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)
470201000645	391	Huntingdon Middle School	Public	4-8	199 Browning AVE	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Huntingdon Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 986-2175	487	34	14.3		376 (77.2%)	55 (11.3%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	$10,883			$783			$9,304	57.1	58.5	368	23
470090000301	392	Crab Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	240 School RD	Crab Orchard	37723	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 484-7400	458	29	15.6		420 (91.7%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,182			$1,252			$8,514	56.9	55.8	394	2
470078000291	393	New Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 Woodbury Hw	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 723-5187	316	24	12.9		239 (75.6%)	3 (0.9%)	51 (16.1%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$13,111			$2,157			$9,997	56.8	60.2	350	43
470318002319	394	Purpose Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	220 Venture CIR	Nashville	37228	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 724-0705	393	11	35.7		23 (5.9%)	350 (89.1%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$19,917			$2,091			$16,498	56.6	58	375	19
470102000335	395	White Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	377 School RD	White Bluff	37187	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5775	464	41	11.4		408 (87.9%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$13,336			$1,912			$10,595	56.5	47.2	507	112
470249002660	396	Blanche School	Public	PK, KG-8	1491 Ardmore HWY	Taft	38488	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 425-6141	327	25	13.3		294 (89.9%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$12,148			$1,609			$9,793	56.4	66.9	267	129
470057000232	397	Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-4	2625 Church ST	Pleasant View	37146	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	No	(615) 746-5035	556	33	17		491 (88.3%)	7 (1.3%)	32 (5.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$9,215			$1,064			$7,623	56.3	44.3	554	157
470180000612	398	Westover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Crucifer RD	Huron	38345	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-9846	587	37	15.8		521 (88.8%)	15 (2.6%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$10,900			$1,572			$8,576	56.3	72.6	207	191
470222000803	399	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3013 Walnoaks RD	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 594-1354	301	24	12.5		169 (56.1%)	36 (12.0%)	54 (17.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.3%)	$13,859			$756			$12,244	56.2	50.4	465	66
470267000482	400	Chapel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	415 S Horton PKWY	Chapel Hill	37034	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 246-4255	546	36	15.3		473 (86.6%)	5 (0.9%)	44 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$10,041			$945			$8,520	56.2	51.1	456	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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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