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)
470168002223	481	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 East Main ST	Savannah	38372	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 926-4520	508	36	14.1		443 (87.2%)	29 (5.7%)	15 (3.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$12,611			$2,481			$9,199	49	45.7	538	57
470378001554	482	Pi Beta Phi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Cherokee Orchard RD	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 436-5076	314	28	11.1		119 (37.9%)	5 (1.6%)	163 (51.9%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$16,387			$1,980			$13,725	49	39.4	618	136
470378002143	483	Catlettsburg Elementary School	Public	K-6	1409 Catlettsburg RD	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 428-2171	614	42	14.5		515 (83.9%)	13 (2.1%)	69 (11.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$12,357			$1,549			$10,191	48.9	50.9	458	25
470147001837	484	Nolachuckey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	565 Nolachuckey RD	Greeneville	37743	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 639-7731	334	21	15.6		307 (91.9%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$11,553			$1,623			$9,088	48.9	44.2	556	72
470372001538	485	Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	355 School House RD	Robbins	37852	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 627-4354	272	23	11.9		260 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,538			$2,028			$10,306	48.9	46	533	48
470303002668	486	CMCSS K-12 Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1312 Highway 48	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 553-1117	888	60	14.7		358 (40.3%)	260 (29.3%)	143 (16.1%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	109 (12.3%)	$9,583			$4,707			$4,730	48.8	51.5	453	33
470033000106	487	Waterville Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4081 Dalton Pike	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8827	660	38	17.3		506 (76.7%)	19 (2.9%)	98 (14.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.4%)	$10,150			$1,404			$7,975	48.8	49.6	481	6
470345001445	488	South Polk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	964 Old Federal RD	Old Fort	37362	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 338-4512	331	22	15		320 (96.7%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$6,349			$2,563			$3,113	48.7	53.6	426	62
470351001465	489	Graysville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	606 Long ST	Dayton	37321	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 775-7850	229	19	12.3		208 (90.8%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,770			$2,114			$12,425	48.7	61.2	336	153
470408001693	490	Drummonds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5068 Drummonds RD	Drummonds	38023	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 837-5781	704	47	14.9		553 (78.6%)	82 (11.6%)	29 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$10,685			$1,177			$8,836	48.7	56.1	390	100

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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