Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

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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)
470222000788	961	Inskip Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 High School ST	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1450	515	43	12		175 (34.0%)	184 (35.7%)	112 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	$12,223			$1,917			$9,383	9.4	9.2	964	3
470014702295	962	Cornerstone Prep - Lester Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	320 Carpenter ST	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3640	401	15	27		7 (1.7%)	390 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								9.3	9.8	954	8
470014801146	963	Scenic Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Scenic Hwy	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4342	292	24	12.1		9 (3.1%)	271 (92.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,435			$3,010			$11,113	9.3	8.3	978	15
470075000282	964	Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Woodson RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4697	396	25	15.6		339 (85.6%)	16 (4.0%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$12,865			$3,046			$8,683	9.2	12.8	920	44
470258001336	965	Arlington Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 Arlington AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 265-9784	593	36	16.7		45 (7.6%)	397 (66.9%)	90 (15.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.3%)	$12,723			$3,101			$8,903	9.1	9	966	1
470014810438	966	Whitney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1219 Whitney AVE	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3840	262	13	20.1		3 (1.1%)	253 (96.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,962			$2,548			$10,237	9.1	9.8	955	11
470014801616	967	Holmes Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1083 E Holmes Rd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6469	713	38	18.7		6 (0.8%)	667 (93.5%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.5%)	$13,541			$2,846			$9,790	9	7.8	985	18
470195002239	968	East Elementary School	Public	2-6	1560 North 30th AVE	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-4171	440	27	16.2		98 (22.3%)	301 (68.4%)	32 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,560			$2,203			$9,083	9	8.9	970	2
470159000506	969	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8098 Ferdinand Piech Way	Chattanooga	37416	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1428	1,013	54	18.7		210 (20.7%)	618 (61.0%)	93 (9.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.7%)	$11,988			$1,831			$9,475	9	11.6	936	33
470014802044	970	Circles Of Success Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	867 South Parkway East	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 322-7978	217	17	12.8		0 (0.0%)	212 (97.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$21,331			$4,809			$16,206	8.9	16.4	865	105

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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