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)
470438001758	571	Fall Branch Elementary	Public	K-8	1061 Highway 93	Fall Branch	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 348-1200	265	18	14.7		242 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$11,665			$1,188			$9,891	43.1	36.9	650	79
470348000413	572	Cane Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 West Jackson ST	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 520-1173	437	29	15.2		360 (82.4%)	12 (2.7%)	56 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$13,065			$1,837			$10,059	43.1	53.7	423	149
470429001731	573	Big Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Hickory Val RD	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(865) 992-8687	176	15	12.1		173 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$15,903			$3,667			$10,997	43.1	43.9	560	13
470234001940	574	Leoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2612 Hwy 43 South	Leoma	38468	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 231-8199	538	29	18.7		517 (96.1%)	10 (1.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,321			$1,366			$7,987	43	38.2	633	59
470222000717	575	Adrian Burnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4521 Brown Gap RD	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1474	496	39	12.6		310 (62.5%)	14 (2.8%)	144 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$12,622			$798			$10,987	43	41.7	591	16
470378002629	576	Pigeon Forge Intermediate	Public	4-6	3003 Jess Wilson	Pigeon Forge	37863	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 366-9100	388	29	13.6		230 (59.3%)	6 (1.5%)	141 (36.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$14,169			$1,756			$11,663	42.9	47.1	509	67
470345002070	577	Copper Basin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	206 Cougar DR	Copperhill	37317	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 496-3271	349	20	17.2		338 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,385			$2,473			$6,239	42.9	41.5	594	17
470309001235	578	Oakdale School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	225 Clifty Creek RD	Oakdale	37829	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 369-3885	454	30	15.1		413 (91.0%)	4 (0.9%)	30 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,783			$1,838			$9,553	42.7	37.9	640	62
470014801581	579	Germantown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Cross Country Dr	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0945	625	45	13.8		46 (7.4%)	458 (73.3%)	50 (8.0%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	$13,583			$2,482			$10,343	42.6	33	694	115
470186001296	580	East Hickman Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5198 East Eagle DR	Lyles	37098	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 670-0227	379	24	16.1		348 (91.8%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$12,066			$2,187			$9,165	42.3	46.8	515	65

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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

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

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