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)
470438001763	631	South Central Elementary	Public	K-8	2955 Highway 107	Chuckey	37641	Greene County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1135	176	19	9		157 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)	$15,375			$1,440			$13,264	38.6	28	748	117
470042002128	632	LaFollette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	195 Myers LN	La Follette	37766	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-3439	507	49	10.2		466 (91.9%)	7 (1.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	$11,749			$3,070			$7,708	38.5	27	762	130
470366001508	633	Rogersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	116 Broadway	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Rogersville	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-7651	624	46	13.5		548 (87.8%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	$12,866			$1,960			$10,266	38.5	44	559	74
470399001619	634	Bluff City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	282 Maple DR	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1825	585	36	16.1		547 (93.5%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$10,584			$1,228			$8,646	38.3	32.1	704	70
470249000884	635	Flintville School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Flintville School RD	Flintville	37335	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 937-8271	513	32	16		434 (84.6%)	13 (2.5%)	42 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$10,212			$1,651			$7,922	38.2	54	419	216
470216000698	636	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Gentry Creek RD	Laurel Bloomery	37680	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 727-2685	79	10	8.1		76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$17,352			$1,956			$14,573	38.1	39.7	615	21
470174000584	637	Mooresburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Hwy 31	Mooresburg	37811	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 921-8969	190	14	14		170 (89.5%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	$14,615			$1,522			$12,028	37.9	35.2	662	25
470369001518	638	Kittrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Old Woodbury HWY	Readyville	37149	Cannon County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 893-7604	337	28	12.1		207 (61.4%)	25 (7.4%)	74 (22.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	$14,776			$1,416			$12,451	37.7	49.8	475	163
470014802274	639	Memphis Business Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1082 Berclair	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 591-7267	271	23	11.8		5 (1.8%)	97 (35.8%)	168 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,554			$6,154			$17,084	37.6	33.5	684	45
470231000833	640	Halls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Carmen ST	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 836-9651	586	40	14.8		425 (72.5%)	100 (17.1%)	32 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$12,217			$1,585			$9,662	37.6	34.5	675	35

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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