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
171	Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 Manchester HWY	Murfreesboro	37127	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-3651	463	30	15.5		281 (60.7%)	33 (7.1%)	87 (18.8%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.1%)	$13,823			$379			$12,588	77.8	69.6	237	66		470369001509
172	North Hamilton County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Industrial BLVD	Sale Creek	37373	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8848	374	26	14.5		333 (89.0%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$17,270			$873			$15,631	77.5	74	204	32		470159000397
173	Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	108 West Knox ST	Rutherford	38369	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 665-6180	271	19	14.1		220 (81.2%)	33 (12.2%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$12,227			$666			$10,730	77.5	70.9	231	58		470140000419
174	Station Camp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Bison TRL	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 230-0387	894	49	18.2		629 (70.4%)	83 (9.3%)	83 (9.3%)	43 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.9%)	$11,334			$594			$10,284	77.5	84	129	45		470402002155
175	Erma Siegel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 W Thompson LN	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-1002	856	54	15.8		539 (63.0%)	143 (16.7%)	76 (8.9%)	38 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.0%)	$13,022			$635			$11,670	77.3	83.5	133	42		470315000966
176	Eastview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	454 East Bernard AVE	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greeneville	No	No	No	No	(423) 638-6351	367	27	13.7		297 (80.9%)	5 (1.4%)	33 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	$14,823			$663			$13,062	77.1	85.5	121	55		470150000465
177	Overall Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	429 Otter TRL	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	No	(615) 624-5500	993	63	15.6		584 (58.8%)	145 (14.6%)	106 (10.7%)	69 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.9%)	$12,380			$366			$11,192	77	81.3	144	33		470315002426
178	Clinton Elementary	Public	K-6	210 N Hicks ST	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Clinton	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-0616	549	36	15.1		460 (83.8%)	10 (1.8%)	38 (6.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	$12,097			$426			$11,103	76.9	79.3	160	18		470072000271
179	The Discovery School	Public	K-5	101 Henslee DR	Dickson	37055	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 441-4163	225	18	12.6		163 (72.4%)	8 (3.6%)	19 (8.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.4%)	$14,713			$1,468			$12,579	76.8	76.3	182	3		470102001102
180	Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	570 S Bunker Hill RD	Sparta	38583	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 761-7979	300	21	14.1		287 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,391			$777			$10,551	76.7	67.8	256	76		470450001363

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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.