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
371	White House Heritage Elementary School	Public	3-6	220 West DR	White House	37188	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-4595	611	39	15.4		495 (81.0%)	10 (1.6%)	58 (9.5%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	$11,823			$496			$10,753	58.5	62.5	319	52		470360002225
372	Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3480 Highway 41a	Unionville	37180	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 685-1417	662	39	17		531 (80.2%)	4 (0.6%)	115 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$11,637			$992			$9,584	58.4	64	301	71		470018000582
373	Robert E Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	313 Layne ST	Tullahoma	37388	Coffee County	Tullahoma	No	No	No	No	(931) 454-2637	523	34	15.3		421 (80.5%)	13 (2.5%)	33 (6.3%)	13 (2.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.5%)	$14,328			$808			$12,609	58.4	59.3	353	20		470420001714
374	Blackman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	586 Fortress BLVD	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3795	1,068	65	16.4		461 (43.2%)	253 (23.7%)	181 (16.9%)	93 (8.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.9%)	$13,205			$329			$12,245	58.4	58.1	380	6		470369001502
375	Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8025 Old Highway 52	Westmoreland	37186	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 666-3128	382	21	17.8		342 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$13,453			$1,668			$10,657	58.3	63.4	305	70		470255000913
376	E.L. Ross Elementary	Public	3-5	4340 Mouse Creek RD	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 479-7274	254	19	13.2		140 (55.1%)	17 (6.7%)	69 (27.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	$15,393			$1,160			$13,362	58.3	49	480	104		470069000267
377	Rutherford County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	619 S. Highland AVE	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 904-3770	361	16	22.5		233 (64.5%)	61 (16.9%)	38 (10.5%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	$8,283			$297			$7,914	58.3	65.6	274	103		470369002627
378	Copper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 East Brushy Valley RD	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-7002	508	30	16.7		434 (85.4%)	11 (2.2%)	30 (5.9%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	$15,924			$974			$14,079	58.3	52.7	439	61		470222001846
379	New Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2701 Old Newport HWY	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 453-2123	617	44	14.1		552 (89.5%)	7 (1.1%)	40 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	$15,906			$816			$14,304	58.2	53.1	436	57		470378001551
380	Pittman Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2455 East PKWY	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 436-4515	305	21	14.5		282 (92.5%)	9 (3.0%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$18,020			$674			$16,218	58	54.8	409	29		470378001556

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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.