Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

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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)
470453002139	91	Longview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2929 Commonwealth DR	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5060	969	70	13.8		684 (70.6%)	35 (3.6%)	115 (11.9%)	68 (7.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.4%)	$13,236			$241			$12,520	89.3	93.7	69	22
470159000674	92	Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower	Public, Magnet	K-5	865 East 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-6845	371	25	15.1		215 (58.0%)	87 (23.5%)	21 (5.7%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	$11,367			$925			$10,415	88.9	91.2	87	5
470015302077	93	Bon Lin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 Germantown RD	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 937-2344	752	43	17.5		392 (52.1%)	177 (23.5%)	71 (9.4%)	51 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.0%)	$12,122			$1,513			$10,218	88.8	90.3	94	1
470318001310	94	Harpeth Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 Learning LN	Nashville	37221	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 662-3015	607	38	15.8		437 (72.0%)	42 (6.9%)	53 (8.7%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.6%)	$18,035			$1,749			$15,575	88.7	94.3	62	32
470213001881	95	Cherokee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Cherokee RD	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5281	342	26	13.4		222 (64.9%)	22 (6.4%)	71 (20.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	$13,933			$1,611			$11,584	88.5	85.9	116	21
470324001393	96	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-4	125 Audubon RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-9401	367	29	12.6		248 (67.6%)	35 (9.5%)	48 (13.1%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.8%)	$16,462			$1,727			$14,129	88.5	90.5	92	4
470402001656	97	Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3120 Long Hollow PIKE	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-2700	381	26	14.6		323 (84.8%)	14 (3.7%)	18 (4.7%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$13,736			$699			$12,505	88.4	94.8	54	43
470369001516	98	Eagleville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Hwy 99	Eagleville	37060	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 274-6336	990	70	14.1		873 (88.2%)	23 (2.3%)	65 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	$12,415			$530			$11,336	88.3	88.1	102	4
470126001951	99	Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Liberty PIKE	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 790-0892	447	39	11.6		251 (56.2%)	18 (4.0%)	137 (30.6%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.9%)	$17,332			$556			$15,986	88.3	88.4	100	1
470369002110	100	Stewarts Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Red Hawk PKWY	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6750	1,256	80	15.7		851 (67.8%)	132 (10.5%)	137 (10.9%)	72 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (4.9%)	$10,073			$558			$9,069	88.2	87.3	108	8

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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