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
541	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	252 Taylor RD	Johnson City	37601	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-4045	261	25	10.2		238 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$14,801			$1,610			$12,500	45	40.6	609	68		470051000151
542	Pisgah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1770 Hazelwood RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 802-6790	1,064	56	18.9		403 (37.9%)	313 (29.4%)	192 (18.0%)	11 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	125 (11.7%)	$12,968			$854			$11,483	44.9	47.4	513	29		470303002341
543	Denmark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 Denmark RD	Denmark	38391	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 427-5986	430	27	15.9		170 (39.5%)	161 (37.4%)	53 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	$14,009			$1,480			$11,530	44.7	34	686	143		470258000915
544	Northview Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	3293 Douglas Dam RD	Kodak	37764	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 933-2415	612	33	18.5		492 (80.4%)	16 (2.6%)	83 (13.6%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	$14,948			$898			$13,293	44.5	54.1	421	123		470378001552
545	McKenzie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	165 Brooks AVE	Mc Kenzie	38201	Carroll County	McKenzie	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 352-5272	545	38	14.3		408 (74.9%)	68 (12.5%)	42 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$11,213			$1,070			$9,414	44.4	48.4	494	51		470279000983
546	John Hay Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Brittain Court	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-1080	257	19	13.7		147 (57.2%)	7 (2.7%)	81 (31.5%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$12,492			$1,019			$10,532	44.3	46.7	520	26		470000101930
547	St Clair Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Melinda Ferry RD	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-2721	172	15	11.2		158 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$16,975			$1,147			$14,680	44.3	44.4	551	4		470174000588
548	Hilham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2305 Hilham HWY	Hilham	38568	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-6816	296	24	12.5		283 (95.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,883			$1,078			$10,915	44.1	48.2	498	50		470333001417
549	Vonore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1135 Hwy 411	Vonore	37885	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 884-6485	352	22	16.1		298 (84.7%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,933			$1,026			$13,605	43.9	32.7	702	153		470300001203
550	Perea Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1250 Vollintine AVE	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 203-6420	399	21	19		0 (0.0%)	390 (97.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$17,079			$1,498			$14,830	43.9	28	757	207		470014802544

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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.
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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.