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)
470014801065	811	Gardenview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4075 Hartz Dr	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3068	295	23	13.1		3 (1.0%)	284 (96.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$14,891			$2,935			$10,842	23.1	20.7	813	2
470318002488	812	KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3410 Knight DR	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	415	10	41.5		11 (2.7%)	337 (81.2%)	52 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$17,825			$3,117			$13,920	23	37.9	639	173
470014802632	813	Aurora Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4841 Summer AVE	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 249-4615	324	1	324		5 (1.5%)	37 (11.4%)	279 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,758			$3,684			$11,759	23	19.6	831	18
470030000084	814	Townsend Elementary	Public	K-5	140 Tiger DR	Townsend	37882	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1202	108	7	15.8		101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	$15,535			$1,930			$12,296	22.8	35.8	657	157
470435000422	815	Bobby Ray Memorial	Public	PK, KG-5	504 North Chancery ST	Mc Minnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 473-9006	514	37	14		339 (66.0%)	17 (3.3%)	120 (23.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.2%)	$12,162			$2,104			$8,979	22.7	25.6	776	39
470408001892	816	Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 C E Moss PKWY	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 475-5925	772	49	15.7		421 (54.5%)	309 (40.0%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	$10,811			$1,320			$8,904	22.7	27.8	754	62
470402001660	817	Guild Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 South Water ST	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 452-5583	625	46	13.5		266 (42.6%)	168 (26.9%)	136 (21.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.7%)	$12,024			$1,287			$10,145	22.6	31.1	717	100
470014802296	818	KIPP Memphis Collegiate Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	230 Henry AVE	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9391	536	18	30		3 (0.6%)	514 (95.9%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$16,305			$4,195			$11,794	22.4	22.5	799	19
470354001474	819	Richard Hardy Memorial School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1620 Hamilton Avenue	South Pittsburg	37380	Marion County	Richard City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 837-7282	182	16	11.3		151 (83.0%)	17 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$14,082			$1,488			$12,594	22.2	30	731	88
470222001847	820	East Knox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9315 Rutledge PIKE	Mascot	37806	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-3493	516	34	15.1		455 (88.2%)	21 (4.1%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,463			$1,299			$10,354	22.2	25.1	780	40

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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.

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