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
121	Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes Creek	Public	K-5	1336 Drakes Creek RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 338-7142	755	46	16.4		543 (71.9%)	67 (8.9%)	60 (7.9%)	35 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	$10,667			$513			$9,693	85.2	91.5	79	42		470402002427
122	East Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	708 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8145	505	35	14.3		385 (76.2%)	81 (16.0%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$12,550			$939			$10,829	85.2	78.2	164	42		470060000239
123	A L Lotts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9320 Westland DR	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 539-8611	998	61	16.2		704 (70.5%)	84 (8.4%)	79 (7.9%)	56 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.4%)	$12,437			$722			$11,201	85.1	83.2	135	12		470222000076
124	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Cutoff RD	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3840	664	41	16.3		512 (77.1%)	38 (5.7%)	64 (9.6%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.7%)	$12,806			$344			$11,879	85	87	109	15		470369001537
125	Lascassas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Lascassas PIKE	Lascassas	37085	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-0758	611	44	13.8		477 (78.1%)	51 (8.3%)	48 (7.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$12,693			$297			$11,714	85	77.8	169	44		470369001519
126	Miller Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	904 Fordtown RD	Kingsport	37663	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1760	265	18	14.7		247 (93.2%)	6 (2.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,875			$858			$13,929	84.8	76.9	176	50		470399001646
127	Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower	Public, Magnet	K-5	865 East 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-6845	388	25	15.3		224 (57.7%)	96 (24.7%)	20 (5.2%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$16,393			$798			$15,570	84.3	88.9	92	35		470159000674
128	South Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Southwest AVE	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5290	442	35	12.6		275 (62.2%)	32 (7.2%)	80 (18.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	$15,752			$1,188			$13,570	84.1	85.6	119	9		470213000687
129	Carmel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4925 Sango RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 802-5025	630	38	16.6		451 (71.6%)	67 (10.6%)	54 (8.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.9%)	$12,212			$500			$11,110	84	83.8	131	2		470303002310
130	Eakin Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Fairfax AVE	Nashville	37212	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 298-8076	544	29	18.7		230 (42.3%)	177 (32.5%)	36 (6.6%)	56 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$16,985			$972			$15,171	83.9	64.5	291	161		470318001290

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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.