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)
470318001256	441	Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Shute LN	Old Hickory	37138	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 847-7317	480	33	14.5		228 (47.5%)	111 (23.1%)	75 (15.6%)	18 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	$20,042			$2,063			$17,314	52.2	57.7	377	64
470303001216	442	Moore Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1350 Madison ST	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(931) 648-5635	490	33	15		208 (42.4%)	153 (31.2%)	70 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	$12,268			$1,384			$10,046	52.2	45.1	546	104
470318001324	443	Joelton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7141 Whites Creek PIKE	Joelton	37080	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 876-5110	264	21	12.5		169 (64.0%)	38 (14.4%)	40 (15.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$21,557			$2,637			$18,160	52.2	58.8	363	80
470435001740	444	Centertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	376 Warrior BLVD	Mc Minnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 259-4600	542	36	15.2		441 (81.4%)	7 (1.3%)	65 (12.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$10,482			$1,451			$8,031	52.1	46	534	90
470093000315	445	Dayton City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	520 Cherry ST	Dayton	37321	Rhea County	Dayton	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 775-8414	848	53	16.1		639 (75.4%)	40 (4.7%)	121 (14.3%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	$11,163			$1,494			$8,752	52.1	50.5	464	19
470333001414	446	Allons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Old Celina HWY	Allons	38541	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5921	306	22	13.8		290 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,276			$1,660			$8,875	52.1	52.5	442	4
470057000229	447	East Cheatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3201 Bearwallow RD	Ashland City	37015	Cheatham County	Cheatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 746-5251	393	24	16.5		342 (87.0%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,640			$1,615			$9,140	52	69.7	236	211
470297000464	448	Milan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Middle RD	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 686-0840	870	67	13		579 (66.6%)	166 (19.1%)	33 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (10.1%)	$11,657			$1,653			$9,194	52	54.1	418	30
470051000152	449	Cloudland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8540 Highway 19 East	Roan Mountain	37687	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 772-5310	269	19	13.9		262 (97.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,974			$1,456			$9,749	51.8	46.4	523	74
470396001611	450	North Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Hwy 79	Big Rock	37023	Stewart County	Stewart County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 232-5505	432	26	16.7		399 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$11,932			$1,946			$9,066	51.8	43.4	567	117

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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.

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