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
811	Big Sandy School	Public, Alternative	K-12	13305 Highway 69 A	Big Sandy	38221	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 593-3221	266	36	7.4		257 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,281			$1,068			$11,226	23.3	36.4	658	153		470024000049
812	Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3240 James RD	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 387-5050	331	19	17.8		2 (0.6%)	310 (93.7%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,980			$1,030			$12,585	23.3	14.6	899	87		470014802087
813	Hermitage Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17580 Clay County HWY	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 699-2414	201	18	11.3		176 (87.6%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,007			$1,395			$12,693	23.3	30.1	730	83		470066000261
814	Mitchell-Neilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	711 Clark BLVD	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 890-7841	638	53	12.1		248 (38.9%)	177 (27.7%)	128 (20.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	$16,152			$1,043			$13,807	22.9	21.1	832	18		470315001251
815	William Herbert Brewster Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2605 Sam Cooper Blvd	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7150	501	34	14.7		16 (3.2%)	339 (67.7%)	121 (24.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$15,091			$1,699			$12,093	22.6	25.3	791	24		470014802112
816	Coalfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1720 Coalhill RD	Coalfield	37719	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-7332	509	34	15.1		490 (96.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,705			$728			$10,800	22.6	30.1	734	82		470309001230
817	Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1187 Old Middlesboro HWY	La Follette	37766	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-5278	443	30	14.9		429 (96.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,766			$1,021			$9,781	22.5	27.3	762	55		470042000135
818	Jellico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	551 Sunset TRL	Jellico	37762	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6565	271	29	9.4		265 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,479			$882			$10,564	22.5	33.3	691	127		470042000124
819	Smith Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3132 Smith Springs RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 645-6465	760	50	15.2		130 (17.1%)	270 (35.5%)	294 (38.7%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$17,382			$1,096			$15,448	22.5	25.9	784	35		470318002435
820	Promise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1346 Bryan ST	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 324-4456	266	14	19		4 (1.5%)	235 (88.3%)	27 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,844			$1,503			$5,169	22.4	27.8	758	62		470014802085

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.