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)
470066000258	671	Celina K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1324 Mitchell ST	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 243-2391	558	35	15.8		506 (90.7%)	8 (1.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	$11,579			$1,923			$8,903	35.5	38.2	634	37
470090001877	672	North Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7657 Hwy 127 North	Crossville	38571	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 484-5174	540	33	16.5		503 (93.1%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,181			$1,311			$7,538	35.4	37.8	643	29
470315001250	673	Hobgood Elementary	Public	K-6	307 Baird LN	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-2744	623	46	13.5		134 (21.5%)	237 (38.0%)	179 (28.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	61 (9.8%)	$12,443			$1,249			$10,261	35.4	26	773	100
470078000288	674	Hickerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5017 Old Manchester HWY	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 455-9576	204	18	11.3		172 (84.3%)	3 (1.5%)	21 (10.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$15,210			$2,455			$11,702	35.4	55.4	401	273
470014802026	675	Sea Isle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5250 Sea Isle Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2104	499	30	16.6		88 (17.6%)	309 (61.9%)	71 (14.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$15,787			$2,627			$12,269	35.3	44.2	555	120
470360002109	676	Jo Byrns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6399 Highway 41 North	Cedar Hill	37032	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 696-0533	347	25	13.7		296 (85.3%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$14,298			$718			$12,791	35.2	20.5	818	142
470027000059	677	Mary V Wheeler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33073 Sr 30	Pikeville	37367	Bledsoe County	Bledsoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 881-3394	214	16	13.3		204 (95.3%)	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,597			$2,539			$10,538	35.2	49.1	485	192
470315002425	678	Reeves-Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	1807 Greenland DR	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-4973	355	25	14.4		93 (26.2%)	178 (50.1%)	62 (17.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$14,014			$1,493			$11,475	35.1	33	696	18
470240000869	679	Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School	Public	4-8	2141 Harrison AVE	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2038	687	45	15.4		284 (41.3%)	13 (1.9%)	368 (53.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	$12,370			$1,907			$9,730	34.9	35	667	12
470014801022	680	Brownsville Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5292 Banbury Ave	Memphis	38135	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4300	506	26	19.8		18 (3.6%)	442 (87.4%)	29 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$14,099			$2,912			$10,226	34.8	18.9	841	161

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.