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
481	Drummonds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5068 Drummonds RD	Drummonds	38023	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 837-5781	719	47	15.4		560 (77.9%)	83 (11.5%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	$11,741			$810			$10,219	50.4	48.7	490	9		470408001693
482	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	354 Chaney RD	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3777	902	64	14		257 (28.5%)	131 (14.5%)	439 (48.7%)	38 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	$14,960			$980			$13,193	50.3	53.1	435	47		470369000855
483	Bradford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-2118	310	21	15		276 (89.0%)	13 (4.2%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$15,053			$1,004			$12,966	50.3	51.2	459	24		470139000606
484	Mary V Wheeler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33073 Sr 30	Pikeville	37367	Bledsoe County	Bledsoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 881-3394	214	16	13.3		204 (95.3%)	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,664			$1,855			$12,269	50.2	35.2	677	193		470027000059
485	Ralph Askins School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Shady LN	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-5311	594	35	17		294 (49.5%)	163 (27.4%)	33 (5.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (16.8%)	$12,849			$1,422			$10,576	50.2	42.1	585	100		470120000372
486	John B. Whitsitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Whitsett RD	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5600	504	33	15.2		83 (16.5%)	43 (8.5%)	355 (70.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$17,179			$1,112			$15,278	49.8	54.3	415	71		470318001326
487	Gower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Old Hickory BLVD	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2012	617	37	16.8		290 (47.0%)	94 (15.2%)	136 (22.0%)	51 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.1%)	$17,376			$1,021			$15,477	49.7	58.5	371	116		470318001306
488	Millington Intermediate School	Public	4-6	4964 Cuba-Millington RD	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Millington Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 873-8130	544	33	16.4		200 (36.8%)	204 (37.5%)	78 (14.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	$14,103			$1,202			$11,956	49.7	45.8	532	44		470015002676
489	Centerville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	110 Mary Field AVE	Centerville	37033	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 729-2748	332	23	14.7		302 (91.0%)	10 (3.0%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$13,406			$1,430			$10,946	49.5	46.2	527	38		470186001295
490	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%)	$13,925			$402			$12,852	49.5	55.3	406	84		470402001681

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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.