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)
470402001665	1	Merrol Hyde Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	128 Township DR	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 264-6543	668	43	15.7		557 (83.4%)	17 (2.5%)	15 (2.2%)	65 (9.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	$10,763			$583			$9,878	99.8			(n/a)
470315001248	2	Discovery School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1165 Middle Tennessee BLVD	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 895-4973	389	22	17.4		311 (79.9%)	29 (7.5%)	9 (2.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	$11,498			$739			$10,201	99.6	99.6	2
470369001531	3	Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	221 Todd LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 904-6715	657	42	15.6		454 (69.1%)	101 (15.4%)	43 (6.5%)	26 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$11,278			$578			$10,225	99.6	99.7	1	2
470453002277	4	Clovercroft Elementary School	Public	K-5	9336 Clovercroft RD	Franklin	37067	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5170	690	41	16.8		471 (68.3%)	24 (3.5%)	39 (5.7%)	116 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	$12,044			$230			$11,232	99.5	99.4	4
470015101576	5	Dogwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8945 Dogwood RD	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	No	(901) 756-2310	635	45	14		527 (83.0%)	11 (1.7%)	25 (3.9%)	43 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$13,400			$721			$12,224	99.2	98.7	13	8
470014900147	6	Crosswind Elementary School	Public	K-5	831 West Shelton RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-3330	701	51	13.6		465 (66.3%)	32 (4.6%)	34 (4.9%)	107 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	$12,926			$978			$11,602	99.1	99.2	6
470318001755	7	Lockeland Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	105 South 17th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 258-1330	314	18	17.6		273 (86.9%)	12 (3.8%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$17,820			$1,801			$15,612	99.1	99.3	5	2
470159001104	8	Nolan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4435 Shackleford Ridge RD	Signal Mountain	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 886-0898	732	42	17.4		639 (87.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.4%)	$10,989			$906			$9,628	99	99.2	7	1
470453001810	9	Lipscomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8011 Concord RD	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4650	561	36	15.8		451 (80.4%)	11 (2.0%)	17 (3.0%)	40 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	$12,406			$365			$11,513	99	98.8	10	1
470318001331	10	Julia Green Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3500 Hobbs RD	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8082	432	34	12.8		371 (85.9%)	13 (3.0%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	$16,878			$1,710			$14,627	98.6	97	35	25

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.