Best schools in Tennessee (2025)
The top five of 1,811 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
Tennessee has 1,811 schools educating 986,169 students in 2025: 1,697 public, 114 charter.
The median Enrollment across Tennessee is 470. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
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Best elementary schools in Tennessee
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
McFadden School Of Excellence
Murfreesboro · Public elementary · Grades K–5
386 students
Discovery School
Murfreesboro · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
391 students
Clovercroft Elementary School
Franklin · Public elementary · Grades K–5
703 students
Glendale Elementary
Nashville · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
433 students
Julia Green Elementary
Nashville · Public elementary · Grades K–5
501 students
Best middle schools in Tennessee
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Meigs Middle
Nashville · Public middle · Grades 6–8
692 students
Brentwood Middle School
Brentwood · Public middle · Grades 6–8
1,109 students
Maxine Smith STEAM Academy
Memphis · Public middle · Grades 6–8
439 students
Woodland Middle School
Brentwood · Public middle · Grades 6–8
957 students
Grassland Middle School
Franklin · Public middle · Grades 6–8
798 students
Best high schools in Tennessee
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
Central Magnet School
Murfreesboro · Public high · Grades 6–12
1,222 students
Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
Chattanooga · Public high · Grades 9–12
141 students
Hume - Fogg High
Nashville · Public high · Grades 9–12
885 students
Martin Luther King Jr School
Nashville · Public high · Grades 7–12
1,280 students
Ravenwood High School
Brentwood · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,975 students
Best traditional public schools in Tennessee
District-run public schools.
McFadden School Of Excellence
Murfreesboro · Public elementary · Grades K–5
386 students
Discovery School
Murfreesboro · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
391 students
Central Magnet School
Murfreesboro · Public high · Grades 6–12
1,222 students
Clovercroft Elementary School
Franklin · Public elementary · Grades K–5
703 students
Meigs Middle
Nashville · Public middle · Grades 6–8
692 students
Best charter schools in Tennessee
Publicly funded charter schools.
Valor Flagship Academy
Nashville · Charter high · Grades 5–12
1,402 students
Valor Voyager Academy
Nashville · Charter middle · Grades 5–8
507 students
Nashville Classical East
Nashville · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
549 students
Purpose Prep
Nashville · Charter elementary · Grades K–5
431 students
Memphis Rise Academy
Memphis · Charter high · Grades 6–12
753 students
Best schools by math proficiency in Tennessee
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
McFadden School Of Excellence
Murfreesboro · Public elementary · Grades K–5
386 students
Central Magnet School
Murfreesboro · Public high · Grades 6–12
1,222 students
Clovercroft Elementary School
Franklin · Public elementary · Grades K–5
703 students
Discovery School
Murfreesboro · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
391 students
Lipscomb Elementary
Brentwood · Public elementary · Grades K–5
532 students
Best schools by reading proficiency in Tennessee
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students).
Central Magnet School
Murfreesboro · Public high · Grades 6–12
1,222 students
Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
Chattanooga · Public high · Grades 9–12
141 students
McFadden School Of Excellence
Murfreesboro · Public elementary · Grades K–5
386 students
Discovery School
Murfreesboro · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
391 students
Hume - Fogg High
Nashville · Public high · Grades 9–12
885 students
Best largest schools in Tennessee
Schools with the highest enrollment.
Collierville High School
Collierville · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,946 students
Bartlett High School
Bartlett · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,782 students
Stewarts Creek High School
Smyrna · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,474 students
Science Hill High School
Johnson City · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,359 students
Dobyns - Bennett High School
Kingsport · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,315 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Tennessee?
McFadden School Of Excellence in Murfreesboro ranks first among elementary schools in Tennessee with a Success Index (US) of 99.7 out of 100 (Enrollment: 386).
How are elementary schools in Tennessee ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.