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)
470318001341	821	McGavock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 McGavock PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8912	298	22	13.8		53 (17.8%)	82 (27.5%)	143 (48.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$20,562			$2,448			$17,195	22	14.1	896	75
470222000403	822	Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Tipton AVE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-5677	541	43	12.4		251 (46.4%)	131 (24.2%)	87 (16.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.4%)	$15,275			$2,363			$11,995	22	27.7	756	66
470014802317	823	Arrow Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	645 Semmes ST	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 207-1891	98	5	19.6		1 (1.0%)	88 (89.8%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$19,167			$3,958			$14,894	21.9	25	781	42
470159001276	824	East Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 13th AVE	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0366	590	48	12.4		18 (3.1%)	82 (13.9%)	475 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$13,495			$2,079			$10,615	21.8	22	801	23
470234000845	825	Ingram Sowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Seventh ST	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-4438	428	32	13.5		301 (70.3%)	33 (7.7%)	61 (14.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$14,755			$3,810			$9,881	21.8	27.8	752	73
470014801184	826	Willow Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4417 Willow Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2196	648				17 (2.6%)	267 (41.2%)	352 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,477			$2,696			$9,856	21.6	16.1	870	44
470014801126	827	Oakhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3795 Bishops Bridge RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2320	538	34	16		6 (1.1%)	415 (77.1%)	103 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$13,337			$2,573			$9,866	21.6	9	967	140
470030000086	828	Walland Elementary School	Public	K-5	247 E Millers Cove RD	Walland	37886	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-2801	294	19	15.8		241 (82.0%)	8 (2.7%)	40 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,543			$1,201			$9,498	21.5	24.2	786	42
470234002623	829	Pioneer Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1620 Springer RD	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 762-3581	158	13	11.8		139 (88.0%)	8 (5.1%)	3 (1.9%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	$2,731			$157			$2,573	21.4	19.9	826	3
470429001734	830	Maynardville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-8391	363	29	12.7		346 (95.3%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,692			$2,196			$9,569	21.2	19.1	835	5

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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.

Educational resources:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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