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)
470072001949	281	South Clinton Elementary	Public	K-6	242 Hiway DR	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2684	231	18	12.8		204 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$14,051			$1,687			$11,736	65.1	66.5	274	7
470261000929	282	College Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 College ST	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Manchester	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 728-2805	547	37	14.9		414 (75.7%)	31 (5.7%)	50 (9.1%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$12,534			$1,384			$10,336	65.1	68.7	244	38
470210000684	283	Piedmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 W Dumplin Valley RD	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-2939	352	24	14.7		313 (88.9%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	$12,224			$2,029			$9,354	64.9	59.4	357	74
470140000423	284	Yorkville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	56 Nebo - Yorkville RD	Yorkville	38389	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 643-6598	134	12	11.4		128 (95.5%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,980			$1,502			$11,460	64.9	66.5	273	11
470021000045	285	Bells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4547 Highway 88 South	Bells	38006	Crockett County	Bells	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 663-2041	399	27	14.5		249 (62.4%)	74 (18.5%)	70 (17.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$11,604			$1,296			$9,333	64.8	63.6	307	22
470288001001	286	Michie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6418 Hwy 57 East	Michie	38357	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 439-4135	364	32	11.2		347 (95.3%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,322			$1,775			$8,733	64.8	56.5	386	100
470359002302	287	Dyllis Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Ollis RD	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-6357	354	25	14.3		335 (94.6%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,681			$1,702			$9,859	64.6	70.8	226	61
470210000671	288	Dandridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	780 S Highway 92	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-3127	530	33	16.1		464 (87.5%)	10 (1.9%)	22 (4.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$11,717			$2,121			$8,864	64.6	66.4	275	13
470321001390	289	Newport Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 College ST	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Newport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-3811	701	55	12.7		582 (83.0%)	22 (3.1%)	27 (3.9%)	28 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.3%)	$11,936			$2,134			$9,055	64.6	73.6	199	90
470315002591	290	Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3275 St. Bernard DR	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-2313	968	62	15.7		547 (56.5%)	212 (21.9%)	76 (7.9%)	53 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (8.1%)	$10,642			$729			$9,420	64.5	68.6	246	44

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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