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)
470042000124	691	Jellico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	551 Sunset TRL	Jellico	37762	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6565	288	29	9.8		285 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,347			$2,795			$7,691	33.3	31	718	27
470210000693	692	White Pine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3060 Roy Messer HWY	White Pine	37890	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 674-2596	754	50	15		520 (69.0%)	4 (0.5%)	193 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.8%)	$10,913			$1,909			$8,280	33.3	34.7	670	22
470219000190	693	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1051 Lake ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 857-2600	277	26	10.6		207 (74.7%)	17 (6.1%)	27 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	$14,962			$2,279			$11,851	33.2	41	601	92
470014801627	694	Winridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Ridgeway RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6618	486	29	16.9		5 (1.0%)	403 (82.9%)	69 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$14,133			$2,712			$10,472	33.1	45	548	146
470378000968	695	Northview Intermediate School	Public	4-6	3295 Douglas Dam RD	Kodak	37764	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-7985	379	26	14.6		313 (82.6%)	8 (2.1%)	44 (11.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$12,913			$1,589			$10,631	33.1	34.9	669	26
470129000385	696	Clark Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Jefferson ST	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-2407	489	36	13.5		349 (71.4%)	54 (11.0%)	58 (11.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	$13,039			$2,515			$9,740	33	31.2	714	18
470318001698	697	Hickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4020	438	34	12.8		142 (32.4%)	134 (30.6%)	115 (26.3%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.2%)	$20,006			$2,606			$16,402	32.9	28.2	747	50
470258001844	698	Thelma Barker Elementary	Public	K-5	1470 Ashport RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-8831	704	45	15.6		124 (17.6%)	310 (44.0%)	172 (24.4%)	33 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.2%)	$11,270			$2,186			$8,413	32.8	33.3	688	10
470444001767	699	Collinwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	450 North Trojan BLVD	Collinwood	38450	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 724-9118	342	29	11.8		329 (96.2%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,697			$2,195			$9,755	32.8	35.1	665	34
470014802079	700	Kate Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Kate Bond RD	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0020	770	60	12.9		78 (10.1%)	325 (42.2%)	332 (43.1%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$13,613			$2,630			$10,186	32.8	27.7	755	55

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.