Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Tennessee elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
281	Gene W. Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	174 Imperial BLVD	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 824-8633	389	30	12.9		212 (54.5%)	37 (9.5%)	112 (28.8%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$14,176			$1,193			$12,298	66.1	60.6	340	59		470402001661
282	Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	5905 Grosvenor Ave	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2128	271	22	12.3		18 (6.6%)	228 (84.1%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,958			$1,440			$14,399	66	47.9	506	224		470014801141
283	Walter Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6309 Lebanon PIKE	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 893-8046	585	43	13.7		380 (65.0%)	70 (12.0%)	88 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	$13,996			$386			$12,635	66	64.1	300	17		470369001532
284	Knox County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	2925 Gray Hendrix RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 622-3902	404	45	8.9		273 (67.6%)	61 (15.1%)	30 (7.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	$18,281			$1,038			$17,232	65.9	47.4	512	228		470222010478
285	Unity School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Boonshill-Petersburg	Petersburg	37144	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-9018	417	28	15.1		381 (91.4%)	8 (1.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$11,553			$807			$9,985	65.9	63.2	310	25		470249000080
286	East Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Siam RD	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 547-8010	462	27	16.9		409 (88.5%)	10 (2.2%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.5%)	$14,288			$978			$12,477	65.9	61.4	334	48		470111000350
287	Park View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Minnis RD	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 476-6622	443	29	15.5		375 (84.7%)	11 (2.5%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$13,169			$1,161			$11,048	65.8	63.9	302	15		470033002224
288	Paul G. Caywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	162 Monroe AVE	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Lexington	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-8457	626	41	15.4		407 (65.0%)	95 (15.2%)	38 (6.1%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.2%)	$13,034			$698			$11,464	65.7	65.2	280	8		470246002031
289	E K Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1044 Co 172 RD	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 745-2760	322	23	13.8		282 (87.6%)	7 (2.2%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$15,344			$1,165			$13,091	65.6	49.8	474	185		470282000989
290	Dresden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	759 Linden ST	Dresden	38225	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 364-3401	440	32	13.6		392 (89.1%)	12 (2.7%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$12,613			$1,010			$10,343	65.6	75.9	187	103		470447001777

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Tennessee

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for TN student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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