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)
470147000451	661	Mosheim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	297 West School ST	Mosheim	37818	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 422-4123	721	41	17.5		655 (90.8%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$9,690			$1,502			$7,767	36.4	33.4	687	26
470042000118	662	Caryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Cardinal CIR	Caryville	37714	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-2687	630	47	13.3		616 (97.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,130			$2,398			$6,886	36.3	28.3	743	81
470153000475	663	Swiss Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	477 55th Avenue North	Gruetli Laager	37339	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 779-3129	248	15	16.2		244 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,829			$1,430			$8,320	36.2	49.9	471	192
470042000136	664	White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5634 White Oak RD	Duff	37729	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6051	129	13	9.7		129 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,001			$2,331			$8,298	36	31.8	708	44
470315002073	665	Scales Elementary School	Public	K-5	2340 St. Andrews DR	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	No	(615) 895-5279	1,049	64	16.5		490 (46.7%)	244 (23.3%)	182 (17.3%)	49 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (7.9%)	$10,506			$833			$8,987	36	51.9	450	215
470009000020	666	Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Tri- County BLVD	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-2519	223	19	11.8		204 (91.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$15,538			$2,377			$12,210	35.9	23.1	794	128
470372001541	667	Winfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	23366 Scott HWY	Winfield	37892	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 569-8288	159	15	10.8		154 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$15,964			$2,227			$11,820	35.8	41.6	592	75
470291001005	668	Meigs South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9638 State Highway 58 S	Decatur	37322	Meigs County	Meigs County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 334-5444	389	29	13.4		361 (92.8%)	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$12,142			$2,137			$9,184	35.7	36.1	655	13
470198001442	669	Mc Ewen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Swift Street East	Mc Ewen	37101	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 582-6913	451	31	14.5		432 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$11,706			$1,665			$8,262	35.7	25	782	113
470078000287	670	East Coffee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6264 Mcminnville HWY	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 723-5185	220	17	13.3		200 (90.9%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$14,291			$1,783			$11,370	35.6	46.1	531	139

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.