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)
470198000644	741	Waverly Junior High School	Public	4-8	601 E. Railroad ST	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 296-4514	475	29	16.5		421 (88.6%)	29 (6.1%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$8,760			$1,154			$7,288	29	21.7	805	64
470009000011	742	Dutch Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Old Dutch Valley RD	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2599	114	9	12.5		107 (93.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$17,022			$2,498			$13,434	28.9	27.8	753	11
470318001287	743	DuPont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 9th ST	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7305	370	23	16		174 (47.0%)	82 (22.2%)	66 (17.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.4%)	$19,831			$2,738			$16,081	28.8	22.6	796	53
470069000269	744	Mayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 20th Street NE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 472-4541	412	31	13.2		181 (43.9%)	55 (13.3%)	129 (31.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (10.2%)	$12,907			$1,412			$10,691	28.8	21.2	808	64
470240001955	745	Lenoir City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	203 Kelly LN	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2009	583	42	13.8		272 (46.7%)	9 (1.5%)	288 (49.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$15,001			$2,210			$12,087	28.8	39.3	620	125
470303000484	746	Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	849 S Liberty Church RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 905-5729	804	51	15.8		344 (42.8%)	200 (24.9%)	155 (19.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (12.3%)	$11,830			$1,513			$9,669	28.7	41	600	146
470318001269	747	Ida B. Wells Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	244 Foster ST	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6361	218	16	13.6		10 (4.6%)	184 (84.4%)	17 (7.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$24,958			$4,466			$19,141	28.6	15.9	871	124
470303000102	748	Kenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Peachers Mill RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 553-2059	687	48	14.3		231 (33.6%)	228 (33.2%)	129 (18.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	88 (12.8%)	$12,629			$1,295			$10,480	28.6	34.6	673	75
470085001898	749	Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6117 Highway 189	Friendship	38034	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 677-2718	115	13	8.7		76 (66.1%)	7 (6.1%)	25 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$14,983			$2,803			$10,544	28.4	26.5	766	17
470015701046	750	Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1940 Frayser BLVD	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3936	662	50	13.1		16 (2.4%)	632 (95.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,416			$3,420			$10,996	28.4	24.9	783	33

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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