Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

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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)
470174000573	491	Carter's Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1006 N Central AVE	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-7450	332	26	12.7		303 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$12,603			$1,794			$10,030	48.5	43.1	569	78
470102000332	492	Oakmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Hwy 46 South	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 446-2435	474	42	11.2		322 (67.9%)	42 (8.9%)	51 (10.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.0%)	$13,561			$1,917			$10,842	48.5	48.1	498	6
470378001564	493	Wearwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3150 Wearwood DR	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-2252	191	13	14.6		164 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$16,296			$1,894			$13,658	48.4	49.9	473	20
470279000983	494	McKenzie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	165 Brooks AVE	Mc Kenzie	38201	Carroll County	McKenzie	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 352-5272	556	38	14.6		420 (75.5%)	69 (12.4%)	33 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	$10,220			$1,634			$7,832	48.4	47.8	500	6
470402001682	495	Westmoreland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4178 Hawkins DR	Westmoreland	37186	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 644-2340	525	36	14.5		468 (89.1%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	$12,036			$1,195			$10,215	48.3	47.7	502	7
470432001737	496	Spencer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 946-2171	394	28	14.3		387 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,466						$10,539	48.3	39.8	613	117
470348001449	497	Cornerstone Elementary	Public	2-4	371 First Avenue South	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 858-9190	358	20	18		335 (93.6%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,237			$1,392			$10,027	48.2	52.5	443	54
470333001417	498	Hilham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2305 Hilham HWY	Hilham	38568	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-6816	311	21	15		303 (97.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,961			$1,487			$8,671	48.2	71.6	216	282
470264000937	499	Monteagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	120 East Main ST	Monteagle	37356	Grundy County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 924-2136	224	14	15.8		207 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,170			$907			$9,358	48.1	31.1	715	216
470315001975	500	Northfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 W Northfield BLVD	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-7324	727	51	14.2		364 (50.1%)	177 (24.3%)	92 (12.7%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.5%)	$13,154			$986			$11,159	48.1	63.8	306	194

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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:

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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.