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)
470372001965	191	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8702 Baker HWY	Huntsville	37756	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 663-3700	261	24	11.1		258 (98.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,354			$2,221			$10,891	75.1	61.4	333	142
470222000719	192	Ball Camp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Middlebrook PIKE	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7888	594	33	18.1		426 (71.7%)	34 (5.7%)	52 (8.8%)	24 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.1%)	$10,412			$774			$9,106	75	76.5	175	17
470102000326	193	Stuart Burns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Highway 96	Burns	37029	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 446-2791	740	47	15.6		625 (84.5%)	14 (1.9%)	62 (8.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$10,523			$1,520			$8,352	75	70.1	231	38
470387001598	194	Defeated Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Defeated Creek HWY	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 774-3150	277	20	14		264 (95.3%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$10,352			$824			$8,683	74.8	68.5	248	54
470303001222	195	Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Woodlawn RD	Woodlawn	37191	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5680	737	46	16.1		527 (71.5%)	69 (9.4%)	67 (9.1%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (8.4%)	$11,434			$1,060			$9,692	74.5	82.8	130	65
470051000161	196	Little Milligan	Public	PK, KG-5	4226 Hwy 321	Butler	37640	Johnson County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 768-4400	119	10	12.2		117 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,718			$1,395			$11,267	74.5	54.9	405	209
470222000739	197	Gap Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1920 Kimberlin Hts RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 577-4860	70	10	7.2		61 (87.1%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)	$21,817			$904			$19,650	74.5	73.9	195	2
470318002457	198	Waverly-Belmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	2301 10th Ave South	Nashville	37204	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 800-7690	481	31	15.5		239 (49.7%)	176 (36.6%)	34 (7.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$17,572			$1,691			$15,217	74.4	75.2	186	12
470159000496	199	Daisy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Sequoyah RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8815	381	29	13.2		325 (85.3%)	8 (2.1%)	20 (5.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	$13,354			$1,160			$11,274	74.4	72	213	14
470222000730	200	Corryton Elementary	Public	K-5	7200 Corryton RD	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 687-4573	213	14	15.7		205 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,506			$755			$11,131	74.2	68.1	256	56

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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:

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

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

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