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
681	North Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7657 Hwy 127 North	Crossville	38571	Cumberland County	Cumberland County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 484-5174	540	33	16.5		503 (93.1%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$12,062			$874			$9,783	34.7	35.4	672	9		470090001877
682	Niota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	418 Burn RD	Niota	37826	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 568-2247	549	36	15.2		472 (86.0%)	13 (2.4%)	30 (5.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$12,603			$1,205			$10,387	34.7	25.5	789	107		470282000995
683	Waverly Junior High School	Public	4-8	601 E. Railroad ST	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 296-4514	455	28	16.4		399 (87.7%)	28 (6.2%)	14 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$11,026			$720			$9,533	34.6	29	741	58		470198000644
684	Hickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Stewarts Ferry PIKE	Nashville	37214	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 884-4020	396	32	12.5		124 (31.3%)	116 (29.3%)	112 (28.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.3%)	$18,650			$1,767			$15,883	34.5	32.9	697	13		470318001698
685	Edgemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Carson Springs RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-2288	561	34	16.3		481 (85.7%)	18 (3.2%)	37 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$11,942			$1,383			$9,543	34.5	26.1	782	97		470075000279
686	White Pine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3060 Roy Messer HWY	White Pine	37890	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 674-2596	705	51	13.8		509 (72.2%)	8 (1.1%)	157 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.0%)	$11,829			$929			$10,104	34.4	33.3	692	6		470210000693
687	Emmett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Emmett RD	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1865	309	24	12.8		296 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,170			$1,610			$12,440	34.4	32.2	710	23		470399001631
688	Millersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1248 Louisville HWY	Goodlettsville	37072	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 859-1439	264	26	10.3		111 (42.0%)	32 (12.1%)	106 (40.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$16,230			$719			$14,560	34.3	44	556	132		470402001667
689	York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	218 School AVE	Jamestown	38556	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-5832	456	32	14.1		435 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,982			$3,155			$10,778	34.2	26.3	780	91		470123000383
690	Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Jackson ST	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2250	432	34	12.8		284 (65.7%)	42 (9.7%)	43 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.2%)	$15,344			$1,724			$12,642	34.1	40.8	605	85		470219000707

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.