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)
470369000955	201	Barfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Veterans Parkway	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3810	961	57	16.9		559 (58.2%)	184 (19.1%)	104 (10.8%)	28 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.6%)	$10,860			$693			$9,705	74.1	74.7	191	10
470237002687	202	Jones Brummett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1530 Hartmann DR	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-4768	634	41	15.4		370 (58.4%)	81 (12.8%)	135 (21.3%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	$13,193			$1,124			$11,397	74.1	74.9	189	13
470324001395	203	Linden Elementary	Public	K-4	700 Robertsville RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-5701	543	35	15.5		397 (73.1%)	61 (11.2%)	28 (5.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.2%)	$13,185			$1,062			$11,592	74	86.3	112	91
470159000397	204	North Hamilton County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Industrial BLVD	Sale Creek	37373	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8848	387	26	15.1		339 (87.6%)	7 (1.8%)	21 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$12,146			$1,023			$10,406	74	78.8	155	49
470252000897	205	Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4404 Hwy 11 E	Lenoir City	37772	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2241	395	28	14.1		337 (85.3%)	8 (2.0%)	35 (8.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,775			$1,631			$9,498	73.8	64.4	301	96
470015300972	206	Rivercrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4825 Rivercrest	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-1373	652	45	14.3		239 (36.7%)	292 (44.8%)	56 (8.6%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.0%)	$12,743			$1,889			$10,295	73.6	65.9	283	77
470387001601	207	Gordonsville Elementary School	Public	3-6	104 Main Street East	Gordonsville	38563	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 683-8252	326	17	19		295 (90.5%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$9,296			$673			$7,754	73.4	71.9	214	7
470147000442	208	Camp Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2941 Camp Creek RD	Greeneville	37743	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 798-2644	318	20	16.1		285 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	$11,984			$1,771			$9,288	73.3	44.6	552	344
470183000466	209	Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6745 Highway 79 North	Buchanan	38222	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 644-1600	505	34	14.9		457 (90.5%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$12,081			$2,214			$8,930	73.3	72.5	209
470324001398	210	Willow Brook Elementary	Public	K-4	298 Robertsville RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-3201	391	31	12.7		228 (58.3%)	52 (13.3%)	55 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.1%)	$17,009			$1,465			$14,813	73.2	62.6	319	109

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.