Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Tennessee elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
470318001334	801	Lakeview Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	455 Rural Hill RD	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 360-2912	590	39	15.3		107 (18.1%)	160 (27.1%)	291 (49.3%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$20,193			$2,459			$16,846	23.9	19.5	832	31
470014801911	802	Cordova Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	750 N Sanga Rd	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1700	818	47	17.3		75 (9.2%)	584 (71.4%)	91 (11.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.6%)	$13,112			$2,505			$9,821	23.6	15.1	881	79
470014800164	803	Highland Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5252 Annandale Rd	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0330	827	62	13.3		17 (2.1%)	711 (86.0%)	72 (8.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	$12,868			$2,573			$9,479	23.5	16.2	868	65
470258002261	804	East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2480 Ashport RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-3860	525	30	17.7		166 (31.6%)	258 (49.1%)	42 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.7%)	$10,896			$2,158			$8,105	23.4	24.7	784	20
470014801606	805	Hickory Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3890 Hickory Hill RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1195	670	43	15.7		9 (1.3%)	486 (72.5%)	166 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$14,339			$2,880			$10,449	23.4	12.8	919	114
470444001775	806	Waynesboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Helton ST	Waynesboro	38485	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 722-5580	426	31	13.8		390 (91.5%)	7 (1.6%)	15 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$12,251			$2,009			$9,592	23.3	20.8	812	6
470402001225	807	R T Fisher Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	455 North Boyers	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 451-6558	122	17	7.1		56 (45.9%)	47 (38.5%)	11 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)								23.3	8.8	972	165
470303001206	808	Burt Elementary	Public	3-5	110 Bailey ST	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5630	354	24	15		116 (32.8%)	143 (40.4%)	45 (12.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.7%)	$14,748			$1,626			$12,245	23.3	28.9	739	69
470014800861	809	Ida B. Wells Academy Elementary School/Middle School	Public	K-8	995 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3210	126	18	7		0 (0.0%)	117 (92.9%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$22,614			$2,615			$19,041	23.3	10.7	941	132
470159000828	810	Woodmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Woodmore LN	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0394	301	24	12.5		10 (3.3%)	218 (72.4%)	28 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (14.6%)	$18,810			$4,943			$12,687	23.2	31.9	707	103

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Tennessee

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for TN student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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