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)
470051000156	401	Happy Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1840 Milligan HWY	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4028	541	36	15		470 (86.9%)	12 (2.2%)	34 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	$12,157			$1,623			$9,556	55.9	52	448	47
470222002065	402	Amherst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 Schaad RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 560-7001	692	53	13		434 (62.7%)	57 (8.2%)	123 (17.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.8%)	$12,308			$955			$10,604	55.9	59.3	358	44
470027000060	403	Pikeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41068 S R 30	Pikeville	37367	Bledsoe County	Bledsoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 447-2457	401	28	14.5		371 (92.5%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,014			$2,358			$10,245	55.6	53.2	435	32
470303002444	404	Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Cherry Blossom LN	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 920-7422	1,173	63	18.7		572 (48.8%)	248 (21.1%)	193 (16.5%)	17 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	11 (0.9%)	126 (10.7%)	$9,920			$843			$8,477	55.5	59.6	354	50
470399001649	405	Sullivan Gardens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Rosemont AVE	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1770	217	16	13.5		205 (94.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$14,903			$1,933			$12,087	55.4	41.3	595	190
470402001681	406	George A Whitten Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Scotch ST	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 824-3258	433	33	13.3		196 (45.3%)	42 (9.7%)	156 (36.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.2%)	$11,687			$1,102			$10,073	55.3	59.1	360	46
470276000976	407	J E Woody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 North Locust ST	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-5040	576	37	15.7		423 (73.4%)	75 (13.0%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	$13,220			$1,516			$10,914	55.3	42.8	573	166
470036000107	408	Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Ninth ST	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9444	268	23	11.5		213 (79.5%)	8 (3.0%)	12 (4.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.6%)	$14,903			$2,845			$11,153	55.2	54.4	415	7
470378001556	409	Pittman Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2455 East PKWY	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 436-4515	305	21	14.5		282 (92.5%)	9 (3.0%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,261			$1,570			$12,889	54.8	62.1	324	85
470102000330	410	Dickson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 W Broad ST	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5837	225	22	10.1		150 (66.7%)	10 (4.4%)	44 (19.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.4%)	$15,191			$1,801			$12,386	54.8	50.9	459	49

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.