Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

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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)
470014802609	1011	Hamilton School	Public	PK, KG-8	1478 Wilson ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7832	652	24	26.8		4 (0.6%)	594 (91.1%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$12,639			$2,640			$9,194	4.5	4.2	1015	4
470014801100	1012	Larose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	864 Willoughby ST	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7848	295	23	13.1		1 (0.3%)	286 (96.9%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,562			$2,725			$10,319	4.5			(n/a)
470222000785	1013	Green Magnet Math And Science Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	801 Lula Powell DR	Knoxville	37915	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(865) 594-1324	362	34	10.5		53 (14.6%)	256 (70.7%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	$15,329			$1,786			$12,555	4.2	8.5	974	39
470014802043	1014	Lucie E. Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3232 Birchfield Dr	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1000	600	30	20		6 (1.0%)	545 (90.8%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	$13,225			$2,997			$9,242	3.9	4	1016	2
470014801011	1015	A. B. Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	345 East Olive AVE	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7844	618	34	18		4 (0.6%)	597 (96.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$13,443			$2,612			$9,894	3.5	3.9	1018	3
470014810435	1016	Frayser-Corning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dellwood AVE	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-5300	369	17	21.9		1 (0.3%)	358 (97.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,946			$2,500			$9,269	3.4	4.7	1010	6
470014810440	1017	Carver College and Career Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1591 Pennsylvania AVE	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-7594	613	97	6.2		13 (2.1%)	488 (79.6%)	90 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$10,251			$2,001			$7,928	3.1	3.4	1020	3
470014702462	1018	Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	951 Chelsea AVE	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 236-0105	309	14	21.5		2 (0.6%)	306 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								2.3	4.3	1012	6

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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.