The 2025 Niche list of Tennessee's best public high schools is a mix of traditional and magnet schools, with one charter school also making the cut.
Niche, a ranking and review organization, bases its list on an analysis of statistics, U.S. Department of Education data and reviews from students and parents. The organization considers factors like state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates and teacher quality, among others.
The full list of Tennessee's best public high schools, which includes nearly 500 schools, can be found at niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/s/tennessee.
Here's a look at the top 20 public high schools in Tennessee, along with the top five traditional, magnet and charter schools, according to Niche.
Top 20 public high schools in Tennessee for 2025
No. 1: Hume-Fogg Academic High School (Nashville, magnet)
No. 2: Central Magnet School (Murfreesboro, magnet)
No. 3: Ravenwood High School (Brentwood, traditional)
No. 4: Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School (Nashville, magnet)
No. 5: Brentwood High School (Brentwood, traditional)
No. 6: L&N STEM Academy (Knoxville, magnet)
No. 7: Madison Academic High School (Jackson, magnet)
No. 8: Farragut High School (Knoxville, traditional)
No. 9: White Station High School (Memphis, magnet)
No. 10: Collierville High School (Collierville, traditional)
No. 11: STEM School Chattanooga (Chattanooga, traditional)
No. 12: Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts (Chattanooga, magnet)
No. 13: Franklin High School (Franklin, traditional)
No. 14: Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, Upper School (Chattanooga, magnet)
No. 15: Merrol Hyde Magnet School (Hendersonville, magnet)
No. 16: Valor Flagship Academy (Nashville, charter)
No. 17: Oak Ridge High School (Oak Ridge, traditional)
No. 18: Nolensville High School (Nolensville, traditional)
No. 19: Dobyns-Bennett High School (Kingsport, traditional)
No. 20: Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State (Chattanooga, traditional)
Top 5 traditional public high schools in Tennessee for 2025
No. 1: Ravenwood High School (Brentwood)
No. 2: Brentwood high School (Brentwood)
No. 3: Farragut High School (Knoxville)
No. 4: White Station High School (Memphis)
No. 5: Collierville High School (Collierville)
Top 5 public magnet high schools in Tennessee for 2025
No. 1: Hume-Fogg Academic High School (Nashville)
No. 2: Central Magnet School (Murfreesboro)
No. 3: Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School (Nashville)
No. 4: L&N STEM Academy (Knoxville)
No. 5: Madison Academic Magnet High School (Jackson)
Top 5 public charter high schools in Tennessee for 2025
No. 1: Valor Flagship Academy (Nashville)
No. 2: Crosstown High School (Memphis)
No. 3: Memphis Rise Academy (Memphis)
No. 4: Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy (Chattanooga)
No. 5: Ivy Academy (Soddy-Daisy)
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Top 20 public high schools in Tennessee: 2025 Niche rankings
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