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)
470033000098	161	North Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Sequoia DR	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-8809	513	29	18		421 (82.1%)	17 (3.3%)	34 (6.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	$8,715			$698			$7,476	79.1	83.7	124	37
470015301569	162	Bartlett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3932 Billy Maher RD	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2610	647	44	14.7		353 (54.6%)	177 (27.4%)	55 (8.5%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.9%)	$12,304			$1,580			$10,153	78.8	78.2	161	1
470030001873	163	Middlesettlements	Public	PK, KG-5	3105 Miser Station RD	Louisville	37777	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-6644	329	21	15.4		297 (90.3%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$13,521			$1,668			$10,993	78.3	81	140	23
470060000239	164	East Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	708 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8145	544	35	15.4		428 (78.7%)	80 (14.7%)	16 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$11,598			$1,715			$9,033	78.2	84.9	120	44
470009002002	165	Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1033 Oliver Springs HWY	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-7506	330	22	14.9		293 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$13,623			$2,171			$10,641	78.2	71	224	59
470060001919	166	Chester County Middle School	Public	4-5	634 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8110	428	25	17.3		338 (79.0%)	39 (9.1%)	21 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$9,666			$1,243			$7,779	78	78.4	158	8
470014801983	167	J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	5250 Tulane Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3156	548	34	16		1 (0.2%)	508 (92.7%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$13,936			$2,487			$10,728	78	84.1	122	45
470036000108	168	Avoca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2440 Volunteer PKWY	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9445	423	28	15		385 (91.0%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$12,563			$2,041			$9,900	77.8	80.3	146	22
470369001519	169	Lascassas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Lascassas PIKE	Lascassas	37085	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-0758	629	41	15.2		511 (81.2%)	37 (5.9%)	46 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	$10,702			$530			$9,700	77.8	78.4	159	10
470222000811	170	Shannondale Elementary	Public	K-5	5316 Shannondale RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1465	382	26	14.5		292 (76.4%)	32 (8.4%)	30 (7.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$11,331			$744			$10,007	77.7	83	129	41

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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.