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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
1001Dyersburg Intermediate School
Dyersburg · Dyersburg
Elementary34.1%-6.8pp
1002E K Baker Elementary
Athens · McMinn County
Elementary34.1%-6.8pp
1003Forge Ridge School
Harrogate · Claiborne County
Elementary34.1%-6.8pp
1004Gresham Middle School
Knoxville · Knox County
Middle34.1%-6.8pp
1005Memphis Business Academy Elementary School
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Elementary34.1%-6.8pp
1006North Greene Middle School
Greeneville · Greene County
Middle34.1%-6.8pp
1007Ripley Elementary
Ripley · Lauderdale County
Elementary34.1%-6.8pp
1008Ruby Major Elementary
Hermitage · Davidson County
Elementary34.1%-6.8pp
1009South Side Elementary
Reagan · Henderson County
Elementary34.1%-6.8pp
1010Clark Memorial School
Winchester · Franklin County
Elementary34.0%-6.9pp
1011Hampton High School
Elizabethton · Carter County
High34.0%-6.9pp
1012Bradley Academy - An Arts Integrated School
Murfreesboro · Murfreesboro
Elementary33.9%-7.0pp
1013Oakshire Elementary
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Elementary33.9%-7.0pp
1014Rock Springs Middle School
Smyrna · Rutherford County
Middle33.9%-7.0pp
1015Bluff City Elementary
Bluff City · Sullivan County
Elementary33.8%-7.1pp
1016Pickwick Southside School
Counce · Hardin County
Elementary33.8%-7.1pp
1017Westwood Middle School
Manchester · Manchester
Middle33.8%-7.1pp
1018Carthage Elementary
Carthage · Smith County
Elementary33.7%-7.2pp
1019Halls Elementary School
Halls · Lauderdale County
Elementary33.6%-7.3pp
1020Liberty Elementary
Clarksville · Montgomery County
Elementary33.6%-7.3pp
1021Sycamore Elementary
Cookeville · Putnam County
Elementary33.6%-7.3pp
1022White Pine Elementary
White Pine · Jefferson County
Elementary33.6%-7.3pp
1023Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson City · Jefferson County
Middle33.5%-7.4pp
1024Lincoln Heights Middle School
Morristown · Hamblen County
Middle33.5%-7.4pp
1025Big Sandy School
Big Sandy · Benton County
Combined33.4%-7.5pp
1026Brighton Middle School
Brighton · Tipton County
Middle33.4%-7.5pp
1027Decatur County Middle School
Parsons · Decatur County
Middle33.4%-7.5pp
1028Black Oak Elementary
Hornbeak · Obion County
Elementary33.3%-7.6pp
1029Dyersburg Middle School
Dyersburg · Dyersburg
Middle33.3%-7.6pp
1030Halls Middle School
Knoxville · Knox County
Middle33.3%-7.6pp
1031McKenzie Middle School
McKenzie · McKenzie
Middle33.3%-7.6pp
1032Memphis Rise Academy
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
High33.3%-7.6pp
1033Valley View Elementary School
Cleveland · Bradley County
Elementary33.3%-7.6pp
1034Cannon County High School
Woodbury · Cannon County
High33.2%-7.7pp
1035Celina K-8
Celina · Clay County
Elementary33.2%-7.7pp
1036Hampton Elementary
Hampton · Carter County
Elementary33.2%-7.7pp
1037Hilham Elementary
Hilham · Overton County
Elementary33.2%-7.7pp
1038Compass Community School Midtown Campus
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
High33.1%-7.8pp
1039Meigs Middle School
Decatur · Meigs County
Middle33.1%-7.8pp
1040Vonore Elementary
Vonore · Monroe County
Elementary33.1%-7.8pp
1041Mary Blount Elementary
Maryville · Blount County
Elementary33.0%-7.9pp
1042Unaka Elementary
Elizabethton · Carter County
Elementary33.0%-7.9pp
1043Oneida Elementary
Oneida · Oneida
Elementary32.9%-8.0pp
1044Rocky Fork Middle School
Smyrna · Rutherford County
Middle32.9%-8.0pp
1045Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Kingsport · Kingsport
Elementary32.8%-8.1pp
1046John Colemon Elementary
Smyrna · Rutherford County
Elementary32.8%-8.1pp
1047Bellevue Middle
Nashville · Davidson County
Middle32.7%-8.2pp
1048Cheatham Middle School
Ashland City · Cheatham County
Middle32.7%-8.2pp
1049Cordova Elementary
Cordova · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Elementary32.7%-8.2pp
1050Hawkins Mill Elementary
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Elementary32.7%-8.2pp
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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.