Nashville's public school system has one of the highest graduation rates in the country, according to the group America's Promise Alliance.

Mesa, Ariz. came in first place with a graduation rate of 77.1 percent, while San Jose, Calif. and Nashville-Davidson County School District tied for second place at 77 percent.

Memphis ranked 13th on the list with a graduation rate of 61.7 percent.

The report didn't bring good news for many major cities. It found that 17 of the 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent.

Detroit's public schools had the lowest rate with 24.9 percent of the students graduating from high school.