Top 50 high schools in Tennessee, 2026-27
380 Tennessee high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.
- Central Magnet School — Murfreesboro · #1 in TN · #1 nationally
- Merrol Hyde Magnet School — Hendersonville · #2 in TN · #27 nationally
- Hume Fogg Magnet High School — Nashville · #3 in TN · #32 nationally
- Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School — Nashville · #4 in TN · #85 nationally
- L&N STEM Academy — Knoxville · #5 in TN · #219 nationally
- Brentwood High School — Brentwood · #6 in TN · #220 nationally
- Ravenwood High School — Brentwood · #7 in TN · #283 nationally
- Valor Flagship Academy — Nashville · #8 in TN · #421 nationally
- Chatt High Center For Creative Arts — Chattanooga · #9 in TN · #477 nationally
- Franklin High School — Franklin · #10 in TN · #489 nationally
- Fred J. Page High School — Franklin · #11 in TN · #531 nationally
- Nolensville High School — Nolensville · #12 in TN · #613 nationally
- University School — Johnson City · #13 in TN · #651 nationally
- Middle College High School — Memphis · #14 in TN · #680 nationally
- Renaissance High School — Franklin · #15 in TN · #696 nationally
- East High School — Memphis · #16 in TN · #875 nationally
- Independence High School — Thompson's Station · #17 in TN · #945 nationally
- Farragut High School — Knoxville · #18 in TN · #963 nationally
- Centennial High School — Franklin · #19 in TN · #975 nationally
- Science Hill High School — Johnson City · #20 in TN · #1,150 nationally
- Houston High School — Germantown · #21 in TN · #1,190 nationally
- Summit High School — Spring Hill · #22 in TN · #1,240 nationally
- Collierville High School — Collierville · #23 in TN · #1,345 nationally
- Madison Academic Magnet High School — Jackson · #24 in TN · #1,351 nationally
- Signal Mountain Middle/High School — Signal Mountain · #25 in TN · #1,425 nationally
- White Station High School — Memphis · #26 in TN · #1,448 nationally
- Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy — Chattanooga · #27 in TN · #1,460 nationally
- Arlington High School — Arlington · #28 in TN · #1,749 nationally
- East Hamilton School — Ooltewah · #29 in TN · #1,776 nationally
- Maryville High School — Maryville · #30 in TN · #1,862 nationally
- South Gibson County High School — Medina · #31 in TN · #1,895 nationally
- Bearden High School — Knoxville · #32 in TN · #2,005 nationally
- West High School — Knoxville · #33 in TN · #2,092 nationally
- Memphis Rise Academy — Memphis · #34 in TN · #2,199 nationally
- Oak Ridge High School — Oak Ridge · #35 in TN · #2,207 nationally
- Rossview High School — Clarksville · #36 in TN · #2,229 nationally
- Dobyns - Bennett High School — Kingsport · #37 in TN · #2,241 nationally
- Fairview High School — Fairview · #38 in TN · #2,271 nationally
- Nashville School of the Arts — Nashville · #39 in TN · #2,292 nationally
- Green Hill High School — Mt. Juliet · #40 in TN · #2,665 nationally
- Crosstown High School — Memphis · #41 in TN · #2,733 nationally
- Hendersonville High School — Hendersonville · #42 in TN · #2,891 nationally
- Union City High School — Union City · #43 in TN · #2,967 nationally
- Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State — Chattanooga · #44 in TN · #3,020 nationally
- Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences — Chattanooga · #45 in TN · #3,052 nationally
- Alcoa High School — Alcoa · #46 in TN · #3,119 nationally
- Tennessee High School — Bristol · #47 in TN · #3,139 nationally
- Wilson Central High School — Lebanon · #48 in TN · #3,227 nationally
- Morristown West High School — Morristown · #49 in TN · #3,257 nationally
- Cookeville High School — Cookeville · #50 in TN · #3,368 nationally
High schools by city in Tennessee
- Memphis (41)
- Nashville (24)
- Knoxville (14)
- Chattanooga (12)
- Clarksville (9)
- Murfreesboro (7)
- Jackson (7)
- Franklin (5)
- Antioch (5)
- Gallatin (5)
- Maryville (4)
- Cleveland (4)
Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.