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)
470126000396	261	Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	815 Glass LN	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 794-4837	247	29	8.5		81 (32.8%)	57 (23.1%)	71 (28.7%)	21 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	$25,457			$718			$23,779	67	75.3	184	77
470453001803	262	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2640 Fairview W BLVD	Fairview	37062	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 472-4380	497	37	13.3		414 (83.3%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$15,728			$819			$14,201	67	69.8	234	28
470455001824	263	Tuckers Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-8	5905 Trousdale Ferry PIKE	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-3956	381	31	12.2		300 (78.7%)	15 (3.9%)	49 (12.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$11,834			$1,223			$9,950	66.9	58.2	373	110
470150001879	264	C Hal Henard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 E Vann RD	Greeneville	37743	Greene County	Greeneville	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 638-3511	437	28	15.8		302 (69.1%)	11 (2.5%)	66 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.0%)	$13,024			$1,578			$10,726	66.8	69.6	237	27
470222000823	265	West Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Vanosdale RD	Knoxville	37919	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7850	753	49	15.5		421 (55.9%)	102 (13.5%)	135 (17.9%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.2%)	$11,713			$1,087			$9,906	66.6	60.4	346	81
470438002603	266	Boones Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Highland Church RD	Johnson City	37615	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 283-3500	788	49	16		691 (87.7%)	13 (1.6%)	38 (4.8%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	$11,346			$1,099			$9,721	66.6	64.2	303	37
470014800179	267	Oak Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7440 Nonconnah View Cv	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2257	411	32	12.8		14 (3.4%)	319 (77.6%)	55 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$14,910			$3,028			$10,938	66.5	54.6	410	143
470216000699	268	Mountain City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Donnelly ST	Mountain City	37683	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 727-2621	436	29	15.1		409 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,994			$1,203			$11,088	66.4	72.6	206	62
470450001793	269	Cassville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Will Thompson RD	Sparta	38583	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 761-2277	219	16	13.5		205 (93.6%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$11,669			$1,522			$9,160	66.3	52.2	446	177
470051000168	270	Valley Forge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1485 Riverview DR	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4085	202	16	12.4		197 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$13,876			$1,420			$11,072	66.3	65.7	289	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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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