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
621	Etowah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	858 Eighth ST	Etowah	37331	McMinn County	Etowah	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 263-5483	351	21	16.7		298 (84.9%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$12,746			$1,406			$10,110	38.7	46.4	521	100		470114000356
622	Clarksburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	145 Clarksburg RD	Clarksburg	38324	Carroll County	South Carroll	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 986-3165	339	27	12.5		289 (85.3%)	10 (2.9%)	20 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	$14,241			$1,269			$11,794	38.6	42.3	582	40		470390000064
623	Power Center Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	3540 S. Mendenhall ST	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 310-2999	712	48	14.8		7 (1.0%)	481 (67.6%)	220 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$14,740			$1,556			$12,818	38.5	40.4	611	12		470014802429
624	Pickwick Southside School	Public	PK, KG-8	1970 Hwy 57	Counce	38326	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 689-5185	214	17	12.5		197 (92.1%)	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.3%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,912			$1,400			$13,320	38.4	32.3	709	85		470168000559
625	Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5607 Spring Place RD	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8825	340	23	15.1		292 (85.9%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (10.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,269			$1,152			$10,203	38.4	33.7	689	64		470033000105
626	Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4411 Clouds RD	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3067	386	24	15.8		356 (92.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,946			$1,356			$9,948	38.2	31.2	720	94		470063000251
627	Bluff City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	282 Maple DR	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1825	544	33	16.4		508 (93.4%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$13,452			$857			$11,659	38.2	38.3	634	7		470399001619
628	Clark Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Jefferson ST	Winchester	37398	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-2407	513	36	14.2		355 (69.2%)	61 (11.9%)	59 (11.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.5%)	$12,217			$1,265			$10,131	37.9	33	696	68		470129000385
629	Bowers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Breazeale ST	Harriman	37748	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 882-1185	543	39	13.8		431 (79.4%)	36 (6.6%)	29 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)	$13,140			$1,391			$10,636	37.8	42.2	584	45		470359000569
630	East Brainerd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7660 Goodwin RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 855-2600	1,172	79	14.8		328 (28.0%)	394 (33.6%)	239 (20.4%)	96 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (9.6%)	$16,321			$1,058			$14,674	37.7	37	647	17		470159000716

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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.