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)
470453000215	41	Oak View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2390 Henpeck LN	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4710	533	38	14.2		410 (76.9%)	9 (1.7%)	27 (5.1%)	69 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$15,273			$653			$13,955	96.4	96.3	41
470014801025	42	Campus School	Public	K-5	535 Zach Curlin	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 678-2285	398	21	19.3		233 (58.5%)	97 (24.4%)	19 (4.8%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$7,655			$2,001			$5,276	96.3	97.2	34	8
470402001671	43	Oakmont Elementary	Public	K-5	3323 Highway 76	Cottontown	37048	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 325-5313	139	12	11.6		125 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$15,319			$947			$13,572	96.1	90.3	93	50
470453010494	44	Arrington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6280 Cox RD	Arrington	37014	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 472-5420	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								95.6			(n/a)
470014801139	45	Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 Rich Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-2148	870	57	15.2		456 (52.4%)	240 (27.6%)	75 (8.6%)	43 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	$12,766			$2,113			$10,025	95.6	94.2	63	18
470126002003	46	Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1061 Lewisburg PIKE	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	No	(615) 790-4700	495	41	12.2		316 (63.8%)	40 (8.1%)	88 (17.8%)	36 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$17,023			$778			$15,395	95.6	93.3	71	25
470270000360	47	Foothills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	520 Sandy Springs RD	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 681-0364	640	44	14.5		513 (80.2%)	18 (2.8%)	55 (8.6%)	27 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$12,918			$788			$11,434	95.4	97.5	27	20
470369001521	48	Homer Pittard Campus School	Public	K-5	923 E. Lytle ST	Murfreesboro	37132	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 895-1030	242	17	14.6		198 (81.8%)	21 (8.7%)	9 (3.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$13,297			$530			$12,666	95.3	91.2	86	38
470270001242	49	Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School	Public	4-7	835 Montgomery LN	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 980-0590	862	52	16.6		725 (84.1%)	23 (2.7%)	53 (6.1%)	31 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.2%)	$11,178			$641			$10,017	95.3	96.9	38	11
470453002252	50	Pearre Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Townsend BLVD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5150	694	45	15.3		610 (87.9%)	6 (0.9%)	43 (6.2%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.5%)	$13,165			$297			$12,338	95.3	97.8	24	26

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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