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)
470396001610	451	Dover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Dr. Robert H. Lee	Dover	37058	Stewart County	Stewart County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 232-5442	495	29	16.9		476 (96.2%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,256			$2,370			$9,100	51.8	49.3	483	32
470447001780	452	Gleason School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	92-99 State Championship DR	Gleason	38229	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 648-5351	391	34	11.3		373 (95.4%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,355			$1,496			$9,845	51.6	48	499	47
470444001771	453	Frank Hughes School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	444 Main ST	Clifton	38425	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 676-3325	304	28	10.8		282 (92.8%)	9 (3.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,729			$2,309			$10,693	51.5	35.5	660	207
470210000682	454	New Market Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1559 W Old A Johnson HWY	New Market	37820	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-3551	327	23	14.2		297 (90.8%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$11,970			$2,028			$8,914	51.5	55.3	402	52
470378001561	455	Seymour Primary	Public	K-3	717 Boyds Creek RD	Seymour	37865	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 577-5970	657	44	14.8		600 (91.3%)	8 (1.2%)	35 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$12,634			$1,284			$10,603	51.5	43.6	565	110
470276000967	456	Culleoka Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1921 Warrior LN	Culleoka	38451	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 987-2511	937	63	14.8		864 (92.2%)	16 (1.7%)	41 (4.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$11,383			$845			$10,090	51.4	38.9	623	167
470420001713	457	Jack T Farrar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Westside DR	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 454-2608	354	24	14.5		246 (69.5%)	34 (9.6%)	34 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.0%)	$14,462			$2,700			$10,913	51.3	46.8	514	57
470261000930	458	Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Oakdale ST	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-3412	574	40	14.5		339 (59.1%)	22 (3.8%)	176 (30.7%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.0%)	$12,982			$1,690			$10,454	51.2	51.9	449	9
470139000606	459	Bradford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-2118	313	24	13		284 (90.7%)	9 (2.9%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$12,551			$1,753			$9,954	51.2	53.5	427	32
470276000979	460	Santa Fe Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2629 Santa Fe PIKE	Santa Fe	38482	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 682-2172	538	38	14.3		481 (89.4%)	16 (3.0%)	24 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,337			$876			$10,785	51.1	46.4	526	66

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.