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)
470075000278	651	Del Rio Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Highway 107	Del Rio	37727	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-5570	92	11	8.5		92 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,559			$1,668			$13,127	36.8	62	327	324
470024000050	652	Briarwood School	Public	3-5	169 Briarwood AVE	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-4257	381	28	13.8		329 (86.4%)	24 (6.3%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,955			$2,049			$8,396	36.6	43.6	566	86
470318002060	653	Warner Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	626 Russell ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6395	401	26	15.4		66 (16.5%)	303 (75.6%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (5.0%)	$20,929			$3,454			$16,548	36.6	13.9	901	248
470090000309	654	Pine View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	349 Daysville RD	Rockwood	37854	Roane County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 354-1986	187	17	11		178 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$14,414			$2,018			$10,820	36.6	36.4	651	3
470369001512	655	John Colemon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1098 Espey DR	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6740	767	53	14.6		252 (32.9%)	155 (20.2%)	264 (34.4%)	43 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	46 (6.0%)	$13,416			$1,244			$11,250	36.5	48.4	492	163
470300001200	656	Tellico Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Old High School RD	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 253-2626	352	19	18.5		337 (95.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$12,796			$1,342			$10,333	36.5	35.6	659	3
470315010374	657	Cason Lane Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 Cason LN	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 898-7145	795	49	16.1		314 (39.5%)	231 (29.1%)	128 (16.1%)	37 (4.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (9.9%)	$12,072			$993			$10,400	36.5	33.2	691	34
470024000049	658	Big Sandy School	Public, Alternative	K-12	13305 Highway 69 A	Big Sandy	38221	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 593-3221	288	36	7.9		275 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$10,843			$1,576			$8,261	36.4	44.9	549	109
470090000310	659	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	486 Main ST	Pleasant Hill	38578	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 277-3677	613	36	16.8		568 (92.7%)	9 (1.5%)	32 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,636			$978			$8,426	36.4	42.5	577	82
470192000632	660	Tennessee Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 School ST	Tennessee Ridge	37178	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 721-3780	200	16	12.9		174 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	$13,026			$2,199			$9,787	36.4	30.1	725	65

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.