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)
470378002074	411	Boyds Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	1729 Indian Warpath	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 774-8285	429	31	13.7		371 (86.5%)	9 (2.1%)	37 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,933			$1,167			$11,056	54.6	61.3	334	77
470063000247	412	Forge Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Hill RD	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2768	151	12	12.8		148 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$16,698			$1,866			$13,635	54.6	31.2	712	300
470014802633	413	Leadership Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4190 Elliston RD	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 512-4495	419	27	15.3		7 (1.7%)	323 (77.1%)	77 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$18,713			$4,889			$13,508	54.6	29.6	734	321
470033000100	414	Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Prospect School RD	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8814	396	23	17.2		326 (82.3%)	2 (0.5%)	61 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,279			$1,115			$8,375	54.5	57.8	376	38
470318001326	415	John B. Whitsitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Whitsett RD	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5600	484	33	14.6		84 (17.4%)	45 (9.3%)	332 (68.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$18,679			$2,566			$15,208	54.3	38.6	628	213
470159000524	416	Snow Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9042 Career LN	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1456	657	39	16.8		533 (81.1%)	48 (7.3%)	36 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$11,547			$941			$9,967	54.3	63.9	305	111
470085001902	417	Maury City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5442 Highway 88	Maury City	38050	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 656-2244	230	22	10.3		200 (87.0%)	14 (6.1%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,776			$1,555			$8,123	54.3	58.6	366	51
470303001205	418	Barksdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1920 Madison ST	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5685	496	27	18.3		220 (44.4%)	131 (26.4%)	81 (16.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.7%)	$13,219			$1,493			$10,778	54.2	63	314	104
470455001816	419	Carroll Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4664 Hunters Point PIKE	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-5208	744	48	15.5		584 (78.5%)	26 (3.5%)	97 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.8%)	$9,665			$773			$8,398	54.2	54.6	411	8
470090000305	420	Glenn Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1362 Miller AVE	Crossville	38555	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 484-7547	764	45	17.1		633 (82.9%)	15 (2.0%)	94 (12.3%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$11,584			$1,655			$8,464	54.2	53.9	420

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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