Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

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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)
470033000096	101	Michigan Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	188 Michigan Ave School RD	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8807	466	29	16.3		378 (81.1%)	13 (2.8%)	44 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$9,543			$978			$7,959	87.9	92	78	23
470453002244	102	Allendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Prescott Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5130	709	46	15.5		548 (77.3%)	26 (3.7%)	60 (8.5%)	19 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	$14,587			$303			$13,702	87.8	89.6	97	5
470140002118	103	Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	633 North Poplar	Kenton	38233	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 749-0007	91	7	13.3		85 (93.4%)	4 (4.4%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,348			$3,359			$11,995	87.7	57.1	381	278
470455001826	104	West Elementary	Public	K-5	9315 Lebanon RD	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 758-5846	878	53	16.7		687 (78.2%)	57 (6.5%)	59 (6.7%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	$8,336			$513			$7,439	87.6	86.3	113	9
470219000709	105	Andrew Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ormond DR	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2300	543	38	14.3		430 (79.2%)	13 (2.4%)	35 (6.4%)	10 (1.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	$12,072			$1,202			$10,417	87.3	83.1	127	22
470455001818	106	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	6211 Saundersville RD	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 758-5619	514	30	17.4		433 (84.2%)	25 (4.9%)	26 (5.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$9,438			$504			$8,441	87.1	89.6	98	8
470014801088	107	Idlewild Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1950 Linden Ave	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4566	579	38	15.2		229 (39.6%)	255 (44.0%)	35 (6.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.8%)	$13,305			$2,050			$10,491	87.1	81.9	135	28
470219002216	108	John Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Edinburgh Channel RD	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-1400	453	33	13.9		388 (85.7%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$12,086			$976			$10,661	87	91.4	83	25
470369001537	109	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Cutoff RD	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3840	679	42	16		526 (77.5%)	44 (6.5%)	60 (8.8%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	$11,500			$566			$10,424	87	79.9	148	39
470455002479	110	Springdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5675 Central PIKE	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 773-9640	823	48	17.1		556 (67.6%)	80 (9.7%)	65 (7.9%)	76 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.1%)	$9,056			$589			$8,081	86.9	90.5	91	19

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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.