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)
470042000122	501	Jacksboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Jacksboro Elem School RD	Jacksboro	37757	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-7433	650	35	18.4		620 (95.4%)	8 (1.2%)	10 (1.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,186			$2,302			$7,075	48	55.8	392	109
470014801597	502	Germanshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3965 South Germantown RD	Germantown	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3733	764	41	18.5		21 (2.7%)	610 (79.8%)	105 (13.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$13,381			$2,475			$10,156	48	33.4	685	183
470210000676	503	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 W Broadway BLVD	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-4712	433	28	15.4		328 (75.8%)	11 (2.5%)	59 (13.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$12,957			$2,507			$9,559	48	65.3	294	209
470072000272	504	North Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Beets ST	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2784	180	14	12.8		155 (86.1%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.8%)	$15,357			$2,778			$11,451	48	43.2	568	64
470267001885	505	Marshall Elementary	Public	2-3	401 Tiger DR	Lewisburg	37091	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 359-7149	388	30	13		259 (66.8%)	32 (8.2%)	52 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	$12,133			$1,185			$10,070	47.9	28.4	742	237
470014801141	506	Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	5905 Grosvenor Ave	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2128	245	22	11.1		19 (7.8%)	199 (81.2%)	20 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$16,029			$2,894			$12,045	47.9	49.4	482	24
470015702689	507	KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3655 Murfreesboro Pike	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(629) 208-7600	654	33	19.8		191 (29.2%)	243 (37.2%)	165 (25.2%)	42 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	$13,518			$1,041			$11,988	47.8	54.8	406	101
470237000862	508	Byars Dowdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 Hickory Ridge RD	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-6651	495	37	13.3		264 (53.3%)	71 (14.3%)	124 (25.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	$13,557			$1,328			$11,440	47.8	47.4	504	4
470057000231	509	Pegram Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-4	4552 Dogwood LN	Pegram	37143	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	No	(615) 646-6637	229	17	13.2		201 (87.8%)	6 (2.6%)	8 (3.5%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	$13,815			$1,549			$11,284	47.5	43.6	564	55
470252000896	510	Greenback School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6945 Morganton RD	Greenback	37742	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 856-3028	669	49	13.7		638 (95.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$11,648			$1,266			$9,866	47.4	40	611	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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.