WCS High Schools Remain Among Best in State

High schools in Williamson County continue to be the highest-ranked, non-magnet schools in Tennessee, according to US News and World Report's annual Best High Schools list released August 18.

Brentwood High is ranked sixth in the state; Ravenwood High is ranked seventh; and Franklin High is ranked tenth. Page High is ranked eleventh, and Nolensville High and Renaissance High are ranked twelfth and fifteenth, respectively. Independence High is ranked seventeenth; Centennial High is ranked nineteenth; and Summit High is ranked twenty-second.

“I am proud, but not surprised, to see WCS students leading the state and nation on this list,” said WCS Interim Superintendent Dr. Leigh Webb. “This result comes from the intentional work taking place in all our classrooms every day. While it is nice to celebrate this achievement, I am most proud of the work taking place every day to reach these and other ongoing milestones.”

All 11 WCS high schools are ranked within the top 70 of 496 Tennessee schools.

 The US News and World Report reviewed approximately 27,000 high schools across the country and, of those, ranked approximately 18,000. The rankings are decided using six factors that are summed together and then transformed into a percentile number between zero and 100. The six factors considered are college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance and graduation rate.

The complete ranking of WCS high schools are listed below:

• Brentwood High - 6 (ranked 220 nationally)
• Ravenwood High - 7 (ranked 283 nationally)
• Franklin High - 10 (ranked 489 nationally)
• Page High - 11 (ranked 531 nationally)
• Nolensville High - 12 (ranked 613 nationally)
• Renaissance High - 15 (ranked 696 nationally)
• Independence High - 17 (ranked 945 nationally)
• Centennial High - 19 (ranked 975 nationally)
• Summit High - 22 (ranked 1,240 nationally)
• Fairview High - 38 (ranked 2,271 nationally)
• Vanguard Virtual High – 69 (ranked 4,078 nationally)