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)
470303002310	131	Carmel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4925 Sango RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 802-5025	647	38	17		481 (74.3%)	47 (7.3%)	54 (8.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.8%)	$11,311			$850			$9,872	83.8	88.2	101	30
470030002557	132	Samuel Everett School of Innovation	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Jett RD	Maryville	37802	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-9420	369	15	24.1		344 (93.2%)	7 (1.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$10,590			$888			$9,521	83.5	82.5	132
470315000966	133	Erma Siegel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 W Thompson LN	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-1002	847	53	15.8		546 (64.5%)	135 (15.9%)	69 (8.1%)	30 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.8%)	$11,838			$977			$10,148	83.5	85	119	14
470455001981	134	Stoner Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 North Mt. Juliet RD	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 754-6300	775	46	16.8		537 (69.3%)	47 (6.1%)	117 (15.1%)	44 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.5%)	$8,674			$383			$7,901	83.4	85.3	117	17
470222000076	135	A L Lotts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9320 Westland DR	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-8611	1,011	61	16.4		725 (71.7%)	79 (7.8%)	75 (7.4%)	70 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.0%)	$9,649			$764			$8,447	83.2	81	142	7
470000100487	136	Whitesburg Elementary	Public	K-5	7859 East Andrew Johnson	Whitesburg	37891	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 235-2547	206	16	12.8		187 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$11,229			$926			$9,416	83.1	79	154	18
470096000316	137	Decaturville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 South West ST	Decaturville	38329	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 852-4616	262	22	11.7		240 (91.6%)	7 (2.7%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,339			$1,831			$10,538	83	64.4	300	163
470009000018	138	Norris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42 East Circle DR	Norris	37828	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 494-7422	259	16	15.8		243 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$13,203			$1,686			$10,842	82.8	76.1	178	40
470399001648	139	Rock Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1238 Moreland DR	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1380	415	29	14.3		398 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$11,222			$1,191			$9,444	82.6	71.4	219	80
470318001707	140	Stanford Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2417 Maplecrest DR	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 885-8822	434	26	16.6		257 (59.2%)	100 (23.0%)	37 (8.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	$21,520			$1,691			$19,167	82.6	79.8	149	9

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.