Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the TNReady test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, June 24, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Tennessee schools were revised on October 14^th after the TN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 End-of-Course math scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1018)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
470318001306	371	Gower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Old Hickory BLVD	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2012	603	41	14.7		287 (47.6%)	108 (17.9%)	119 (19.7%)	43 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.5%)	$19,263			$2,185			$16,342	58.5	47.8	501	130
470222000752	372	Mt Olive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2507 Maryville Pike S W	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2170	228	17	13.3		184 (80.7%)	9 (3.9%)	16 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	$13,685			$736			$12,162	58.5	66.8	268	104
470012010486	373	Athens City Intermediate	Public	3-5	255 Keith LN	Athens	37303	McMinn County	Athens	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(423) 745-2863	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								58.5			(n/a)
470014801123	374	Newberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5540 Newberry Ave	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2518	403	28	14.3		4 (1.0%)	308 (76.4%)	82 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$13,635			$2,976			$9,566	58.3	27.8	750	376
470222000817	375	Sterchi Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Oaklett DR	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1470	375	26	14.6		259 (69.1%)	41 (10.9%)	32 (8.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	$11,892			$825			$10,399	58.3	55.5	400	25
470276000961	376	J. R. Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1301 Hamphire PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3319	327	26	12.5		168 (51.4%)	73 (22.3%)	55 (16.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	$14,845			$1,737			$12,131	58.3	47	511	135
470222000782	377	Fountain City Elementary	Public	K-5	2910 Montbelle DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1445	400	27	14.9		262 (65.5%)	35 (8.8%)	71 (17.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	$11,045			$737			$9,538	58.2	40.9	602	225
470105000345	378	Trimble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	256 College ST	Trimble	38259	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 297-5512	163	13	12.3		155 (95.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$14,703			$768			$12,982	58.1	52.9	437	59
470180000609	379	Scotts Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Highway 114 Main ST	Scotts Hill	38374	Decatur County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 549-3411	418	27	15.3		394 (94.3%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,678			$1,555			$8,495	58.1	63.5	308	71
470369001502	380	Blackman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	586 Fortress BLVD	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3795	1,075	59	18		492 (45.8%)	248 (23.1%)	161 (15.0%)	94 (8.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.9%)	$10,031			$530			$8,974	58.1	55.7	398	18

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Mathematics, TNReady English Language Arts, TNReady Science, TNReady Social Studies test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.