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)
470198000639	721	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	802 Long ST	New Johnsonville	37134	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 535-2513	381	28	13.7		327 (85.8%)	7 (1.8%)	21 (5.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$11,731			$1,677			$9,009	31.1	25.7	774	53
470402002219	722	Portland Gateview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1098 Gateview DR	Portland	37148	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 323-7638	577	42	13.7		443 (76.8%)	30 (5.2%)	68 (11.8%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.7%)	$12,603			$1,317			$10,765	31	49.7	479	243
470318001360	723	Pennington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Donna Hill DR	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8918	308	22	14.3		163 (52.9%)	50 (16.2%)	66 (21.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.4%)	$19,435			$2,352			$16,166	30.8	32.8	699	24
470150002651	724	Tennessee Online Public School at Greeneville	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	312 Floral ST	Greeneville	37743	Greene County	Greeneville	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 787-8000	78	24	3.2		66 (84.6%)	7 (9.0%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$12,033			$6,837			$5,090	30.7	46.5	521	203
470342001438	725	Pickett County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1016 Woodlawn DR	Byrdstown	38549	Pickett County	Pickett County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 864-3496	445	34	13.2		436 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,746			$1,976			$9,098	30.6	37	648	77
470300001883	726	Madisonville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1000 Green RD	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 442-2454	474	27	17.3		434 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,857			$1,054			$8,944	30.6	28.9	738	12
470423001722	727	Temple Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	797 Old Highway RD	Erwin	37650	Unicoi County	Unicoi County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 743-1661	83	9	9.1		81 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,490			$1,163			$18,546	30.5	65.2	296	431
470174000580	728	Hawkins Elementary	Public	3-5	1121 E Main ST	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-2632	290	21	13.8		267 (92.1%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$12,676			$1,603			$10,346	30.4	24.4	785	57
470162000534	729	Hancock County Elementary	Public	K-5	373 Newman's Ridge RD	Sneedville	37869	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 733-4486	408	32	12.9		395 (96.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$13,537			$2,583			$9,511	30.3	28.6	740	11
470066000261	730	Hermitage Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17580 Clay County HWY	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2414	217	19	11.3		185 (85.3%)	6 (2.8%)	24 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,206			$1,662			$10,588	30.1	26.6	765	35

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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.