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
611	Monteagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	120 East Main ST	Monteagle	37356	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 924-2136	252	15	16.6		232 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,799			$992			$10,668	39.7	48.1	499	112		470264000937
612	White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5634 White Oak RD	Duff	37729	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 784-6051	128	13	10.1		128 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,858			$1,169			$15,878	39.6	36	664	52		470042000136
613	Lake Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1130 East Highway 22	Union City	38261	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 885-5304	503	41	12.2		449 (89.3%)	12 (2.4%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$13,026			$1,174			$11,041	39.6	62.6	318	295		470327001925
614	Northside Elementary	Public	2-5	400 North Congress BLVD	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 597-1575	582	46	12.6		446 (76.6%)	9 (1.5%)	106 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$13,388			$2,019			$10,459	39.4	32.8	701	87		470099001246
615	Winridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Ridgeway RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6618	415	31	13.3		3 (0.7%)	331 (79.8%)	74 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$15,269			$1,784			$12,429	39.3	33.1	694	79		470014801627
616	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Durkee Road SE	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8812	380	26	14.9		274 (72.1%)	16 (4.2%)	66 (17.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$12,959			$1,081			$10,860	39.3	39.1	625	9		470033000099
617	Union Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 South Old Grey Ridge RD	Friendsville	37737	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1515	236	13	18.1		207 (87.7%)	3 (1.3%)	13 (5.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$18,126			$799			$16,442	39.1	43.4	564	53		470030002164
618	Stone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1219 Cook RD	Crossville	38555	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 456-5636	638	37	17.4		533 (83.5%)	15 (2.4%)	72 (11.3%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,042			$1,154			$11,456	39.1	42	590	28		470090001050
619	Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Snell RD	Shelbyville	37160	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 684-7809	685	45	15.2		522 (76.2%)	11 (1.6%)	104 (15.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.3%)	$11,786			$1,145			$9,804	38.9	33.3	690	71		470018000042
620	Holladay Elementary	Public, Alternative	K-9	148 Stokes RD	Holladay	38341	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-6874	111	14	8.1		101 (91.0%)	2 (1.8%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$13,861			$1,127			$11,690	38.9	25.6	787	167		470024000053

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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.