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
851	KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1000 Sevier ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	330	14	23.5		9 (2.7%)	286 (86.7%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$19,638			$2,177			$16,747	18.7	12.9	918	67		470318002451
852	East Side Elementary	Public	3-4	1315 East Jefferson	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-1233	361	25	14.4		81 (22.4%)	247 (68.4%)	26 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,402			$1,270			$12,962	18.6	14	903	51		470177000595
853	Kingsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4055 Bayliss Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6020	513	40	12.8		20 (3.9%)	127 (24.8%)	352 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$16,156			$1,926			$13,144	18.5	13.2	916	63		470014801092
854	LaVergne Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 David's Way	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6730	885	62	14.3		194 (21.9%)	251 (28.4%)	382 (43.2%)	23 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.7%)	$12,904			$893			$11,224	18.5	29.4	739	115		470369002134
855	Ida B. Wells Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	244 Foster ST	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6361	204	18	11.6		6 (2.9%)	178 (87.3%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$20,928			$1,588			$18,155	18.4	28.6	747	108		470318001269
856	David Youree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Todd LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 459-3492	725	50	14.5		183 (25.2%)	209 (28.8%)	245 (33.8%)	31 (4.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.9%)	$13,611			$1,071			$11,704	18.3	20.6	835	21		470369001514
857	Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 C E Moss PKWY	Covington	38019	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 475-5925	586	47	12.4		293 (50.0%)	257 (43.9%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	$12,905			$1,170			$11,343	18.2	22.7	816	41		470408001892
858	Rocketship United	Public, Charter	K-4	320 Plus Park BLVD	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 712-7499	499	18	27.7		24 (4.8%)	219 (43.9%)	243 (48.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$18,152			$1,428			$15,417	18.2	21	833	25		470318002453
859	Charlotte Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Annex AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2006	514	35	14.8		91 (17.7%)	93 (18.1%)	290 (56.4%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$17,486			$1,054			$15,532	18.1	19.2	847	12		470318001274
860	Haywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3790 Turley DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5118	565	41	13.9		38 (6.7%)	63 (11.2%)	403 (71.3%)	50 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$18,481			$1,534			$16,025	18	7.4	986	126		470318001313

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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.