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)
470014802489	951	Believe Memphis Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2230 Corry RD	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 881-7970	317	17	18.6		2 (0.6%)	299 (94.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$21,211			$5,610			$15,285	10.4	7.2	989	38
470222000773	952	Belle Morris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2308 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1277	406	33	12.4		138 (34.0%)	98 (24.1%)	124 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.3%)	$14,645			$1,834			$11,923	10.3	12	930	22
470165000550	953	Whiteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 Highway 64 East	Whiteville	38075	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 254-8013	215	16	13.8		39 (18.1%)	168 (78.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,666			$2,258			$10,435	10.1	8.1	981	28
470014801152	954	Sheffield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4290 Chuck Ave	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2360	510	32	16.1		5 (1.0%)	157 (30.8%)	341 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,898			$2,556			$10,901	10	11.6	937	17
470222000793	955	Lonsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Louisiana AVE	Knoxville	37921	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1330	498	40	12.3		30 (6.0%)	132 (26.5%)	317 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$14,231			$2,445			$10,751	10	8.4	977	22
470318001321	956	Inglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Riverside DR	Nashville	37216	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 262-6697	247	21	12		66 (26.7%)	149 (60.3%)	21 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$24,670			$4,086			$19,173	9.9	13.1	916	40
470318000461	957	Hull-Jackson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1015 Kellow ST	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6601	411	24	17.1		16 (3.9%)	353 (85.9%)	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$25,659			$2,507			$21,859	9.6	11	939	18
470014801605	958	Getwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2795 Getwell Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0267	514	32	16		5 (1.0%)	390 (75.9%)	118 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,206			$3,245			$10,480	9.5	9.9	951	7
470318001262	959	Bellshire Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1128 Bell Grimes LN	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 860-1452	402	29	14.1		20 (5.0%)	313 (77.9%)	53 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	$20,029			$2,983			$15,925	9.5	5.7	1001	42
470014802485	960	Memphis School of Excellence Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4450 S Mendenhall RD	Memphis	38141	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 367-7814	415	22	19.1		8 (1.9%)	200 (48.2%)	201 (48.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$16,625			$3,925			$12,384	9.4	13.5	907	53

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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