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)
470018000035	931	Eakin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Glenoaks RD	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7852	692	53	12.9		204 (29.5%)	95 (13.7%)	322 (46.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.0%)	$10,496			$1,615			$7,969	11.7	10.4	947	16
470318001303	932	Glenview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Patricia DR	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 360-2906	608	40	15.2		64 (10.5%)	100 (16.4%)	437 (71.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,933			$2,061			$14,763	11.7	12.8	921	11
470378001966	933	Pigeon Forge Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	1766 Waldens Creek RD	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 428-3016	540	37	14.7		265 (49.1%)	5 (0.9%)	248 (45.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$14,485			$1,799			$11,956	11.7	27.4	759	174
470014801857	934	Crump Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4405 Crump RD	Memphis	38141	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1970	595	35	16.9		7 (1.2%)	437 (73.4%)	139 (23.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$13,877			$2,534			$10,408	11.5	14.1	894	40
470258001843	935	Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	746 Lexington AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-4720	467	29	16.2		18 (3.9%)	394 (84.4%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	$13,786			$2,992			$9,962	11.5	3.9	1017	82
470014802200	936	Lowrance Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7740 Lowrance RD	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2330	948	58	16.3		14 (1.5%)	765 (80.7%)	141 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.7%)	$12,759			$2,450			$9,527	11.4	10	949	13
470014701034	937	Journey Coleman School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3210 Raleigh-Millington RD	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 567-7068	631	33	19		9 (1.4%)	575 (91.1%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)								11.4	14	900	37
470318001298	938	Glencliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Antioch PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5105	526	37	14.2		84 (16.0%)	82 (15.6%)	334 (63.5%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$18,821			$2,524			$15,304	11.3	13.4	911	27
470159001791	939	Tommie F. Brown Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	718 East 8th ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 498-6870	342	23	15		29 (8.5%)	259 (75.7%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	$14,178			$2,521			$10,564	11.2	20.4	819	120
470014810436	940	Georgian Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3930 Leweir ST	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-0853	262	18	14.9		3 (1.1%)	250 (95.4%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,293			$2,907			$10,263	11.2	6.6	992	52

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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.