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)
470014802588	971	Memphis Merit Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4775 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 617-3690	291	7	41.5		0 (0.0%)	274 (94.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	$15,758			$3,762			$11,681	8.8	10.6	942	29
470318001371	972	Stratton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Old Hickory Blvd. West	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1486	474	36	13.1		47 (9.9%)	155 (32.7%)	234 (49.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$19,304			$2,443			$15,783	8.7	8.5	975	3
470258002265	973	Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	4-8	668 Lexington AVE	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 427-4581	388	17	22.3		16 (4.1%)	333 (85.8%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$11,854			$2,500			$8,564	8.7	5.8	1000	27
470014801185	974	Winchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3587 Boeingshire Dr	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3152	422	29	14.5		2 (0.5%)	384 (91.0%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$13,339			$2,554			$9,748	8.7	6.4	995	21
470318001279	975	Hattie Cotton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1033 West Greenwood AVE	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 262-6981	249	18	14.2		27 (10.8%)	171 (68.7%)	46 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$22,409			$3,535			$17,491	8.7	12.2	928	47
470318001357	976	Park Avenue Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3703 Park AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8412	349	24	14.8		24 (6.9%)	289 (82.8%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$20,809			$3,205			$16,339	8.5	8.4	976
470222000809	977	Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3001 Brooks RD	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1328	453	49	9.2		49 (10.8%)	299 (66.0%)	56 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.4%)	$17,902			$2,944			$13,864	8.5	6.5	993	16
470014801137	978	Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5195 Twin Woods Ave	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4336	441	31	14.4		14 (3.2%)	377 (85.5%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	$13,963			$2,545			$10,096	8.4	12.9	918	60
470014801172	979	Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3347 Dawn Dr	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3725	346	20	17.3		9 (2.6%)	299 (86.4%)	28 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$13,639			$2,577			$10,130	8.2	12.2	929	50
470014810491	980	Hanley K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	802 Rozelle ST	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 416-5300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								8.2			(n/a)

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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.