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
501	East Robertson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5177 E Robertson RD	Cross Plains	37049	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 654-3874	563	36	15.8		477 (84.7%)	15 (2.7%)	43 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$14,001			$713			$12,653	48.9	41.9	591	90		470360002015
502	David Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Waynesboro HWY	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-2288	440	33	13.3		429 (97.5%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,041			$1,219			$9,810	48.9	59.3	354	148		470234000841
503	Rogers Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	137 County Road 82	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 745-2123	278	21	13.2		247 (88.8%)	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$15,153			$1,237			$12,526	48.8	32.7	704	201		470282000030
504	Oakmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Hwy 46 South	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 446-2435	482	42	11.4		306 (63.5%)	52 (10.8%)	56 (11.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.8%)	$15,474			$1,461			$13,152	48.6	48.5	492	12		470102000332
505	Huntland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Gore ST	Huntland	37345	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 361-0300	662	48	13.9		533 (80.5%)	17 (2.6%)	106 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,637			$329			$11,521	48.6	41.5	598	93		470129000395
506	Englewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	108 College ST	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 887-5260	550	35	15.9		506 (92.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$11,271			$868			$9,557	48.4	46.2	526	20		470282000990
507	Huntingdon Middle School	Public	4-8	199 Browning AVE	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Huntingdon Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 986-2175	487	34	14.3		361 (74.1%)	49 (10.1%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	$11,874			$537			$10,421	48.3	57.1	391	116		470201000645
508	Love Chapel Elementary	Public	K-5	600 S. Mohawk DR	Erwin	37650	Unicoi County	Unicoi County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 743-1657	349	26	13.2		296 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,021			$1,048			$11,146	48.1	61	337	171		470423001719
509	Hampshire Unit School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4235 Old State RD	Hampshire	38461	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 285-2300	412	38	10.9		362 (87.9%)	12 (2.9%)	26 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$14,287			$408			$13,077	48	45.7	536	27		470276000969
510	Santa Fe Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2629 Santa Fe PIKE	Santa Fe	38482	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 682-2172	525	41	12.9		472 (89.9%)	14 (2.7%)	21 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$13,487			$425			$12,232	48	51.1	460	50		470276000979

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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.