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)
470015702691	831	Nashville Collegiate Prep	Public, Charter	K-7	1638 Bell RD	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 747-6059	430	20	21.5		138 (32.1%)	135 (31.4%)	122 (28.4%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$14,104			$1,145			$12,575	21.1	18	853	22
470315001251	832	Mitchell-Neilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	711 Clark BLVD	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 890-7841	671	51	13.1		273 (40.7%)	196 (29.2%)	125 (18.6%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.1%)	$14,162			$1,378			$11,878	21.1	33.9	681	151
470318002453	833	Rocketship United	Public, Charter	K-4	320 Plus Park BLVD	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 712-7499	491	17	28.8		28 (5.7%)	218 (44.4%)	233 (47.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$19,205			$4,382			$13,983	21	31.7	709	124
470318001374	834	Tusculum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	440 McMurray DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5179	664	59	11.3		79 (11.9%)	75 (11.3%)	453 (68.2%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	$19,961			$2,567			$16,176	20.9	18.3	848	14
470369001514	835	David Youree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Todd LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 459-3492	738	49	14.9		197 (26.7%)	207 (28.0%)	241 (32.7%)	32 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.6%)	$11,642			$1,186			$9,758	20.6	16.5	863	28
470069000270	836	Blythe-Bower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	604 20th St SE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 479-5121	636	48	13.3		267 (42.0%)	91 (14.3%)	203 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	64 (10.1%)	$12,772			$2,171			$9,815	20.5	13.1	914	78
470014801030	837	Cherokee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3061 Kimball Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5028	395	32	12.2		5 (1.3%)	359 (90.9%)	24 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$13,876			$2,594			$9,782	20.3	4.8	1008	171
470276000970	838	Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1606 Highland AVE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-7325	291	26	11.1		101 (34.7%)	56 (19.2%)	109 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.2%)	$15,697			$2,402			$12,109	20.3	16.5	864	26
470318002116	839	A. Z. Kelley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5834 Pettus RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 941-7535	709	42	17		137 (19.3%)	241 (34.0%)	198 (27.9%)	104 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	$18,680			$2,230			$15,595	20.2	19.7	828	11
470318001315	840	Hermitage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Plantation DR	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8838	328	21	15.6		126 (38.4%)	73 (22.3%)	106 (32.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.4%)	$21,226			$2,351			$17,739	20.1	14.1	895	55

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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