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
411	Bargerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6141 Poplar Springs/Bargerton	Lexington	38351	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 968-7484	273	20	13.8		245 (89.7%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$13,339			$865			$10,930	55.6	58.8	365	46		470180000600
412	Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Prospect School RD	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8814	421	24	17.5		340 (80.8%)	7 (1.7%)	66 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$11,409			$980			$9,580	55.6	54.5	414	2		470033000100
413	Lynchburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	276 Mechanic Street North	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 759-7388	487	37	13.3		454 (93.2%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,743			$814			$12,204	55.5	63.1	311	102		470306001223
414	Ramer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4173 Hwy 57 West	Ramer	38367	McNairy County	McNairy County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 645-3996	370	33	11.2		328 (88.6%)	27 (7.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$14,656			$1,365			$12,254	55.5	41.1	603	189		470288001002
415	Grahamwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3950 Summer Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-5952	887	57	15.5		184 (20.7%)	272 (30.7%)	317 (35.7%)	41 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.1%)	$16,005			$1,679			$13,413	55.4	72.4	218	197		470014801074
416	DeKalb West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Bulldog LN	Liberty	37059	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 536-5332	456	30	15.4		409 (89.7%)	12 (2.6%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$12,438			$1,926			$9,428	55.3	59	362	54		470099000325
417	Friendsville Elementary	Public	K-5	210 E 4th AVE	Friendsville	37777	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 980-1252	208	14	14.8		186 (89.4%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$14,432			$839			$12,756	55.2	38.6	629	212		470030000070
418	Chuckey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 Chuckey HWY	Chuckey	37641	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 257-2108	383	26	14.9		328 (85.6%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$13,571			$1,207			$11,420	55	51.1	461	43		470147000444
419	Memphis STEM Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2180 Frayser BLVD	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 708-3001	243	18	13.5		0 (0.0%)	209 (86.0%)	31 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$16,820			$1,492			$14,962	54.9	39.8	619	200		470014802459
420	Mount Horeb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 East Dumplin Valley RD	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 397-9472	575	37	15.7		442 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.3%)	$10,864			$821			$9,280	54.7	50.9	464	44		470210002313

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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.