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)
470258002464	941	Rose Hill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2233 Beech Bluff RD	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-6170	497	28	17.5		249 (50.1%)	165 (33.2%)	39 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.7%)	$12,617			$2,436			$9,516	11.2	13.8	903	38
470014701140	942	Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	90 West Olive ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7874	143	6	26		0 (0.0%)	143 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								11	8.9	969	27
470014801155	943	Sherwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1156 Robinhood LN	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4864	558	31	18.2		17 (3.0%)	367 (65.8%)	152 (27.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$14,332			$2,772			$10,313	11	8.2	980	37
470318001273	944	Chadwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Port DR	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1459	401	21	19.5		34 (8.5%)	211 (52.6%)	130 (32.4%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$17,304			$2,979			$13,403	10.8	13.7	905	39
470014801159	945	South Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Getwell RD	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5024	518	32	16.1		12 (2.3%)	201 (38.8%)	296 (57.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$14,472			$2,543			$10,876	10.6	8.8	971	26
470014801020	946	Bethel Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2459 Arlington Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5012	247	14	17.6		3 (1.2%)	228 (92.3%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$15,175			$2,969			$11,155	10.5	10.5	944	2
470014802041	947	Downtown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10 N 4th St	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8400	718	38	18.8		16 (2.2%)	653 (90.9%)	13 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.8%)	$13,635			$2,543			$10,183	10.4	19.9	825	122
470276000977	948	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	203 Carter ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 840-4422	429	30	14.5		151 (35.2%)	107 (24.9%)	138 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$12,597			$1,900			$9,583	10.4	14.1	898	50
470159002652	949	Montessori Elementary at Highland Park	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	700 S. Hawthorne ST	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 702-7230	268	17	15.7		80 (29.9%)	123 (45.9%)	49 (18.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$15,939			$873			$14,216	10.4	13.9	902	47
470014802470	950	Westhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4585 Hodge Rd.	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8740	762	38	19.8		2 (0.3%)	731 (95.9%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$13,451			$2,504			$10,081	10.4	9.3	962	12

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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.