Top Tennessee Alternative Public Schools
- For the 2020 school year, there are 18 top alternative public schools in Tennessee, serving 1,343 students.
- Alternative schools aim to help students whose needs may not be successfully met in regular schools.
- Students who attend alternative schools and may be at risk of educational failure (as indicated by poor grades, truancy, disruptive behavior, pregnancy, or similar factors associated with temporary or permanent withdrawal from school).
- Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Tennessee state average of 37%.
- The student:teacher ratio of 7:1 is less than the state average of 16:1.
Top Tennessee Alternative Public Schools (2020)
- School Location Grades Students
- Murfreesboro Daniel Mckee Alternative School Alternative School
2623 Halls Hill Pk
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615)890-2282
Grades: 7-12 | 67 students
- Maynardville Elementary Middle Alternative Alternative School
635 Main St
Maynardville, TN 37807
(865)745-0253
Grades: 5-8 | 8 students
- Sevierville Greenbrier Alternative Learning Center Alternative School
2851 Webb Creek Rd
Sevierville, TN 37876
(865)453-8338
Grades: 10-11 | 14 students
- Morristown Hamblen County Alternative School Alternative School
376 Snyder Rd
Morristown, TN 37813
(423)585-3785
Grades: 3-12 | 47 students
- Memphis Martin Luther King Transition Center Alternative School
620 South Lauderdale
Memphis, TN 38126
(901)416-7320
Grades: K-12 | 529 students
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- Jackson Parkview Learning Center Alternative School
905 E. Chester St
Jackson, TN 38301
(731)427-2841
Grades: 6-12 | 66 students
- Sevierville Parkway Academy Alternative School
300 Cedar St
Sevierville, TN 37862
(865)429-3908
Grades: 8-12 | 11 students
- Gallatin R T Fisher Alternative Alternative School
455 North Boyers
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615)451-6558
Grades: 1-12 | 105 students
- Knoxville Richard Yoakley School Alternative School
4415 Washington Pk
Knoxville, TN 37917
(865)594-3790
Grades: 7-12 | 56 students
- Knoxville Ridgedale Alternative School Alternative School
4600 Ridgedale Rd
Knoxville, TN 37921
(865)909-9099
Grades: K-12 | 76 students
- Elizabethton Siam Learning Center Alternative School
2543 Siam Rd
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423)547-4050
Grades: 7-12 | 15 students
- Smyrna Smyrna West Alternative School Alternative School
12619 Old Nashville Hw
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615)904-3856
Grades: 7-12 | 35 students
- Covington Tipton County Alternative Learning Center Alternative School
800 Bert Johnston Av
Covington, TN 38019
(901)475-3502
Grades: 3-12 | 75 students
- Nashville Transitions At Bass Alternative School
5200 Delaware Av
Nashville, TN 37209
(615)298-3278
Grades: 9-12 | 27 students
- Maynardville Union County Alternative Center Alternative School
115 Wilson La
Maynardville, TN 37807
(865)992-7747
Grades: 9-12 | 21 students
- Nashville W.a. Bass Alternative Learning Center Alternative School
5200 Delaware Av
Nashville, TN 37209
(615)298-3278
Grades: 9-12 | 89 students
- Mcminnville Warren County Alternative Academy Alternative School
421 N. Spring St
Mcminnville, TN 37110
(931)473-8723
Grades: 7-12 | 22 students
- Cookeville White Plains Academy Alternative School
288 E. Main St
Cookeville, TN 38506
(931)528-1847
Grades: 1-12 | 80 students
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