Best Schools for Black Students in Tennessee (2026)

These are the Tennessee public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Crockett Elementary Brentwood	70%	70%	20	A+
2	Springdale Elementary School Mt. Juliet	50%	70%	27	A+
3	Donelson Elementary Arlington	45%	65%	43	A+
4	Crosswind Elementary School Collierville	70%	30%	23	A+
5	Tara Oaks Elementary School Collierville	45%	55%	31	A+
6	Arlington Elementary Arlington	50%	50%	26	A
7	Fairmont Elementary Johnson City	55%	45%	42	B+
8	Rocky Hill Elementary Knoxville	50%	50%	24	B+
9	Gene W. Brown Elementary Hendersonville	50%	50%	24	B
10	Atoka Elementary School Atoka	45%	55%	50	C+
11	Kenrose Elementary Brentwood	50%	50%	20	A+
12	Westwood Elementary School Fairview	50%	50%	26	C+
13	Wallace A. Smith Elementary School Ooltewah	47%	52%	68	A
14	Nolensville Elementary Nolensville	45%	55%	38	A
15	Sunset Elementary School Brentwood	50%	50%	22	A
16	West Elementary Mt Juliet	45%	55%	32	B
17	Lakeland Elementary School Lakeland	35%	55%	52	A+
18	Farragut Intermediate Knoxville	45%	45%	44	A+
19	Hardin Valley Elementary Knoxville	45%	45%	36	A+
20	Madison Creek Elementary Goodlettsville	47%	37%	68	B+
21	Erma Siegel Elementary Murfreesboro	42%	42%	63	C+
22	East Chester Elementary School Henderson	30%	50%	20	A+
23	Liberty Elementary Franklin	50%	30%	27	A+
24	South Gibson County Elementary School Medina	30%	50%	22	A+
25	Northshore Elementary School Knoxville	50%	30%	25	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Discovery School Murfreesboro	90%	90%	21	A+
2	Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts Smyrna	82%	82%	82	A+
3	Maxine Smith STEAM Academy Memphis	62%	32%	181	A+
4	Mill Creek Middle School Nolensville	45%	45%	57	A
5	Meigs Middle Nashville	52%	37%	167	A+
6	Coulter Grove Intermediate School Maryville	45%	45%	46	A+
7	Arlington Middle Arlington	42%	47%	116	B
8	Overall Creek Elementary Murfreesboro	37%	47%	103	B
9	North Middle School Lenoir City	30%	50%	24	A+
10	Houston Middle School Germantown	42%	37%	72	B+
11	Rutherford Elementary Rutherford	35%	45%	32	B
12	Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School Maryville	35%	45%	45	A+
13	J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle Memphis	41%	29%	431	A+
14	South Lincoln School Fayetteville	35%	35%	35	C
15	Valor Voyager Academy Nashville	32%	37%	94	A
16	T. W. Hunter Middle School Hendersonville	27%	42%	85	A+
17	Farragut Middle School Knoxville	35%	35%	53	A+
18	Heritage Middle School Thompson Station	35%	35%	50	B+
19	Brentwood Middle School Brentwood	25%	45%	38	A+
20	Fred J Page Middle School Franklin	35%	35%	32	B+
21	Station Camp Middle School Gallatin	27%	42%	87	A
22	Gladeville Middle School Mt. Juliet	32%	37%	77	A
23	Woodland Middle School Brentwood	45%	25%	34	A+
24	Thompson's Station Middle School Thompson's Station	25%	45%	38	A+
25	Spring Station Middle School Spring Hill	35%	35%	58	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Central Magnet School Murfreesboro	90%	—	24	A+
2	Hume - Fogg High Nashville	85%	—	33	A+
3	Ravenwood High School Brentwood	70%	50%	28	A+
4	Nolensville High School Nolensville	50%	—	28	A+
5	Early College High School Nashville	50%	—	24	A+
6	Hardin County High School Savannah	50%	—	20	B+
7	Martin Luther King Jr School Nashville	62%	32%	126	A+
8	Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts Chattanooga	52%	37%	72	A+
9	Madison Academic Magnet High School Jackson	70%	5%	25	B+
10	East High Memphis	62%	12%	102	B+
11	Jackson Central-Merry Early College High Jackson	65%	5%	38	A+
12	Middle College High Memphis	52%	17%	72	A+
13	White Station High Memphis	52%	17%	221	A
14	Science Hill High School Johnson City	45%	22%	59	A+
15	Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy Lebanon	37%	27%	179	A
16	Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts Chattanooga	37%	25%	64	A+
17	Coffee County Central High School Manchester	30%	—	21	B
18	Jefferson Co High School Dandridge	30%	—	21	B+
19	Farragut High School Knoxville	30%	—	20	A+
20	STEM Prep High School Nashville	30%	—	23	B+
21	Rhea County High School Evensville	30%	—	20	B+
22	Independence High School Thompson's Station	30%	—	28	A
23	Cocke Co High School Newport	30%	—	20	C+
24	Rutherford County Virtual School Smyrna	50%	10%	25	A
25	Greeneville High School Greeneville	50%	10%	22	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for Black Students in Tennessee (2026)

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