Top 10 Best Tennessee Blue Ribbon Public High Schools (2022)

For the 2022 school year, there are 23 blue ribbon public high schools serving 16,624 students in Tennessee.

Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.

The top ranked blue ribbon public high schools in Tennessee are Merrol Hyde Magnet School, Central Magnet School and Martin Luther King Junior School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Tennessee blue ribbon public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 49% (versus the Tennessee public high school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 41% statewide average).

Tennessee blue ribbon public high school have a Graduation Rate of 95%, which is more than the Tennessee average of 90%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Hume - Fogg High School, with ≥99% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Tennessee or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public high school average of 34% (majority Black).