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)
470114000356	521	Etowah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	858 Eighth ST	Etowah	37331	McMinn County	Etowah	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 263-5483	343	18	19		299 (87.2%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$12,041			$2,501			$8,335	46.4	46.4	525	4
470183000616	522	Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	937 Pioneer RD	Henry	38231	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 227-2067	335	27	12.2		247 (73.7%)	19 (5.7%)	43 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$14,601			$2,615			$11,051	46.4	45.7	537	15
470015002078	523	Millington Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	6445 William Osteen DR	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Millington Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 873-8433	858	52	16.5		341 (39.7%)	288 (33.6%)	124 (14.5%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (10.7%)	$12,761			$1,459			$10,179	46.3	38	636	113
470144000434	524	Bean Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 Bean Station School RD	Bean Station	37708	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 767-2131	419	31	13.7		397 (94.7%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,459			$1,832			$9,773	46.3	51.1	457	67
470345001439	525	Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Schoolhouse Hill RD	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0090	370	28	13.4		349 (94.3%)	9 (2.4%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,441			$2,233			$6,831	46.2	60.4	345	180
470282000990	526	Englewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	108 College ST	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 887-5260	539	32	17.1		497 (92.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,289			$1,655			$8,838	46.2	50.1	468	58
470186001295	527	Centerville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	110 Mary Field AVE	Centerville	37033	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 729-2748	334	24	13.9		309 (92.5%)	9 (2.7%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,439			$2,358			$9,379	46.2	40.7	606	79
470159000795	528	Rivermont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 Hixson PIKE	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 870-0610	379	22	17.2		167 (44.1%)	102 (26.9%)	45 (11.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.3%)	$14,009			$1,923			$11,150	46.1	55.6	399	129
470063000255	529	Springdale Elementary	Public	K-8	1915 Hwy 25E South	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9142	363	25	14.5		352 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,443			$1,544			$9,055	46.1	60.1	351	178
470249000885	530	Highland Rim School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Highland Rim RD	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-4197	765	48	15.9		635 (83.0%)	32 (4.2%)	77 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	$9,789			$1,103			$8,101	45.9	55.9	391	139

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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

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

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