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)
470387001596	601	Carthage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	149 Skyline DR	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-0433	445	28	16.1		378 (84.9%)	13 (2.9%)	23 (5.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	$10,730			$1,306			$8,634	41.1	53.4	432	169
470429001735	602	Sharps Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Sharps Chapel RD	Sharps Chapel	37866	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-7087	125	10	12.5		119 (95.2%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$19,902			$4,952			$13,065	41.1	52.1	447	155
470288001002	603	Ramer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4173 Hwy 57 West	Ramer	38367	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 645-3996	380	32	12		348 (91.6%)	23 (6.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,392			$2,196			$9,269	41.1	42.4	582	21
470036000111	604	Fairmount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Virginia AVE	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9311	349	28	12.3		295 (84.5%)	17 (4.9%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$15,550			$2,533			$11,179	41	55.7	395	209
470219000707	605	Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Jackson ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2250	496	33	15		336 (67.7%)	34 (6.9%)	49 (9.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (14.3%)	$13,604			$2,069			$10,690	40.8	42.5	576	29
470165000548	606	Toone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Neely ST	Toone	38381	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 658-5606	221	17	13		158 (71.5%)	40 (18.1%)	6 (2.7%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$13,548			$2,811			$9,681	40.7	42.4	580	26
470174000574	607	Church Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Old Stage RD	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-5621	328	24	13.6		307 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$11,400			$1,325			$9,367	40.7	42.4	581	26
470318001301	608	Glengarry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Finley DR	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 360-2900	364	22	16.5		46 (12.6%)	27 (7.4%)	282 (77.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$19,597			$2,115			$16,348	40.7	16.8	862	254
470051000151	609	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	252 Taylor RD	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4045	286	25	11.4		250 (87.4%)	6 (2.1%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.9%)	$13,894			$2,445			$10,438	40.6	52.2	445	164
470180000601	610	Beaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	19830 Highway 22 North	Wildersville	38388	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-2109	318	24	13.1		215 (67.6%)	55 (17.3%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	$11,995			$2,295			$8,727	40.4	53.4	430	180

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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.

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