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
191	Bethpage Elementary	Public	K-5	420 Old Highway 31 E	Bethpage	37022	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 841-3212	262	20	12.8		227 (86.6%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$15,010			$851			$12,736	75.4	69.7	236	45		470402001657
192	Avoca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2440 Volunteer PKWY	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9445	402	27	14.9		361 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$13,270			$963			$11,396	75.4	77.8	168	24		470036000108
193	Jones Brummett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1530 Hartmann DR	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-4768	650	42	15.4		386 (59.4%)	77 (11.8%)	130 (20.0%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.5%)	$12,368			$898			$10,818	75.1	74.1	202	9		470237002687
194	Soddy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 School ST	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8823	496	32	15.5		452 (91.1%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$18,425			$911			$16,805	75	63.2	307	113		470159000527
195	Walton Ferry Elementary	Public	K-5	732 Walton Ferry RD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-3217	396	27	14.6		271 (68.4%)	34 (8.6%)	54 (13.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$13,774			$1,554			$11,444	74.8	80.3	151	44		470402001680
196	Gordonsville Elementary School	Public	3-6	104 Main Street East	Gordonsville	38563	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 683-8252	312	18	17.3		281 (90.1%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$11,865			$691			$10,249	74.7	73.4	207	11		470387001601
197	Atoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	870 Rosemark RD	Atoka	38004	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	No	(901) 840-9525	868	51	17		650 (74.9%)	84 (9.7%)	50 (5.8%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.4%)	$9,951			$435			$8,992	74.6	79.7	156	41		470408002159
198	Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Kingston HWY	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 376-5252	806	48	16.7		721 (89.5%)	18 (2.2%)	30 (3.7%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$12,317			$716			$10,680	74.6	71.4	228	30		470359001479
199	Bonny Kate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7608 Martin Mill PIKE	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2108	375	26	14.2		326 (86.9%)	11 (2.9%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$16,200			$844			$14,554	74.4	64.3	294	95		470222000721
200	Alcoa Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1325 Springbrook RD	Alcoa	37701	Blount County	Alcoa	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-4767	456	31	14.7		288 (63.2%)	51 (11.2%)	70 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	$13,966			$607			$12,703	74.3	59	361	161		470006002445

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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.