Middle Tennessee high school named the best in the state for a second consecutive year

Rutherford County’s Central Magnet School was named for the second year in a row the top Tennessee public high schools, according to a 2018 U.S. News & World Report ranking.

Four other Middle Tennessee public schools also sit atop the annual rankings of high schools in the state. Last year, seven of the region’s public schools topped the list.

This year, a Knox County School broke into the top six of all public high schools statewide.

The yearly state rankings by U.S. News & World Report consider performance on the math and reading portions of state proficiency tests, graduation rates, college readiness and proof that schools serve all students well.

Central Magnet was also named the 44th best public high school in the country, according to the ranking. [Read more at Tennessean]