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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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)
470435002682	751	Warren Connect	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	111 Middle School DR	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 815-1025	132	16	8.1		118 (89.4%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$3,258			$1,106			$2,152	28.3	21.9	802	51
470009000014	752	Lake City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 Lindsay ST	Lake City	37769	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 426-2108	389	30	12.9		362 (93.1%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$15,944			$2,902			$12,112	28.2	34.3	677	75
470147000450	753	McDonald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8120 McDonald RD	Mohawk	37810	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-5406	247	20	12.2		227 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$13,156			$2,164			$9,889	28.2	26.1	772	19
470402001215	754	Vena Stuart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Hart ST	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 452-1486	723	46	15.8		326 (45.1%)	144 (19.9%)	195 (27.0%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)	$10,940			$1,377			$8,907	28.1	32.3	702	52
470129000401	755	Rock Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Rock Creek RD	Estill Springs	37330	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 649-5435	398	26	15.6		373 (93.7%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$12,147			$2,171			$9,220	28.1	23.6	792	37
470264000940	756	South Pittsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Elm AVE	South Pittsburg	37380	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 837-6117	531	33	15.8		386 (72.7%)	74 (13.9%)	30 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	$10,454			$1,122			$8,290	28.1	33	697	59
470014802544	757	Perea Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1250 Vollintine AVE	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 203-6420	399	21	19		0 (0.0%)	390 (97.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$22,156			$5,383			$16,457	28	8	983	226
470014802085	758	Promise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1346 Bryan ST	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 324-4456	266	14	19		4 (1.5%)	235 (88.3%)	27 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,380			$8,000			$17,188	27.8	14	899	141
470318002449	759	Explore Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	707 S 7th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 784-8222	560	30	18.6		157 (28.0%)	330 (58.9%)	32 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)	$26,350			$4,390			$21,248	27.8	25.1	779	20
470174000576	760	Clinch School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1540 Clinch Valley RD	Sneedville	37869	Hancock County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-3202	153	18	8.7		142 (92.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$17,582			$1,516			$15,104	27.8	45.5	540	220

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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

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.