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Tennessee schools ranked by test score

Latest TCAP year (2024-25). 1,672 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 40.9%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
651Moore Magnet Elementary
Clarksville · Montgomery County
Elementary42.7%+1.8pp
652Obion County Central High School
Troy · Obion County
High42.7%+1.8pp
653Powell Elementary
Powell · Knox County
Elementary42.7%+1.8pp
654South Haven Elementary
Lexington · Henderson County
Elementary42.7%+1.8pp
655Wells Station Elementary
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Elementary42.7%+1.8pp
656Carpenters Elementary School
Maryville · Blount County
Elementary42.6%+1.7pp
657Northfield Elementary
Murfreesboro · Murfreesboro
Elementary42.6%+1.7pp
658Wayne County High School
Waynesboro · Wayne County
High42.6%+1.7pp
659Barksdale Elementary
Clarksville · Montgomery County
Elementary42.5%+1.6pp
660Forks River Elementary
Elmwood · Smith County
Elementary42.5%+1.6pp
661Grainger High School
Rutledge · Grainger County
High42.5%+1.6pp
662Munford Elementary
Munford · Tipton County
Elementary42.5%+1.6pp
663Rocky Fork Elementary School
Smyrna · Rutherford County
Elementary42.5%+1.6pp
664Volunteer State Virtual Academy High School
Hohenwald · Lewis County
High42.5%+1.6pp
665White House Heritage High School
White House · Robertson County
High42.5%+1.6pp
666Drummonds Elementary
Drummonds · Tipton County
Elementary42.4%+1.5pp
667KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
Nashville · Davidson County
High42.4%+1.5pp
668New Union Elementary
Manchester · Coffee County
Elementary42.4%+1.5pp
669Newbern Elementary School
Newbern · Dyer County
Elementary42.4%+1.5pp
670Gibbs High School
Corryton · Knox County
High42.3%+1.4pp
671Irving College Elementary
McMinnville · Warren County
Elementary42.3%+1.4pp
672Bon Lin Middle School
Bartlett · Bartlett
Middle42.2%+1.3pp
673Lincoln Heights Elementary
Morristown · Hamblen County
Elementary42.2%+1.3pp
674Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Elementary42.2%+1.3pp
675Anderson County High School
Clinton · Anderson County
High42.1%+1.2pp
676Bean Station Elementary
Bean Station · Grainger County
Elementary42.1%+1.2pp
677Burks Elementary
Monterey · Putnam County
Elementary42.0%+1.1pp
678Catlettsburg Elementary School
Sevierville · Sevier County
Elementary42.0%+1.1pp
679Cornersville Elementary
Cornersville · Marshall County
Elementary42.0%+1.1pp
680Gower Elementary
Nashville · Davidson County
Elementary42.0%+1.1pp
681North Stewart Elementary
Big Rock · Stewart County
Elementary42.0%+1.1pp
682Paulette Elementary School
Maynardville · Union County
Elementary42.0%+1.1pp
683Pikeville Elementary
Pikeville · Bledsoe County
Elementary42.0%+1.1pp
684Upperman High School
Baxter · Putnam County
High42.0%+1.1pp
685Holston Elementary
Blountville · Sullivan County
Elementary41.9%+1.0pp
686Minor Hill School
Minor Hill · Giles County
Elementary41.8%+0.9pp
687Cherokee Middle School
Kingston · Roane County
Middle41.7%+0.8pp
688East Cheatham Elementary
Ashland City · Cheatham County
Elementary41.7%+0.8pp
689H. Y. Livesay Middle School
Harrogate · Claiborne County
Middle41.7%+0.8pp
690Huntingdon Primary
Huntingdon · Huntingdon Special School District
Elementary41.7%+0.8pp
691Richview Middle
Clarksville · Montgomery County
Middle41.7%+0.8pp
692Waterville Community Elementary School
Cleveland · Bradley County
Elementary41.7%+0.8pp
693Cornerstone Elementary
Baxter · Putnam County
Elementary41.6%+0.7pp
694Kittrell Elementary
Readyville · Rutherford County
Elementary41.6%+0.7pp
695Meigs South Elementary
Decatur · Meigs County
Elementary41.6%+0.7pp
696Calhoun Elementary
Calhoun · McMinn County
Elementary41.5%+0.6pp
697Manley Elementary
Morristown · Hamblen County
Elementary41.5%+0.6pp
698Northside Elementary
Smithville · DeKalb County
Elementary41.5%+0.6pp
699Coffee County Raider Academy
Manchester · Coffee County
High41.3%+0.4pp
700Cosby High School
Cosby · Cocke County
High41.3%+0.4pp
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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.