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)
470140000419	231	Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	108 West Knox ST	Rutherford	38369	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 665-6180	282	18	15.7		227 (80.5%)	35 (12.4%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$11,123			$1,248			$8,175	70.9	53.4	429	198
470276002007	232	J E Woodard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	207 Rutherford LN	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 380-2872	553	37	15.1		368 (66.5%)	73 (13.2%)	54 (9.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.9%)	$11,469			$957			$9,829	70.9	51.3	454	222
470348001455	233	Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	575 N Old Kentucky RD	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 526-2978	435	29	14.7		306 (70.3%)	12 (2.8%)	104 (23.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$12,041			$1,237			$9,964	70.8	52.7	441	208
470105000340	234	Fifth Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-5	2150 Millsfield HWY	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 285-2840	530	35	15.1		476 (89.8%)	12 (2.3%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$11,833			$915			$10,318	70.2	78.2	162	72
470150000476	235	Tusculum View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 Lafayette ST	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greeneville	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 639-2751	434	26	17		340 (78.3%)	8 (1.8%)	45 (10.4%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.7%)	$12,491			$1,476			$10,390	69.9	55.3	403	168
470402001657	236	Bethpage Elementary	Public	K-5	420 Old Highway 31 E	Bethpage	37022	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 841-3212	278	21	13.2		246 (88.5%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$12,219			$1,200			$10,285	69.7	67.3	262	26
470369001509	237	Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 Manchester HWY	Murfreesboro	37127	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-3651	475	29	16.3		293 (61.7%)	35 (7.4%)	83 (17.5%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.4%)	$11,519			$554			$10,348	69.6	63	313	76
470222000740	238	Gibbs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7715 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1497	942	55	17		843 (89.5%)	14 (1.5%)	38 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	$10,200			$778			$8,851	69.5	69	239	1
470455000054	239	W A Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5017 Market Place	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 754-6200	514	34	15.1		368 (71.6%)	39 (7.6%)	57 (11.1%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.2%)	$10,650			$913			$9,128	69.3	83.4	125	114
470438001764	240	Sulphur Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	1518 Gray Station/sulphur Spri	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1140	375	27	14.1		363 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,972			$1,171			$10,393	69.1	60.9	339	99

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.