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)
470129000402	61	Sewanee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 University AVE	Sewanee	37375	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 598-5951	179	14	12.7		166 (92.7%)	4 (2.2%)	5 (2.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$14,851			$1,672			$12,218	93.3	91.7	79	18
470213000673	62	Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2303 Indian Ridge RD	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5267	522	29	18.3		373 (71.5%)	32 (6.1%)	65 (12.5%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	$12,078			$1,416			$10,161	93	95.2	50	12
470453002579	63	Thompson's Station Elementary School	Public	K-5	2640 Clayton Arnold RD	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5330	839	54	15.6		696 (83.0%)	7 (0.8%)	59 (7.0%)	31 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.2%)	$11,423			$304			$10,571	92.9	92.9	73	10
470222000806	64	Rocky Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Morrell RD	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7844	746	46	16.1		618 (82.8%)	23 (3.1%)	63 (8.4%)	23 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.3%)	$9,863			$762			$8,666	92.9	92.7	76	12
470270002306	65	Coulter Grove Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2025 Sevierville RD	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-6345	881	51	17.3		732 (83.1%)	24 (2.7%)	89 (10.1%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)	$10,861			$401			$9,949	92.8	94.6	58	7
470014901359	66	Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Sycamore RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 854-8202	592	47	12.7		158 (26.7%)	226 (38.2%)	58 (9.8%)	96 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.1%)	$14,997			$1,785			$12,769	92.6	94.3	61	5
470453001239	67	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Columbia PIKE	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4520	631	45	14.1		449 (71.2%)	24 (3.8%)	79 (12.5%)	56 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	$13,864			$375			$12,927	92.5	92.8	75	8
470402001676	68	Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Carson ST	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-0737	576	35	16.4		476 (82.6%)	40 (6.9%)	27 (4.7%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	$10,118			$722			$8,736	92.4	92.9	72	4
470303002156	69	Rossview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Cardinal LN	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 645-1403	1,261	71	17.7		652 (51.7%)	187 (14.8%)	162 (12.8%)	136 (10.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	117 (9.3%)	$9,875			$841			$8,536	92.4	92.8	74	5
470270000957	70	John Sevier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	2001 Sequoyah Avenue	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-8551	613	43	14.2		486 (79.3%)	13 (2.1%)	65 (10.6%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$14,075			$1,043			$12,377	92.2	96.4	39	31

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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.