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)
470129000386	641	Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Cumberland ST	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7353	279	20	14.3		245 (87.8%)	13 (4.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$13,784			$3,136			$9,633	37.5	45.3	542	99
470033000101	642	Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5265 Bates PIKE	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8817	263	22	11.9		221 (84.0%)	4 (1.5%)	24 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	$11,525			$1,251			$9,391	37.4	37.9	638	4
470372001535	643	Huntsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3221 Baker HWY	Huntsville	37756	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 663-2520	390	31	12.7		377 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$11,364			$2,053			$8,698	37.4	42.7	574	69
470165000546	644	Middleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	180 Robin CIR	Middleton	38052	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 376-0160	370	27	13.5		298 (80.5%)	38 (10.3%)	15 (4.1%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$13,137			$2,872			$9,402	37.3	31	719	75
470168000558	645	Parris South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	169 Lacefield DR	Savannah	38372	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 925-2480	362	31	11.8		302 (83.4%)	16 (4.4%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$14,341			$2,942			$10,307	37.1	39.8	612	33
470369001530	646	Smyrna Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Walnut ST	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 459-3161	581	38	15.2		194 (33.4%)	104 (17.9%)	170 (29.3%)	78 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.0%)	$11,710			$1,130			$9,882	37.1	31.2	713	67
470159000716	647	East Brainerd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7660 Goodwin RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 855-2600	1,215	73	16.7		371 (30.5%)	379 (31.2%)	217 (17.9%)	103 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	142 (11.7%)	$11,058			$877			$9,617	37	48.7	489	158
470159002285	648	Hamilton County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3074 Hickory Valley RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 209-8804	337	22	15.6		192 (57.0%)	81 (24.0%)	36 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.7%)	$9,007			$4,246			$4,734	37			(n/a)
470168002246	649	East Hardin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Freewill LN	Savannah	38372	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 926-4620	400	27	15		352 (88.0%)	6 (1.5%)	28 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$12,698			$2,861			$8,944	37	30.1	728	79
470051000166	650	Unaka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Unaka DR	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 474-4110	210	15	13.7		196 (93.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$13,653			$2,608			$10,085	36.9	38.9	622	28

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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

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.