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)
470318001941	901	Smithson Craighead Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	730 Neely's Bend RD	Madison	37115	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 228-9886	316	16	19.7		30 (9.5%)	127 (40.2%)	148 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$23,615			$3,428			$18,735	14.1	15.7	877	24
470000100480	902	Fairview Marguerite	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Fairview RD	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-4098	490	36	13.6		128 (26.1%)	6 (1.2%)	333 (68.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.9%)	$11,827			$1,580			$9,391	14.1	21.8	803	99
470177000595	903	East Side Elementary	Public	3-4	1315 East Jefferson	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-1233	388	29	13.3		100 (25.8%)	254 (65.5%)	25 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	$14,110			$2,651			$10,478	14	14.3	893	10
470318001379	904	Carter-Lawrence Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1118 12th Avenue South	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-7333	186	15	12.4		7 (3.8%)	160 (86.0%)	12 (6.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$23,334			$5,426			$16,191	14	8.9	968	64
470014802589	905	Compass Community School Binghampton Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2540 Hale AVE	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 866-9084	207	17	12.1		4 (1.9%)	72 (34.8%)	124 (59.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$16,458			$3,997			$12,146	13.7	10.4	946	41
470222000824	906	West View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1714 Mingle AVE	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-4471	209	19	10.9		60 (28.7%)	54 (25.8%)	75 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.6%)	$16,468			$1,937			$13,111	13.7	10.4	948	42
470014801056	907	Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Cottonwood Rd	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2504	400	26	15.3		6 (1.5%)	253 (63.3%)	127 (31.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$14,430			$2,697			$10,606	13.7	18.8	843	64
470159000691	908	Clifton Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 East 32nd ST	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0357	668	55	12.2		18 (2.7%)	152 (22.8%)	478 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$13,348			$2,014			$10,515	13.7	17.3	860	48
470318001304	909	Goodlettsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	514 Donald ST	Goodlettsville	37072	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 859-8950	389	26	14.9		88 (22.6%)	169 (43.4%)	87 (22.4%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.7%)	$18,408			$1,900			$15,681	13.6	13.6	906	3
470222000796	910	Mooreland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5315 Magazine RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2105	357	25	14.4		164 (45.9%)	115 (32.2%)	46 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	$12,794			$1,781			$10,004	13.5	9.9	950	40

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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