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)
470360002015	591	East Robertson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5177 E Robertson RD	Cross Plains	37049	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 654-3874	536	32	16.9		455 (84.9%)	17 (3.2%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$12,751			$1,061			$11,012	41.9	30.3	723	132
470378001550	592	Jones Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4554 Jones Cove RD	Cosby	37722	Cocke County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-9325	115	13	9		105 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$26,674			$2,870			$22,829	41.9	53.3	433	159
470435001744	593	Irving College Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Dry Creek RD	Mc Minnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 668-8693	281	23	12.4		241 (85.8%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$12,180			$1,529			$9,440	41.9	43.7	563	30
470165000542	594	Grand Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	750 Pledge ST	Grand Junction	38039	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 764-2841	163	14	12		6 (3.7%)	149 (91.4%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$13,136			$3,166			$9,111	41.9	29.8	733	139
470075000273	595	Bridgeport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1935 Edwina Bridgeport RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-5780	303	21	14.6		277 (91.4%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$10,764			$1,546			$8,013	41.7	41.7	589	6
470438001762	596	Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3261 Highway 81 South	Jonesborough	37659	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 753-1130	421	33	12.8		379 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	$13,326			$1,680			$11,136	41.7	46.4	524	72
470159001996	597	Wolftever Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5080 Ooltewah Ringold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 933-3671	602	40	15.1		290 (48.2%)	100 (16.6%)	152 (25.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.6%)	$12,466			$1,087			$10,554	41.5	46.9	512	85
470129000395	598	Huntland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Gore ST	Huntland	37345	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 361-0300	675	47	14.5		563 (83.4%)	20 (3.0%)	87 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,199			$1,200			$9,363	41.5	44.9	551	47
470315001253	599	John Pittard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	745 DeJarnett LN	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 396-0240	821	57	14.4		282 (34.3%)	274 (33.4%)	164 (20.0%)	21 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.5%)	$12,567			$1,112			$10,668	41.5	34.6	672	73
470255002115	600	Red Boiling Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	417 Hillcrest DR	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2222	350	23	15.4		304 (86.9%)	5 (1.4%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,692			$1,730			$8,776	41.2	37.8	641	41

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.