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
421	Seymour Intermediate	Public	4-6	737 Boyds Creek HWY	Seymour	37865	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 609-0030	548	35	15.8		483 (88.1%)	14 (2.6%)	30 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$14,516			$726			$12,912	54.7	54.1	422	1		470378000971
422	Milan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Middle RD	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 686-0840	860	69	12.4		553 (64.3%)	183 (21.3%)	34 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.1%)	$13,060			$924			$11,131	54.7	52	448	26		470297000464
423	Forks River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	611 Cookeville HWY	Elmwood	38560	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 897-2676	220	16	13.9		205 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$12,818			$880			$10,841	54.6	71.9	221	202		470387001599
424	Pikeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41068 S R 30	Pikeville	37367	Bledsoe County	Bledsoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 447-2457	401	28	14.5		371 (92.5%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,416			$2,986			$12,718	54.6	55.6	403	21		470027000060
425	Irving College Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Dry Creek RD	McMinnville	37110	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 668-8693	288	22	13		239 (83.0%)	6 (2.1%)	32 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$13,533			$1,096			$11,261	54.4	41.9	593	168		470435001744
426	Sterchi Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Oaklett DR	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1470	364	27	13.2		239 (65.7%)	49 (13.5%)	37 (10.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	$13,387			$760			$11,841	54.3	58.3	375	51		470222000817
427	Union Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Lebanon HWY	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 735-1975	242	18	13.6		208 (86.0%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$11,589			$604			$9,957	54.3	45.5	537	110		470387001607
428	Trenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	811 S College ST	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-0971	550	37	14.9		334 (60.7%)	130 (23.6%)	40 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	$13,140			$1,255			$10,327	54.3	46.8	517	89		470410001705
429	J E Woody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 North Locust ST	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-5040	576	37	15.7		423 (73.4%)	75 (13.0%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	$14,707			$1,366			$12,292	54.2	55.3	407	22		470276000976
430	Westover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Crucifer RD	Huron	38345	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-9846	567	37	15.3		514 (90.7%)	11 (1.9%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$11,410			$751			$9,619	54.2	56.3	398	32		470180000612

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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.