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)
470140000411	321	Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	322 East College ST	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 692-2444	408	29	14.2		310 (76.0%)	74 (18.1%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$12,295			$2,050			$9,271	62	67.9	259	62
470222000772	322	Beaumont Elementary/Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-5	1211 Beaumont AVE	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1272	551	38	14.6		285 (51.7%)	108 (19.6%)	112 (20.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	$12,449			$1,363			$10,356	61.8	66.8	271	51
470318001366	323	Rosebank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Preston DR	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6720	411	25	16.7		202 (49.1%)	124 (30.2%)	47 (11.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	$20,191			$2,858			$16,459	61.8	50.4	466	143
470102000334	324	Vanleer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4456 Highway 49 West	Vanleer	37181	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5760	267	21	12.8		244 (91.4%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$14,144			$1,836			$11,266	61.8	50.7	462	138
470078000292	325	North Coffee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6790 Murfreesboro HWY	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 723-5183	342	25	13.6		301 (88.0%)	10 (2.9%)	21 (6.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$12,698			$1,832			$9,981	61.7	65.8	285	40
470075000280	326	Grassy Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	4120 Big Creek RD	Hartford	37753	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5835	127	12	10.8		122 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$13,403			$1,826			$10,120	61.7	56.3	387	61
470000100488	327	Witt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 S Davy Crockett PKWY	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2862	215	17	12.5		147 (68.4%)	3 (1.4%)	46 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.4%)	$13,534			$2,148			$10,428	61.6	62.4	321	6
470159000504	328	Middle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1609 Thrasher PIKE	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4700	782	50	15.6		619 (79.2%)	38 (4.9%)	65 (8.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	$11,628			$1,016			$10,004	61.6	68.9	240	88
470399001638	329	Indian Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Hill RD	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1685	377	21	18.3		358 (95.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,982			$1,100			$9,271	61.5	65.9	282	47
470085001899	330	Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18989 Highway 79	Gadsden	38337	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 663-2453	157	12	12.9		121 (77.1%)	17 (10.8%)	14 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$12,489			$3,360			$7,854	61.5	52.9	436	106

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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