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)
470030002266	181	Prospect Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Burnett Station RD	Seymour	37865	Sevier County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1565	341	23	14.6		313 (91.8%)	5 (1.5%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,548			$1,566			$10,251	76.4	67.1	263	82
470102001102	182	The Discovery School	Public	K-5	101 Henslee DR	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 441-4163	205	22	9.3		151 (73.7%)	8 (3.9%)	18 (8.8%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.7%)	$13,649			$1,808			$11,238	76.3	72.9	204	22
470402001945	183	Harold B. Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 South Palmer Chapel RD	White House	37188	Robertson County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-6432	694	44	15.7		585 (84.3%)	14 (2.0%)	57 (8.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.3%)	$11,238			$1,035			$9,761	76.3	84.5	121	62
470159000489	184	Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9811 Dallas Hollow RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4713	447	30	15.1		378 (84.6%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$12,754			$1,194			$10,941	76.2	79.3	152	32
470402001666	185	Lakeside Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	204 Dolphus DR	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-5151	334	27	12.6		202 (60.5%)	34 (10.2%)	58 (17.4%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	$12,096			$762			$10,791	76.1	66	281	96
470447001782	186	Greenfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	319 West Main ST	Greenfield	38230	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 235-3424	485	39	12.5		418 (86.2%)	24 (4.9%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$11,628			$1,413			$9,390	76	74.8	190	4
470447001777	187	Dresden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	759 Linden ST	Dresden	38225	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 364-3401	467	31	15		421 (90.1%)	13 (2.8%)	11 (2.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$11,275			$1,711			$8,452	75.9	77.5	169	18
470213000683	188	North Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Roan ST	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5249	375	29	12.9		187 (49.9%)	72 (19.2%)	69 (18.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.7%)	$16,654			$2,602			$13,381	75.8	73.1	202	14
470348002195	189	Algood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2525 Old Walton RD	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 303-0362	521	28	18.3		446 (85.6%)	8 (1.5%)	48 (9.2%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,423			$1,197			$10,335	75.5	77.9	164	25
470453001369	190	Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 Tiger TRL	Fairview	37062	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 472-4890	533	41	13		443 (83.1%)	24 (4.5%)	26 (4.9%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$14,405			$783			$12,972	75.3	83	128	62

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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

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.