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)
470318001290	291	Eakin Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Fairfax AVE	Nashville	37212	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8076	524	35	14.9		232 (44.3%)	182 (34.7%)	31 (5.9%)	40 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	$17,948			$1,912			$15,327	64.5	76	179	112
470075000277	292	Cosby Elementary	Public	K-8	3320 Cosby HWY	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 487-3850	421	25	17		377 (89.5%)	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.3%)	$11,327			$1,993			$8,475	64.4	62.6	320	28
470234000854	293	New Prospect Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4520 Pulaski HWY	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-2934	434	26	16.8		416 (95.9%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,517			$1,174			$8,526	64.3	48.1	495	202
470222000721	294	Bonny Kate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7608 Martin Mill PIKE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2108	394	27	14.5		341 (86.5%)	16 (4.1%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	$12,643			$913			$10,993	64.3	46.6	518	224
470237000532	295	Castle Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 Castle Heights Avenue No	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-2483	626	43	14.7		390 (62.3%)	105 (16.8%)	74 (11.8%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.7%)	$12,739			$996			$11,034	64.3	59.4	356	61
470014801045	296	Delano Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1716 Delano Ave	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3932	283	18	15.7		1 (0.4%)	262 (92.6%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$15,908			$2,546			$11,647	64.2	49.1	484	188
470030000068	297	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Old Niles Ferry	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-0630	303	22	14		270 (89.1%)	4 (1.3%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$13,403			$1,450			$11,057	64.2	70.8	225	72
470210000689	298	Talbott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	848 Talbott Kansas RD	Talbott	37877	Hamblen County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-2988	290	17	17		248 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)	$11,073			$2,157			$8,131	64.1	64.3	302	4
470327001976	299	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	605 South Main ST	Troy	38260	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 536-4222	559	40	13.9		527 (94.3%)	9 (1.6%)	15 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,667			$1,267			$8,557	64.1	73.6	198	101
470369001532	300	Walter Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6309 Lebanon PIKE	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-8046	589	42	13.9		406 (68.9%)	69 (11.7%)	77 (13.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$11,934			$532			$10,787	64.1	59.9	353	53

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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