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
751	Clinch School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1540 Clinch Valley RD	Sneedville	37869	Hawkins 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%)	$17,674			$1,147			$15,546	28.5	27.8	760	9		470174000576
752	Lenoir City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	203 Kelly LN	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2009	596	42	14.1		269 (45.1%)	15 (2.5%)	296 (49.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$17,711			$921			$15,563	28.3	28.8	745	7		470240001955
753	Fairview Marguerite	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Fairview RD	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-4098	502	36	13.8		132 (26.3%)	6 (1.2%)	346 (68.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	$13,403			$1,126			$10,794	28.3	14.1	902	149		470000100480
754	Jackson Academic STEAM Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1938 Emporium DR	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(731) 664-2500	286	34	8.3		104 (36.4%)	132 (46.2%)	28 (9.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$14,078			$1,227			$12,689	28.2	16.4	876	122		470258002665
755	Pennington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Donna Hill DR	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8918	295	22	13.7		151 (51.2%)	56 (19.0%)	67 (22.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$20,415			$853			$18,583	27.9	30.8	723	32		470318001360
756	Kate Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Kate Bond RD	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0020	787	53	14.8		84 (10.7%)	342 (43.5%)	333 (42.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$15,175			$1,785			$12,527	27.9	32.8	700	56		470014802079
757	Cannon South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8383 Jim Cummings Hwy	Bradyville	37026	Cannon County	Cannon County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(629) 218-3158	354	21	16.6		321 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,230			$1,244			$10,100	27.8	25.8	785	28		470045010420
758	Norman Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	740 Greenwood AVE	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5660	578	41	14		202 (34.9%)	212 (36.7%)	98 (17.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (10.2%)	$15,535			$1,098			$13,607	27.8	34	685	73		470303001217
759	Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6117 Highway 189	Friendship	38034	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 677-2718	123	15	8		74 (60.2%)	8 (6.5%)	35 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	$16,527			$2,024			$12,594	27.7	28.4	749	10		470085001898
760	Dutch Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Old Dutch Valley RD	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2599	124	10	11.9		119 (96.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	$16,346			$1,220			$13,933	27.6	28.9	742	18		470009000011

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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.

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.