Everybody loves lists of “the best,” especially when one of your favorites makes it into the top rankings. As the school year kicks off, let the debates begin!
Niche, an education organization, released its latest list of The 2025 Best Public High Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, and high school ratings. SAT/ACT scores have been removed from this year’s rankings to reflect a general de-emphasis on test scores in the college admissions process.
Based upon their analysis what were the top-ranked public High Schools in the Volunteer State?
- Hume-Fogg High School
- Central Magnet School
- Ravenwood High School
- Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School
- Brentwood High School
- L&N STEM Academy
- Madison Academic Magnet High School
- Farragut High School
- White Station High School
- Collierville High School
- STEM School Chattanooga
- Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts
- Franklin High School
- Chattanooga High School for the Arts & Sciences – Upper School
- Merrol Hyde Magnet School
- Valor Flagship Academy
- Oak Ridge High School
- Nolensville High School
- Dobyns-Bennett High School
- Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
- Independence High School
- Maryville High School
- Houston High School
- Centennial High School
- Rutherford County Virtual School
Williamson County fared very well in the rankings with six schools listed among the top 25.
Meanwhile, Niche also ranked the best PRIVATE schools in Tennessee. That list is available HERE.
