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)
470014801164	1001	Treadwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3538 Given Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6130	841	62	13.5		23 (2.7%)	323 (38.4%)	474 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$12,889			$2,566			$9,811	5.9	11.9	932	69
470318001702	1002	Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 9th AVE	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6382	272	17	16		7 (2.6%)	240 (88.2%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$19,366			$3,265			$14,843	5.6	4.2	1014	12
470222000794	1003	Maynard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 College ST	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1333	112	16	7		29 (25.9%)	68 (60.7%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.7%)	$23,780			$3,972			$18,246	5.5	12.2	927	76
470014802499	1004	Geeter School	Public	PK, KG-8	4649 Horn Lake RD	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8157	604	44	13.7		3 (0.5%)	570 (94.4%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$13,556			$2,570			$9,921	5.5	4.5	1011	7
470258000648	1005	Alexander Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	900 N Highland AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 422-1841	385	19	20.8		19 (4.9%)	302 (78.4%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.4%)	$12,342			$2,580			$8,923	5.4	6.2	998	7
470014801048	1006	Douglass Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1650 Ash St	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-5946	474	38	12.3		0 (0.0%)	438 (92.4%)	24 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$14,283			$2,641			$10,412	5.2			(n/a)
470014801061	1007	Ford Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3336 Ford Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8150	562	28	19.9		5 (0.9%)	542 (96.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$13,045			$2,911			$9,186	4.9	4.8	1009	2
470318001350	1008	Napier Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	70 Donelson ST	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6400	310	20	15.8		4 (1.3%)	269 (86.8%)	25 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$22,498			$3,691			$17,100	4.8	5.6	1003	5
470159000800	1009	Orchard Knob Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 East 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0385	477	37	13		18 (3.8%)	341 (71.5%)	85 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	$15,535			$3,041			$11,469	4.8	5.1	1007	2
470159000938	1010	Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	927 West 37th ST	Chattanooga	37410	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 825-7337	411	34	12.2		13 (3.2%)	302 (73.5%)	72 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$16,836			$3,856			$12,096	4.6	6	999	11

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.