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
61	Nolensville Elementary	Public	K-5	2338 Rocky Fork RD	Nolensville	37135	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4690	888	56	15.7		647 (72.9%)	39 (4.4%)	53 (6.0%)	105 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	$13,487			$202			$12,739	93.5	92.2	72	11		470453001811
62	Coulter Grove Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2025 Sevierville RD	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-6345	888	54	16.5		750 (84.5%)	22 (2.5%)	83 (9.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)	$11,730			$399			$10,755	93.3	92.8	65	3		470270002306
63	Riverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7391 Neshoba RD	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2300	1,164	82	14.2		830 (71.3%)	114 (9.8%)	88 (7.6%)	60 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.0%)	$13,658			$1,004			$12,282	93.2	95	51	12		470015101591
64	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 Figuers DR	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Franklin SSD	No	No	No	No	(615) 794-1187	333	33	10		232 (69.7%)	27 (8.1%)	50 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	$24,453			$311			$23,151	93.1	96.6	37	27		470126000390
65	Bon Lin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 Germantown RD	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 937-2344	750	46	16.4		386 (51.5%)	173 (23.1%)	78 (10.4%)	57 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	$14,715			$807			$13,463	92.7	88.8	93	28		470015302077
66	Stewarts Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Red Hawk PKWY	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-6750	1,349	80	16.9		881 (65.3%)	136 (10.1%)	174 (12.9%)	88 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	66 (4.9%)	$12,554			$297			$11,668	92.6	88.2	100	34		470369002110
67	Farragut Intermediate	Public	3-5	208 West End AVE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 966-6703	1,042	64	16.1		764 (73.3%)	19 (1.8%)	86 (8.3%)	133 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	$11,472			$741			$10,331	92.5	94.6	54	13		470222000736
68	Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Columbia PIKE	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4520	570	44	13.1		391 (68.6%)	20 (3.5%)	67 (11.8%)	58 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.4%)	$14,906			$448			$13,850	92.5	92.5	67	1		470453001239
69	Blue Grass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8901 Blue Grass RD	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-7864	589	37	15.9		493 (83.7%)	15 (2.5%)	23 (3.9%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$11,952			$675			$10,724	92.4	92	73	4		470222000720
70	Porter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4520 Wildwood Springs RD	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 983-4071	226	16	14.1		206 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$14,550			$772			$12,826	92.3	82.4	141	71		470030000078

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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