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
361	Allardt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Portland Avenue	Allardt	38504	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 879-9515	394	25	15.8		377 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,107			$1,985			$10,174	59.4	59.7	351	10		470123000373
362	North Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10626 Old Tullahoma RD	Tullahoma	37388	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(931) 455-6239	235	17	14.2		218 (92.8%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$13,957			$833			$12,177	59.3	53.7	427	65		470129000069
363	Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10515 Coward Mill RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 539-7767	301	26	11.5		211 (70.1%)	10 (3.3%)	42 (14.0%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	$12,211			$675			$11,044	59			(n/a)		470222010479
364	Clyde Riggs Elementary	Public	K-5	211 Fountain Head RD	Portland	37148	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 325-2391	319	21	14.9		241 (75.5%)	11 (3.4%)	45 (14.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$15,383			$953			$13,298	58.9	67.8	257	107		470402001674
365	Parrottsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1901 Highway 321	Parrottsville	37843	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-1612	506	31	16.2		478 (94.5%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,884			$1,015			$9,944	58.9	62.1	320	45		470075000283
366	Nashville Classical East	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Greenwood AVE	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 538-5841	537	22	24.4		149 (27.7%)	317 (59.0%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$19,133			$1,453			$17,181	58.9	58.9	363	3		470318002332
367	Byars Dowdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 Hickory Ridge RD	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Lebanon	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 444-6651	516	36	14.5		256 (49.6%)	82 (15.9%)	140 (27.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	$14,626			$857			$12,930	58.9	47.8	508	141		470237000862
368	Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1033 Oliver Springs HWY	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-7506	321	22	14.4		286 (89.1%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$15,462			$1,127			$13,391	58.8	78.2	165	203		470009002002
369	Cornersville Elementary	Public	K-6	485 North Main ST	Cornersville	37047	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 246-4230	478	31	15.6		454 (95.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,615			$523			$11,187	58.8	63.2	306	63		470267001869
370	Wells Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Wells Station Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2172	633	50	12.6		53 (8.4%)	62 (9.8%)	503 (79.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$15,732			$1,643			$13,135	58.7	52.6	440	70		470014801171

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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