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)
470105000342	271	Holice Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	988 Highway 210 South	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 285-1994	261	16	16.1		227 (87.0%)	7 (2.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.8%)	$12,311			$1,106			$10,212	65.9	70.6	227	44
470102001073	272	Charlotte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Humphries ST	Charlotte	37036	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5803	616	46	13.5		531 (86.2%)	14 (2.3%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	$11,406			$1,626			$9,151	65.7	57.4	378	106
470333001423	273	Rickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	631 Rickman Monterey HWY	Rickman	38580	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 498-2825	709	46	15.5		692 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,769			$1,253			$7,929	65.7	71.4	218	55
470369002627	274	Rutherford County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	1098 Espey DR	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 904-3770	353	14	25.4		211 (59.8%)	79 (22.4%)	28 (7.9%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$7,564			$530			$6,983	65.6	74.2	194	80
470282000996	275	Riceville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3592 Hwy 11 South	Riceville	37370	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 462-2488	614	39	15.9		524 (85.3%)	20 (3.3%)	42 (6.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$11,421			$2,010			$8,618	65.5	69	238	37
470207000662	276	Dodson Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16221 Dodson Branch HWY	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-0761	281	21	13.2		260 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$12,404			$2,591			$8,542	65.4	48.9	488	212
470438001759	277	Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	755 Gray Station RD	Gray	37615	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 477-1640	520	34	15.2		472 (90.8%)	5 (1.0%)	24 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$11,095			$1,040			$9,683	65.3	69.8	233	44
470147000441	278	Baileyton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6535 Horton HWY	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 234-6411	434	28	15.7		396 (91.2%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$10,921			$1,645			$8,610	65.3	65.6	290	12
470180001953	279	South Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	29855 Hwy 104 South	Reagan	38368	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 549-3718	300	24	12.2		281 (93.7%)	6 (2.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,699			$1,759			$10,026	65.2	59.3	359	80
470246002031	280	Paul G. Caywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	162 Monroe AVE	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Lexington	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-8457	623	43	14.4		410 (65.8%)	98 (15.7%)	37 (5.9%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.6%)	$12,710			$1,830			$10,037	65.2	68.9	241	39

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.