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)
470141000430	251	Minor Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	13099 Minor Hill HWY	Minor Hill	38473	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 347-0163	358	29	12.3		322 (89.9%)	8 (2.2%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$12,261			$1,615			$9,721	68.4	66.8	269	18
470243001468	252	Lewis County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	310 Park Avenue South	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 796-1029	352	24	14.8		318 (90.3%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$10,273						$8,835	68.4	65.4	292	40
470090000306	253	Homestead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3889 Highway 127 South	Crossville	38572	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 456-8344	722	39	18.6		680 (94.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,908			$1,525			$7,970	68.3	62	326	73
470219000710	254	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Summer ST	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2360	399	30	13.5		257 (64.4%)	40 (10.0%)	36 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.3%)	$14,171			$1,997			$11,454	68.2	61.2	335	81
470258000085	255	South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	570 Stone RD	Pinson	38366	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-5413	433	25	17.3		285 (65.8%)	67 (15.5%)	44 (10.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$12,142			$2,058			$9,372	68.1	63.2	311	56
470450001363	256	Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	570 S Bunker Hill RD	Sparta	38583	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 761-7979	303	19	15.8		287 (94.7%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,397			$1,483			$8,040	67.8	77.8	166	90
470402001674	257	Clyde Riggs Elementary	Public	K-5	211 Fountain Head RD	Portland	37148	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 325-2391	308	22	14.1		238 (77.3%)	12 (3.9%)	35 (11.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$12,086			$974			$10,454	67.8	72.9	203	54
470069002608	258	Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4445 Georgetown RD	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 476-1160	471	33	14.2		309 (65.6%)	28 (5.9%)	86 (18.3%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	$12,618			$1,638			$10,391	67.7	70.6	228	30
470057000233	259	West Cheatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3120 Highway 12 North	Chapmansboro	37035	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 792-5167	325	26	12.5		292 (89.8%)	5 (1.5%)	22 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,629			$1,316			$10,604	67.6	66.3	277	18
470153001838	260	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	309 Main ST	Altamont	37301	Grundy County	Grundy County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 692-3710	338	21	15.9		329 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,130			$1,244			$7,921	67.4	58.9	361	101

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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

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.