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
571	Jackson County Middle School	Public	4-8	170 Blue Devil LN	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9779	434	30	14.3		406 (93.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$12,741			$1,123			$10,674	42.7	44.2	554	17		470207001829
572	Vanleer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4456 Highway 49 West	Vanleer	37181	Dickson County	Dickson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 740-5760	264	20	13		237 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	$14,931			$1,063			$12,874	42.7	61.8	324	248		470102000334
573	Halls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Carmen ST	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 836-9651	616	44	13.9		451 (73.2%)	100 (16.2%)	25 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	$13,781			$1,142			$11,642	42.7	37.6	640	67		470231000833
574	Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Cumberland ST	Cowan	37318	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 967-7353	262	17	15.4		227 (86.6%)	13 (5.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$13,830			$1,168			$11,492	42.6	37.5	641	67		470129000386
575	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	907 King Springs RD	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5260	488	37	13.3		257 (52.7%)	77 (15.8%)	62 (12.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (17.8%)	$15,530			$1,233			$13,236	42.6	39.9	618	43		470213000424
576	East Coffee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6264 Mcminnville HWY	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 723-5185	244	18	13.9		212 (86.9%)	4 (1.6%)	19 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$15,688			$1,150			$13,231	42.6	35.6	670	94		470078000287
577	Westhills Elementary	Public	4-6	1351 N Ellington PKWY	Lewisburg	37091	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 359-3909	577	37	15.7		337 (58.4%)	66 (11.4%)	108 (18.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.6%)	$12,102			$587			$10,619	42.6	38.6	628	51		470267001956
578	Alpine Crest Elementary School	Public	K-5	4700 Stagg RD	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 874-1921	301	24	12.8		167 (55.5%)	44 (14.6%)	61 (20.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.6%)	$18,551			$694			$16,996	42.5	68.8	243	335		470159000490
579	South Fentress Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5018 Wilder RD	Grimsley	38565	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 863-3131	595	32	18.4		561 (94.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,983			$1,959			$9,054	42.5	50	472	107		470123002029
580	Journey East Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6870 Winchester RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 567-7086	329	19	17.7		6 (1.8%)	267 (81.2%)	54 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,703			$1,358			$5,979	42.4	39.7	620	40		470014802465

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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.