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)
470015101591	51	Riverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7391 Neshoba RD	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2300	1,171	83	14		867 (74.0%)	105 (9.0%)	76 (6.5%)	60 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.3%)	$11,856			$915			$10,622	95	94.7	55	4
470222002328	52	Northshore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1889 Thunderhead RD	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 670-4104	1,099	70	15.8		949 (86.4%)	22 (2.0%)	29 (2.6%)	58 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	$9,717			$776			$8,551	94.9	94	65	13
470348001451	53	Capshaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Cougar LN	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 526-2414	521	29	17.8		440 (84.5%)	11 (2.1%)	39 (7.5%)	22 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$11,561			$831			$9,969	94.9	94.6	57	4
470222000736	54	Farragut Intermediate	Public	3-5	208 West End AVE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-6703	1,110	65	16.9		811 (73.1%)	27 (2.4%)	89 (8.0%)	135 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.2%)	$9,571			$836			$8,351	94.6	93.7	68	14
470453001801	55	Bethesda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4907 Bethesda RD	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4200	574	44	13		441 (76.8%)	12 (2.1%)	51 (8.9%)	39 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (5.1%)	$13,096			$312			$12,136	94.5	94.1	64	9
470438001893	56	University School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Alexendra DR	Johnson City	37614	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 439-4333	597	41	14.6		486 (81.4%)	31 (5.2%)	30 (5.0%)	35 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$12,360			$714			$11,290	94.3	90.6	90	34
470402010441	57	Liberty Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Wolfpack Way	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 206-3328	647	37	17.7		527 (81.5%)	33 (5.1%)	38 (5.9%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$9,793			$589			$8,824	94.3	94	66	9
470303000851	58	Sango Elementary	Public	K-5	3585 Sango RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 358-4093	895	55	16.2		630 (70.4%)	54 (6.0%)	95 (10.6%)	48 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	64 (7.2%)	$10,469			$861			$9,135	93.9	95.5	47	11
470060000240	59	Jacks Creek Elementary	Public	K-3	65 State Route 22A	Jacks Creek	38347	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8155	128	9	13.9		98 (76.6%)	7 (5.5%)	16 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$13,168			$1,994			$10,186	93.6	88.9	99	40
470303001212	60	East Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 McAdoo Creek RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 358-2868	715	44	16.3		545 (76.2%)	36 (5.0%)	80 (11.2%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	37 (5.2%)	$11,301			$936			$9,738	93.4	94.7	56	4

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.