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)
470306001223	311	Lynchburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	276 Mechanic Street North	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 759-7388	478	34	14		450 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$13,569			$1,801			$11,105	63.1	60.7	340	29
470348001487	312	Burks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Crossville ST	Monterey	38574	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 839-7641	522	32	16.3		322 (61.7%)	6 (1.1%)	190 (36.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,830			$1,472			$9,372	63	52.3	444	132
470438002160	313	Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2891 Hwy 11E	Telford	37690	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 257-7400	651	43	14.9		599 (92.0%)	7 (1.1%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$12,273			$1,182			$10,630	63	66.9	265	48
470090001835	314	South Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3536 Lantana RD	Crossville	38572	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 788-6713	587	36	16.3		542 (92.3%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$11,253			$946			$9,083	62.9	63	315	1
470237001998	315	Coles Ferry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 Coles Ferry PIKE	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 443-1946	563	39	14.4		333 (59.1%)	88 (15.6%)	86 (15.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	$13,359			$1,029			$11,588	62.9	69.7	235	80
470033000094	316	Hopewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5350 Freewill Road NW	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8802	457	28	16.3		409 (89.5%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$10,214			$1,439			$8,106	62.7	63.4	310	6
470201000647	317	Huntingdon Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	191 Cox ST	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Huntingdon Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 986-3091	402	35	11.4		316 (78.6%)	40 (10.0%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	$13,422			$2,560			$10,014	62.6	68.4	250	67
470327001925	318	Lake Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1130 East Highway 22	Union City	38261	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 885-5304	537	38	14.3		473 (88.1%)	20 (3.7%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$11,428			$1,589			$9,041	62.6	55.8	393	75
470360002225	319	White House Heritage Elementary School	Public	3-6	220 West DR	White House	37188	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-4595	607	36	17		499 (82.2%)	14 (2.3%)	55 (9.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.9%)	$10,754			$611			$9,565	62.5	54.7	408	89
470075000283	320	Parrottsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1901 Highway 321	Parrottsville	37843	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-1612	506	31	16.5		470 (92.9%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$10,442			$1,514			$8,077	62.1	55.7	396	76

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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