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)
470303001984	861	Minglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Cunningham LN	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5646	744	49	15.2		252 (33.9%)	272 (36.6%)	127 (17.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	78 (10.5%)	$12,169			$1,407			$9,894	18.1	20.6	815	46
470129000387	862	Decherd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Bratton ST	Decherd	37324	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-5483	442	28	16		359 (81.2%)	24 (5.4%)	39 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$11,989			$2,403			$8,725	18.1	18	854	8
470014801860	863	Northaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5157 N Circle Rd	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2800	303	21	14.4		10 (3.3%)	267 (88.1%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$16,392			$3,081			$12,264	18	15.2	880	17
470014802585	864	Compass Community School Berclair Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3880 Forrest	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 323-2162	231	21	11		8 (3.5%)	12 (5.2%)	208 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,111			$3,701			$12,095	17.9	21.4	807	57
470069000268	865	G.R. Stuart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	802 20th Nw ST	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 476-8246	291	25	11.4		126 (43.3%)	25 (8.6%)	100 (34.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.0%)	$17,537			$2,237			$14,446	17.7	30	730	135
470045010418	866	Cannon County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	530 West Adams Street	Woodbury	37190	Cannon County	Cannon County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 218-3201	344	20	17.6		316 (91.9%)	6 (1.7%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$11,972			$2,492			$8,750	17.7	21.1	810	56
470318001351	867	Neely's Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 Neely's Bend RD	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 860-1471	368	25	15		43 (11.7%)	136 (37.0%)	177 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$18,756			$2,491			$15,314	17.5	16.4	867
470300001193	868	Coker Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	130 Ruritan RD	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 261-2241	53	6	8.2		51 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,655			$1,146			$14,849	17.4			(n/a)
470222000804	869	Pond Gap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4530 Papermill DR	Knoxville	37909	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 909-9040	346	31	11.3		105 (30.3%)	114 (32.9%)	69 (19.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (15.6%)	$15,341			$2,913			$11,388	17.3	15.6	878	9
470318002494	870	Eagle View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1470 Eagleview BLVD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 259-4636	681	46	14.7		85 (12.5%)	321 (47.1%)	228 (33.5%)	22 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	$17,296			$2,259			$14,107	17	19.3	833	37

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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.

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