Top 10 Best Blue Ribbon Public High Schools in Tennessee (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 24 blue ribbon public high schools serving 17,690 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 Central Magnet School, Merrol Hyde Magnet School and Hamilton County Collegiate High At Chattanooga State. 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 score of 46% (versus the Tennessee public high school average of 23%), and score of 63% (versus the 40% statewide average).

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

The school with highest graduation rate is Fred J Page 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 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Tennessee public high school average of 42% (majority Black).