 255 | Chattanooga Preparatory School Chattanooga · Hamilton County | High | 27.0% | -19.0pp |
| 256 | Hampton High School Elizabethton · Carter County | High | 26.4% | -19.6pp |
| 257 | Grundy County High School Coalmont · Grundy County | High | 26.0% | -20.0pp |
| 258 | Mitchell High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 25.8% | -20.2pp |
| 259 | Central High School Harrison · Hamilton County | High | 25.5% | -20.5pp |
| 260 | Campbell County Comprehensive High School Jacksboro · Campbell County | High | 25.4% | -20.6pp |
| 261 | Perry County High School Linden · Perry County | High | 25.3% | -20.7pp |
| 262 | Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9-12 White House · Johnson County | High | 25.3% | -20.7pp |
| 263 | Maryville High School Maryville · Maryville | High | 25.0% | -21.0pp |
| 264 | Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School Somerville · Fayette County Public Schools | High | 24.8% | -21.2pp |
| 265 | Johnson Co High School Mountain City · Johnson County | High | 24.6% | -21.4pp |
| 266 | KA @ The Crossings Antioch · Davidson County | High | 23.9% | -22.1pp |
| 267 | East Nashville Magnet High School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 23.8% | -22.2pp |
| 268 | Bolton High Arlington · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 23.7% | -22.3pp |
| 269 | Fayetteville High School Fayetteville · Fayetteville | High | 23.4% | -22.6pp |
| 270 | KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 23.1% | -22.9pp |
| 271 | Antioch High School Antioch · Davidson County | High | 22.9% | -23.1pp |
| 272 | Lead Academy Nashville · Davidson County | High | 22.8% | -23.2pp |
| 273 | East Ridge High School Chattanooga · Hamilton County | High | 22.3% | -23.7pp |
| 274 | Central High School Wartburg · Morgan County | High | 22.1% | -23.9pp |
| 275 | Fulton High School Knoxville · Knox County | High | 21.8% | -24.2pp |
| 276 | Central High School Bolivar · Hardeman County Schools | High | 21.4% | -24.6pp |
| 277 | Craigmont High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 21.3% | -24.7pp |
| 278 | Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 20.8% | -25.2pp |
| 279 | Kingsbury High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 20.7% | -25.3pp |
| 280 | Community High School Unionville · Bedford County | High | 20.6% | -25.4pp |
| 281 | Soulsville Charter School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 20.3% | -25.7pp |
| 282 | Hunters Lane High Nashville · Davidson County | High | 20.2% | -25.8pp |
| 283 | East Hickman High School Lyles · Hickman County | High | 20.1% | -25.9pp |
| 284 | Ripley High School Ripley · Lauderdale County | High | 19.5% | -26.5pp |
| 285 | STEM Prep High School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 19.5% | -26.5pp |
| 286 | Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 19.4% | -26.6pp |
| 287 | John Overton High Nashville · Davidson County | High | 19.3% | -26.7pp |
| 288 | South Side High School Jackson · Madison County | High | 19.0% | -27.0pp |
| 289 | Stratford STEM Magnet School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 17.9% | -28.1pp |
| 290 | Overton High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 17.2% | -28.8pp |
| 291 | Raleigh-Egypt High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 17.2% | -28.8pp |
| 292 | Cane Ridge High School Antioch · Davidson County | High | 17.1% | -28.9pp |
| 293 | Memphis Business Academy High School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 17.0% | -29.0pp |
| 294 | Cannon County High School Woodbury · Cannon County | High | 16.8% | -29.2pp |
| 295 | Jackson Central Merry High School Jackson · Madison County | High | 16.4% | -29.6pp |
| 296 | Humboldt Junior/Senior High School Humboldt · Humboldt City Schools | High | 15.8% | -30.2pp |
| 297 | Mt Pleasant High School Mt Pleasant · Maury County | High | 15.8% | -30.2pp |
| 298 | North Side High School Jackson · Madison County | High | 15.6% | -30.4pp |
| 299 | RePublic High School Nashville · Davidson County | High | 14.6% | -31.4pp |
| 300 | Liberty Technology Magnet High School Jackson · Madison County | High | 14.4% | -31.6pp |
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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 Science 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.