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)
470222000816	911	Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 Mildred DR	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1365	488	34	14.4		152 (31.1%)	175 (35.9%)	108 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.5%)	$12,295			$2,002			$9,458	13.5	11.7	935	24
470318001277	912	Cole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5060 Colemont DR	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5043	786	59	13.4		101 (12.8%)	70 (8.9%)	531 (67.6%)	69 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	$19,027			$2,352			$15,744	13.3	12.7	923	11
470014801055	913	Egypt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 Karen Cv	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4150	522	32	16.3		13 (2.5%)	357 (68.4%)	142 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,496			$2,764			$8,759	13.3	18.4	847	66
470339001433	914	Lobelville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	196 East Fourth AVE	Lobelville	37097	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 593-2354	239	17	13.7		221 (92.5%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$15,042			$4,132			$10,125	13.2	22.6	797	117
470300010432	915	Monroe County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	266 Warren ST	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(423) 442-2373	235	8	29.3		211 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	$5,707			$1,736			$3,723	13.2	15.8	875	40
470014801092	916	Kingsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4055 Bayliss Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6020	502	42	12		29 (5.8%)	109 (21.7%)	348 (69.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$15,169			$3,193			$11,000	13.2	10.7	940	24
470159000528	917	Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Spring Creek RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 855-6138	639	40	16.1		159 (24.9%)	141 (22.1%)	258 (40.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.4%)	$13,010			$1,758			$10,353	13.1	34.2	679	238
470318002451	918	KIPP Academy Nashville Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1000 Sevier ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	334	8	41.7		11 (3.3%)	287 (85.9%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$19,928			$4,102			$15,114	12.9	13.4	910	8
470014802326	919	Belle Forest Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	3135 Ridgeway	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7200	1,002	60	16.7		4 (0.4%)	815 (81.3%)	162 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.0%)	$13,305			$2,819			$9,635	12.9	17.6	856	63
470318001986	920	J. E. Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4701 Bowfield DR	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5200	664	43	15.6		43 (6.5%)	76 (11.4%)	484 (72.9%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$19,894			$2,430			$16,372	12.7	11.9	931	11

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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.