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)
470174000588	551	St Clair Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Melinda Ferry RD	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-2721	167	15	11.1		155 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$15,372			$1,499			$12,831	44.4	34.9	668	117
470222000758	552	Ritta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6228 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1496	572	38	14.9		405 (70.8%)	68 (11.9%)	47 (8.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.2%)	$10,978			$789			$9,579	44.3	53.4	431	121
470014802236	553	Riverwood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1330 Stern Ln	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2310	943	59	15.9		94 (10.0%)	605 (64.2%)	137 (14.5%)	38 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.3%)	$13,151			$2,372			$10,094	44.2	50	469	84
470207001829	554	Jackson County Middle School	Public	4-8	170 Blue Devil LN	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9779	438	31	14		409 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,729			$2,240			$8,546	44.2	42.9	572	18
470315002012	555	Black Fox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 South Rutherford BLVD	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 893-6395	813	55	14.6		242 (29.8%)	241 (29.6%)	253 (31.1%)	29 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.8%)	$12,970			$1,124			$10,857	44.1	45.7	539	16
470402001667	556	Millersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1248 Louisville HWY	Goodlettsville	37072	Davidson County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 859-1439	295	28	10.7		118 (40.0%)	38 (12.9%)	115 (39.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.1%)	$13,546			$1,143			$11,654	44	48.1	497	59
470117000369	557	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Highway 194	Williston	38076	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-8317	297	19	16		106 (35.7%)	167 (56.2%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,832			$2,441			$11,227	43.9	56.8	383	174
470303002108	558	Barkers Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1230 Little Bobcat LN	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 906-7235	975	65	15		333 (34.2%)	291 (29.8%)	206 (21.1%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	124 (12.7%)	$11,035			$1,097			$9,331	43.9	48.7	490	68
470369001889	559	Smyrna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Sam Davis RD	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6725	711	53	13.5		182 (25.6%)	61 (8.6%)	416 (58.5%)	30 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	$12,370			$1,232			$10,434	43.9	31.1	716	157
470144000436	560	Rutledge Elementary School	Public	2-6	7480 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5530	340	24	14.1		281 (82.6%)	4 (1.2%)	52 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,889			$1,980			$9,991	43.9	40.6	607	47

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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