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)
470140000421	331	Spring Hill Elementary	Public	K-8	84 State Route 188	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 559-4223	101	12	8.5		92 (91.1%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$14,699			$1,307			$12,278	61.5	40.2	609	278
470455002157	332	Elzie D Patton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Woodridge Place	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 773-9630	469	34	13.7		315 (67.2%)	50 (10.7%)	73 (15.6%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$10,907			$892			$9,472	61.5	58.8	362	30
470455001766	333	Watertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	741 West Main ST	Watertown	37184	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 237-3821	577	35	16.3		506 (87.7%)	12 (2.1%)	33 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.0%)	$10,265			$1,202			$8,471	61.5	66.4	276	57
470111000350	334	East Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Siam RD	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-8010	491	27	18		440 (89.6%)	11 (2.2%)	16 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$12,045			$1,699			$9,574	61.4	67.4	261	73
470399001645	335	Mary Hughes School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Austin Springs RD	Piney Flats	37686	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1835	339	25	13.6		319 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$12,346			$1,566			$10,201	61.2	53.6	424	89
470455001823	336	Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1224 Murfreesboro RD	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-6330	691	49	14.2		524 (75.8%)	39 (5.6%)	93 (13.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.2%)	$10,622			$842			$9,232	61.1	66.6	272	64
470423001719	337	Love Chapel Elementary	Public	K-5	600 S. Mohawk DR	Erwin	37650	Unicoi County	Unicoi County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 743-1657	362	26	13.8		303 (83.7%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,379			$1,869			$9,784	61	54.6	409	72
470255000906	338	Central Elementary	Public	2-3	905 Sycamore ST	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 666-3265	450	29	15.3		364 (80.9%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$10,443			$1,349			$8,251	60.8	58.1	374	36
470264001471	339	Whitwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	150 Tiger Trail	Whitwell	37397	Sequatchie County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 658-5313	492	30	16.1		453 (92.1%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	$11,001			$1,249			$8,779	60.8	58.4	372	33
470402001661	340	Gene W. Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	174 Imperial BLVD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 824-8633	415	33	12.7		247 (59.5%)	36 (8.7%)	101 (24.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$11,483			$1,250			$9,694	60.6	65.9	284	56

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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

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.