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
581	Black Fox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 South Rutherford BLVD	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 893-6395	861	55	15.6		235 (27.3%)	254 (29.5%)	282 (32.8%)	29 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (6.6%)	$13,031			$736			$11,522	42.4	44.1	555	26		470315002012
582	Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle School	Public	4-8	2141 Harrison AVE	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2038	687	45	15.4		284 (41.3%)	13 (1.9%)	368 (53.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	$13,418			$959			$11,623	42.3	34.9	679	97		470240000869
583	Parris South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	169 Lacefield DR	Savannah	38372	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 925-2480	380	32	11.8		312 (82.1%)	20 (5.3%)	20 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$14,190			$1,523			$11,467	42.1	37.1	645	62		470168000558
584	Ridge View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Pumphouse RD	Rockwood	37854	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 354-2111	604	39	15.3		533 (88.2%)	14 (2.3%)	25 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	$13,364			$1,087			$11,291	42	45	544	40		470359001485
585	Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	10280 Godwin Rd	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0325	311	33	9.5		81 (26.0%)	183 (58.8%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$22,552			$2,027			$19,316	41.9	42.2	583	2		470014801568
586	Hampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	408 Hwy 321	Hampton	37658	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 725-5220	622	43	14.6		591 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$12,548			$1,155			$10,203	41.8	53.2	433	153		470051000154
587	Linden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	331 Brooklyn AVE	Linden	37096	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 589-2531	281	25	11.2		252 (89.7%)	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$14,632			$1,409			$12,270	41.8	32.6	706	119		470339001432
588	Lookout Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Browns Ferry RD	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7370	261	19	14.1		190 (72.8%)	21 (8.0%)	22 (8.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	$21,196			$1,263			$18,995	41.8	49.8	475	113		470159000818
589	Bradley Academy - An Arts Integrated School	Public	K-6	511 Doctor Martin Luther King	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 895-2672	342	30	11.4		51 (14.9%)	135 (39.5%)	132 (38.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	$16,907			$880			$15,010	41.7	34	684	95		470315001249
590	Rogersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	116 Broadway	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Rogersville	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-7651	643	48	13.3		563 (87.6%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	$13,746			$922			$12,092	41.4	38.5	633	43		470366001508

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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.