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)
470327001408	431	South Fulton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 John C. Jones PKWY	South Fulton	38257	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 479-2304	309	25	12.6		243 (78.6%)	41 (13.3%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$12,148			$1,646			$9,563	53.4	68.3	252	179
470111000352	432	Harold McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	226 Cedar AVE	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-8020	380	28	13.6		328 (86.3%)	9 (2.4%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	$13,458			$2,151			$10,490	53.2	62.9	316	116
470051000154	433	Hampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	408 Hwy 321	Hampton	37658	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 725-5220	548	40	13.6		527 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$12,546			$2,039			$9,479	53.2	46.2	529	96
470222000754	434	Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Spring ST	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-2048	805	54	14.8		600 (74.5%)	27 (3.4%)	131 (16.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	$10,677			$846			$9,282	53.1	55.1	404	30
470369000855	435	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	354 Chaney RD	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3777	813	65	12.5		246 (30.3%)	122 (15.0%)	376 (46.2%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.1%)	$12,825			$1,117			$11,056	53.1	60.3	347	88
470378001551	436	New Center Elementary	Public	K-6	2701 Old Newport HWY	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-2123	855	52	16.6		779 (91.1%)	7 (0.8%)	53 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	$12,205			$1,353			$10,267	53.1	50.7	461	25
470327002014	437	Ridgemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1285 N Highway 45 By - Pass	Union City	38261	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 536-5171	379	36	10.6		229 (60.4%)	15 (4.0%)	116 (30.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,070			$1,829			$9,334	53	54.6	412	25
470288000997	438	Adamsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	220 South Elm	Adamsville	38310	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 439-4137	709	49	14.5		664 (93.7%)	14 (2.0%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$10,517			$1,514			$8,380	52.8	49.8	477	39
470222001846	439	Copper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 East Brushy Valley RD	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-7002	482	35	13.8		420 (87.1%)	10 (2.1%)	21 (4.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$12,905			$946			$11,293	52.7	68.6	247	192
470014801171	440	Wells Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Wells Station Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2172	629	50	12.5		48 (7.6%)	58 (9.2%)	509 (80.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$14,989			$2,843			$11,256	52.6	44.1	558	118

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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