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 Saturday, August 16, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1009)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
71	John Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Edinburgh Channel RD	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-1400	466	34	13.9		389 (83.5%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.7%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$13,255			$737			$11,812	92.2	87	108	37		470219002216
72	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	330 Melrose ST	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-3241	502	33	15.4		414 (82.5%)	19 (3.8%)	39 (7.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$15,106			$783			$13,742	92.1	91.2	83	11		470270000960
73	Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Sycamore RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 854-8202	599	51	11.8		164 (27.4%)	208 (34.7%)	62 (10.4%)	111 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.0%)	$18,295			$1,256			$16,553	91.8	92.6	66	7		470014901359
74	East Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 McAdoo Creek RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 358-2868	748	41	18.3		539 (72.1%)	48 (6.4%)	91 (12.2%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.6%)	$12,868			$514			$11,752	91.7	93.4	60	14		470303001212
75	Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2303 Indian Ridge RD	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5267	537	35	15.4		378 (70.4%)	33 (6.1%)	59 (11.0%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.5%)	$13,926			$1,069			$12,173	91.7	93	62	13		470213000673
76	Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 York TRL	Nolensville	37135	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5430	702	48	14.6		573 (81.6%)	15 (2.1%)	44 (6.3%)	39 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	$13,343			$248			$12,335	91.6	92.2	71	5		470453002469
77	Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 Rich Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-2148	911	57	15.9		464 (50.9%)	289 (31.7%)	67 (7.4%)	46 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	$14,373			$924			$12,742	91.6	95.6	45	32		470014801139
78	Rutland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1995 South Rutland RD	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 754-1800	1,327	80	16.6		798 (60.1%)	112 (8.4%)	108 (8.1%)	244 (18.4%)	12 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	49 (3.7%)	$10,541			$310			$9,737	91.5	91.3	81	3		470455001241
79	University School	Public, Alternative	K-12	68 Martha Culp AVE	Johnson City	37614	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 439-4333	613	39	15.7		501 (81.7%)	30 (4.9%)	35 (5.7%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$13,961			$344			$13,334	91.4	94.3	56	23		470438001893
80	Norris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42 East Circle DR	Norris	37828	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 494-7422	270	18	15.2		250 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$14,360			$810			$12,563	91.3	82.8	138	58		470009000018

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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 August 16, 2025, 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.

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