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)
470006002445	361	Alcoa Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1325 Springbrook RD	Alcoa	37701	Blount County	Alcoa	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-4767	473	30	15.7		297 (62.8%)	54 (11.4%)	70 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.6%)	$13,244			$842			$11,726	59	54.4	416	55
470099000325	362	DeKalb West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Bulldog LN	Liberty	37059	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 536-5332	448	31	14.6		398 (88.8%)	12 (2.7%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$11,421			$1,606			$8,859	59	62.7	317	45
470318002332	363	Nashville Classical East	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Greenwood AVE	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 538-5841	529	19	27.8		141 (26.7%)	322 (60.9%)	47 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$20,189			$3,319			$16,158	58.9	45.9	536	173
470237000866	364	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Oakdale DR	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-7494	650	44	14.7		352 (54.2%)	124 (19.1%)	111 (17.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	$12,541			$1,079			$10,770	58.9	63.5	309	55
470180000600	365	Bargerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6141 Poplar Springs/Bargerton	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-7484	275	20	13.9		243 (88.4%)	5 (1.8%)	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$12,339			$1,906			$9,405	58.8	62.6	318	47
470014802019	366	Southwind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8155 Meadow Vale Dr	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2805	686	44	15.7		18 (2.6%)	561 (81.8%)	84 (12.2%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$13,229			$2,350			$9,980	58.7	44.9	550	184
470180000611	367	South Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5455 Highway 22 A	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-6890	329	23	14.4		281 (85.4%)	10 (3.0%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	$11,900			$2,006			$8,933	58.7	50	470	103
470369000963	368	Rock Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Waldron RD	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3820	1,189	74	16.1		533 (44.8%)	229 (19.3%)	257 (21.6%)	107 (9.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (4.8%)	$9,959			$651			$8,844	58.6	53.4	428	60
470405001687	369	Sweetwater Elementary	Public	3-4	301 Broad ST	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 337-7062	299	19	16.1		229 (76.6%)	4 (1.3%)	49 (16.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	$10,466			$1,543			$7,981	58.6	67	264	105
470222000753	370	New Hopewell Elementary	Public	K-5	757 Kimberlin Hgts RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2194	254	16	16		209 (82.3%)	16 (6.3%)	14 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	$12,510			$753			$10,791	58.5	61.2	337	33

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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

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.