Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

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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
21	Crosswind Elementary School	Public	K-5	831 West Shelton RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-3330	670	51	13.1		452 (67.5%)	24 (3.6%)	36 (5.4%)	105 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.6%)	$13,881			$352			$13,139	97.6	99.1	6	15		470014900147
22	Farmington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2085 Cordes RD	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	No	(901) 756-2320	645	48	13.4		458 (71.0%)	32 (5.0%)	37 (5.7%)	74 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	$15,535			$1,011			$14,161	97.6	98.4	11	11		470015101580
23	Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10050 Oak Seed LN	Lakeland	38002	Shelby County	Lakeland	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-7071	1,034	72	14.4		655 (63.3%)	118 (11.4%)	140 (13.5%)	74 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	$12,780			$431			$11,916	97.5	97.5	27	4		470015401547
24	Donelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12140 Donelson Farms PKWY	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 389-6973	852	57	15		591 (69.4%)	109 (12.8%)	74 (8.7%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.9%)	$15,080			$1,560			$13,092	97.5	97.2	29	5		470015202197
25	Spanish Immersion @ Barksdale	Public	K-5	1920 Madison ST	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 648-5685	270	16	17.4		162 (60.0%)	24 (8.9%)	66 (24.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.9%)	$10,981			$414			$10,435	97.5	91.9	74	49		470303002669
26	Julia Green Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3500 Hobbs RD	Nashville	37215	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 298-8082	494	34	14.5		425 (86.0%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.8%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	$15,834			$837			$14,267	97.4	98.6	10	16		470318001331
27	Edmondson Elementary	Public	K-5	851 Edmondson PIKE	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4360	651	43	15.2		511 (78.5%)	20 (3.1%)	23 (3.5%)	71 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$13,333			$317			$12,514	97.3	98.2	15	12		470453000443
28	Jordan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9714 Split Log RD	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5270	632	42	15.1		483 (76.4%)	23 (3.6%)	33 (5.2%)	58 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	$13,119			$169			$12,394	97.3	97.9	17	11		470453002573
29	Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11825 Douglas	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(901) 867-6000	898	60	14.9		674 (75.1%)	95 (10.6%)	46 (5.1%)	27 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	$14,100			$832			$12,900	97.2	96.6	38	9		470015201567
30	Tara Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Harpers Ferry RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-3337	649	47	13.8		442 (68.1%)	47 (7.2%)	42 (6.5%)	82 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	$16,052			$409			$15,098	97.1	98.1	16	14		470014900420

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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.