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
211	Tusculum View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 Lafayette ST	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greeneville	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 639-2751	415	25	16.8		318 (76.6%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.6%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (8.0%)	$15,088			$1,231			$12,789	72.8	69.9	235	24		470150000476
212	Spring City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 East Jackson AVE	Spring City	37381	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 365-6451	572	47	12.1		529 (92.5%)	12 (2.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	$14,686			$1,379			$12,179	72.8	71.7	224	12		470351001469
213	Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Woodlawn RD	Woodlawn	37191	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5680	732	40	18.2		489 (66.8%)	66 (9.0%)	100 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (9.4%)	$14,048			$878			$12,392	72.6	74.5	195	18		470303001222
214	Steekee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Steekee School RD	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 458-3322	189	17	11.1		165 (87.3%)	3 (1.6%)	14 (7.4%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$15,594			$610			$13,894	72.5	73.1	211	3		470252000905
215	Ellendale Elementary	Public	K-5	6950 Dawn Hill	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2636	508	34	15.1		298 (58.7%)	103 (20.3%)	53 (10.4%)	26 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	$14,571			$1,022			$12,995	72.4	69	242	27		470015301578
216	Ethridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	33 Main ST	Ethridge	38456	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5880	500	35	14.2		465 (93.0%)	14 (2.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,788			$891			$10,977	72.4	57.7	386	170		470234000843
217	Rossview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Cardinal LN	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 645-1403	1,231	71	17.4		615 (50.0%)	176 (14.3%)	157 (12.8%)	148 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	128 (10.4%)	$12,040			$518			$10,921	72.3	92.4	69	148		470303002156
218	Cassville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Will Thompson RD	Sparta	38583	White County	White County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 761-2277	231	16	14.2		214 (92.6%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$13,011			$1,150			$10,721	72.3	66.3	269	51		470450001793
219	Dyllis Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Ollis RD	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-6357	334	24	13.9		312 (93.4%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$14,981			$912			$12,879	72.2	64.6	287	68		470359002302
220	Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18989 Highway 79	Gadsden	38337	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 663-2453	152	14	10.9		104 (68.4%)	26 (17.1%)	14 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	$14,152			$945			$11,811	72.2	61.5	330	110		470085001899

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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.