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
311	Union Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3366 Tornado TRL	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-1502	304	21	14.3		248 (81.6%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$13,331			$720			$11,424	64.3	45.4	541	230		470000100485
312	Gainesboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	611 Main ST	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9775	331	24	13.7		312 (94.3%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,948			$1,390			$10,536	64.3	59.1	359	47		470207000665
313	Frazier Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Double S RD	Dayton	37321	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	No	(423) 775-7854	322	23	14		282 (87.6%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$14,360			$834			$12,632	64.2	73.1	212	101		470351001463
314	New Hopewell Elementary	Public	K-5	757 Kimberlin Hgts RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 579-2194	257	21	12.4		197 (76.7%)	16 (6.2%)	26 (10.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$16,301			$804			$14,494	64.2	58.5	370	56		470222000753
315	Sweetwater Elementary	Public	3-4	301 Broad ST	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Sweetwater	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 337-7062	287	18	16.4		233 (81.2%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$10,705			$806			$9,529	64	58.6	369	54		470405001687
316	Gleason School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	92-99 State Championship DR	Gleason	38229	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 648-5351	374	32	11.5		355 (94.9%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,407			$983			$11,538	64	51.6	452	136		470447001780
317	W A Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5017 Market Place	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 754-6200	509	33	15.6		335 (65.8%)	53 (10.4%)	62 (12.2%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.3%)	$13,011			$1,071			$11,314	63.9	69.3	239	78		470455000054
318	Andersonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1951 Mountain RD	Andersonville	37705	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 494-7695	304	26	11.4		284 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,884			$615			$13,150	63.8	57.6	387	69		470009000004
319	Centerview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 Hwy 160	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-4947	240	16	14.9		232 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,143			$1,213			$11,585	63.8	46.7	518	199		470075000274
320	Blanche School	Public	PK, KG-8	1491 Ardmore HWY	Taft	38488	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 425-6141	341	25	13.9		306 (89.7%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,351			$631			$10,920	63.7	56.4	396	76		470249002660

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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.