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)
470303001207	761	Byrns Darden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	609 E St	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5615	536	39	13.6		183 (34.1%)	154 (28.7%)	123 (22.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	71 (13.2%)	$14,273			$1,659			$11,681	27.6	36.3	652	109
470042000135	762	Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1187 Old Middlesboro HWY	La Follette	37766	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-5278	412	29	14.1		404 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,824			$2,388			$7,461	27.3	33.1	693	69
470222002448	763	Emerald Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Carrick ST	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(865) 637-3227	448	25	17.9		77 (17.2%)	259 (57.8%)	68 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	$15,152			$2,463			$11,848	27.2	19.2	834	71
470014801565	764	Fox Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2960 Emerald St	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2530	506	32	15.8		3 (0.6%)	415 (82.0%)	73 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$14,697			$3,236			$10,486	27.2	24.1	789	25
470303001220	765	Ringgold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Ringgold RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5625	801	45	18		195 (24.3%)	296 (37.0%)	195 (24.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	100 (12.5%)	$12,031			$1,385			$9,891	27.2	31.4	711	54
470435001745	766	Morrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	500 S Fair ST	Morrison	37357	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4617	381	28	13.6		307 (80.6%)	6 (1.6%)	55 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$11,510			$1,709			$8,854	27.1	35.7	658	108
470042000121	767	Elk Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	6691 Hwy 297	Pioneer	37847	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6866	130	17	7.8		123 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$11,130			$2,751			$7,181	26.9	18.2	850	83
470063000252	768	Powell Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Powell Valley School LN	Speedwell	37870	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-4659	323	18	17.5		315 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,685			$1,822			$9,481	26.9	49.1	487	281
470015702437	769	Libertas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3777 Edenburg DR	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 609-3611	488	28	17.4		64 (13.1%)	396 (81.1%)	20 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$14,912			$3,356			$11,556	26.9	18.2	851	82
470159000731	770	Barger Academy of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4808 Brainerd RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0348	314	25	12.5		14 (4.5%)	224 (71.3%)	44 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.9%)	$16,277			$2,478			$12,868	26.8	20.6	816	46

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.