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
591	Chimneyrock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 Chimneyrock Blvd	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2067	931	49	19		84 (9.0%)	615 (66.1%)	182 (19.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	$14,699			$1,628			$12,170	41.3	45.8	534	57		470014802017
592	Glenellen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Needmore RD	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 920-6158	1,038	64	16.2		387 (37.3%)	284 (27.4%)	224 (21.6%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	127 (12.2%)	$11,712			$798			$10,262	41.3	45.5	539	53		470303001121
593	Wolftever Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5080 Ooltewah Ringold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 933-3671	620	44	14		270 (43.5%)	100 (16.1%)	165 (26.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.8%)	$17,539			$1,015			$15,692	41.2	41.5	597	4		470159001996
594	Westmeade Elementary	Public	K-5	6641 Clearbrook DR	Nashville	37205	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2066	466	31	15.2		187 (40.1%)	143 (30.7%)	70 (15.0%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)	$17,892			$1,159			$15,753	41.2	47.4	511	83		470318001383
595	Mountain City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Donnelly ST	Mountain City	37683	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 727-2621	430	30	14.4		404 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,473			$1,420			$13,078	41.1	66.4	268	327		470216000699
596	Briarwood School	Public	3-5	169 Briarwood AVE	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-4257	393	28	14.2		348 (88.5%)	20 (5.1%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$13,021			$1,041			$11,018	41.1	36.6	652	56		470024000050
597	Ridgemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1285 N Highway 45 By - Pass	Union City	38261	Obion County	Obion County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 536-5171	369	34	10.8		218 (59.1%)	13 (3.5%)	119 (32.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.7%)	$14,818			$1,014			$12,808	41	53	437	160		470327002014
598	Millington Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	6445 William Osteen DR	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Millington Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 873-8433	891	52	17.1		334 (37.5%)	322 (36.1%)	123 (13.8%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.1%)	$15,439			$1,070			$13,121	40.9	46.3	523	75		470015002078
599	Middleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	180 Robin CIR	Middleton	38052	Hardeman County	Hardeman County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 376-0160	369	28	13.1		299 (81.0%)	41 (11.1%)	16 (4.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,929			$1,550			$12,390	40.9	37.3	644	45		470165000546
600	Jasper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Warrior DR	Jasper	37347	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 942-2110	650	38	17.2		558 (85.8%)	22 (3.4%)	26 (4.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	$11,456			$1,002			$9,206	40.7	44.6	549	51		470264000935

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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.