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)
470309001238	781	Sunbright School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Burrville RD	Sunbright	37872	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 628-2244	510	32	16.1		487 (95.5%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,480			$1,956			$9,270	26.3	26.4	768	13
470075000279	782	Edgemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Carson Springs RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-2288	569	35	16.4		486 (85.4%)	20 (3.5%)	33 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$10,107			$1,939			$7,328	26.1	25.2	778	4
470288000999	783	Bethel Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4733 Main	Bethel Springs	38315	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 934-7288	440	35	12.4		406 (92.3%)	9 (2.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$12,322			$1,991			$9,524	26.1	33.2	689	94
470318002435	784	Smith Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3132 Smith Springs RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 645-6465	718	47	15.4		146 (20.3%)	264 (36.8%)	254 (35.4%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	$17,822			$2,222			$14,734	25.9	18.6	845	61
470045010420	785	Cannon South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8383 Jim Cummings Hwy	Bradyville	37026	Cannon County	Cannon County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 218-3158	355	21	16.9		315 (88.7%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$11,441			$2,603			$7,982	25.8	33	695	90
470318001062	786	Mt. View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3820 Murfreesboro RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 641-9393	718	45	15.9		195 (27.2%)	183 (25.5%)	302 (42.1%)	27 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$18,028			$2,044			$15,116	25.8	17.5	858	72
470024000053	787	Holladay Elementary	Public, Alternative	K-9	148 Stokes RD	Holladay	38341	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-6874	129	13	10.1		110 (85.3%)	3 (2.3%)	11 (8.5%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$13,901			$1,590			$10,946	25.6	41.8	588	199
470159001103	788	East Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	1603 South Lyerly ST	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-7780	551	52	10.5		12 (2.2%)	103 (18.7%)	415 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$14,629			$1,933			$11,731	25.6	28.3	744	44
470282000995	789	Niota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	418 Burn RD	Niota	37826	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 568-2247	517	34	15.2		436 (84.3%)	10 (1.9%)	33 (6.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	$12,044			$2,214			$8,930	25.5	30	729	60
470372001533	790	Burchfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1112 West 3rd ST	Oneida	37841	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 569-4935	480	33	14.4		466 (97.1%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,769			$2,062			$8,889	25.4	22.4	800	10

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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.