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)
470014802390	851	Vision Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	260 Joubert AVE	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-1018	393	27	14.8		2 (0.5%)	386 (98.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$20,509			$3,875			$15,761	18.8	11.8	934	83
470276001118	852	R Howell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	653 Bear Creek PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 540-1032	645	45	14.4		297 (46.0%)	169 (26.2%)	131 (20.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	$11,934			$1,189			$9,994	18.8	14.7	884	32
470435001741	853	Dibrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1759 Mike Muncey RD	Mc Minnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4588	390	31	12.7		268 (68.7%)	7 (1.8%)	102 (26.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,439			$1,613			$8,824	18.7	30.1	727	126
470318002053	854	Thomas A. Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6130 Mt. View RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 501-8800	575	40	14.3		129 (22.4%)	180 (31.3%)	235 (40.9%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	$18,958			$2,599			$15,181	18.6	13.7	904	50
470153001839	855	Tracy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	276 3rd ST	Tracy City	37387	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4752	297	19	15.4		287 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,995			$1,418			$8,614	18.6	38.7	627	228
470369001526	856	Roy L Waldron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Floyd Mayfield DR	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3785	1,339	88	15.1		278 (20.8%)	369 (27.6%)	631 (47.1%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (3.4%)	$11,867			$1,322			$9,909	18.6	25.7	775	81
470014802025	857	Keystone Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4301 Old Allen Rd	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3924	526	34	15.7		6 (1.1%)	476 (90.5%)	26 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$13,999			$2,763			$10,323	18.5	20.4	822	35
470402001944	858	Benny C. Bills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Union School RD	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 451-6577	713	51	14		339 (47.5%)	199 (27.9%)	125 (17.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	$12,002			$1,242			$10,128	18.3	13.3	913	55
470014801151	859	Sharpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3431 Sharpe Rd	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5020	315	23	13.6		2 (0.6%)	128 (40.6%)	180 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,986			$2,841			$10,854	18.3	6.2	997	138
470018000044	860	South Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	903 Cannon BLVD	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7545	387	35	11		170 (43.9%)	31 (8.0%)	163 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$11,143			$1,689			$8,528	18.3	9.6	959	99

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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