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)
470387001599	221	Forks River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	611 Cookeville HWY	Elmwood	38560	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 897-2676	202	15	13.7		192 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$10,599			$870			$8,778	71.9	78.1	163	58
470303001211	222	Cumberland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2093 Ussery Rd S	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5695	592	38	15.7		462 (78.0%)	27 (4.6%)	52 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.6%)	$12,441			$1,375			$10,327	71.9	75.8	182	40
470102001094	223	Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Upper Lake DR	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 446-0355	682	51	13.5		516 (75.7%)	36 (5.3%)	60 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.4%)	$11,740			$1,615			$9,499	71.9	69.9	232	9
470351001469	224	Spring City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 East Jackson AVE	Spring City	37381	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 365-6451	570	46	12.3		536 (94.0%)	9 (1.6%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$12,893			$2,146			$9,811	71.7	70.3	230	6
470288001003	225	Selmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	533 East Poplar Avenue	Selmer	38375	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 645-3131	524	43	12.2		418 (79.8%)	73 (13.9%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,659			$2,367			$9,521	71.6	54.7	407	182
470129000384	226	Broadview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4980 Lynchburg RD	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 967-0132	238	16	15.3		221 (92.9%)	5 (2.1%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,876			$1,864			$10,272	71.6	76.9	171	55
470267002440	227	Delk-Henson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	425 South Horton PKWY	Chapel Hill	37034	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 536-0491	441	25	18		386 (87.5%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$9,558			$731			$8,173	71.5	79.7	150	77
470359001479	228	Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Kingston HWY	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 376-5252	808	46	17.5		729 (90.2%)	14 (1.7%)	26 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	$10,650			$1,283			$8,626	71.4	74.4	193	35
470450001795	229	Doyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	174 West Gooseneck RD	Doyle	38559	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 657-2287	295	18	16.2		277 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$10,080			$1,445			$7,777	71	77.5	170	59
470234000852	230	South Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	707 2nd Avenue South	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5884	540	37	14.5		527 (97.6%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,509			$1,485			$9,157	70.9	68.3	253	23

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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

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

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