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
261	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Old Niles Ferry	Maryville	37803	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 982-0630	305	21	14.5		272 (89.2%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$13,568			$820			$11,922	67.6	64.2	297	36		470030000068
262	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	29590 Broad ST	Bruceton	38317	Carroll County	Hollow Rock - Bruceton	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 418-4168	296	23	13.1		258 (87.2%)	9 (3.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.1%)	$11,560			$1,020			$9,555	67.5	46.7	519	257		470189000627
263	Mary Hughes School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Austin Springs RD	Piney Flats	37686	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1835	352	24	14.9		325 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$14,565			$927			$12,876	67.5	61.2	335	72		470399001645
264	Gibbs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7715 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1497	951	55	17.3		838 (88.1%)	24 (2.5%)	41 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	$13,044			$766			$11,532	67.4	69.5	238	26		470222000740
265	South Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	707 2nd Avenue South	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 201-5884	555	41	13.4		542 (97.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,649			$933			$9,822	67.4	70.9	230	35		470234000852
266	Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Laurel Bluff RD	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 376-2341	400	27	14.9		368 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$13,276			$810			$11,517	67.3	63.8	303	37		470359001481
267	Chapel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	415 S Horton PKWY	Chapel Hill	37034	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 246-4255	559	38	14.8		483 (86.4%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$12,102			$571			$10,945	67.3	56.2	400	133		470267000482
268	New Market Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1559 W Old A Johnson HWY	New Market	37820	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 475-3551	295	23	12.8		263 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,637			$924			$11,436	67.1	51.5	454	186		470210000682
269	Fountain City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2910 Montbelle DR	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1445	381	25	15.1		251 (65.9%)	26 (6.8%)	73 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	$14,808			$765			$13,174	67	58.2	377	108		470222000782
270	Delk-Henson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	425 South Horton PKWY	Chapel Hill	37034	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 536-0491	446	25	18		399 (89.5%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$10,363			$774			$8,833	67	71.5	227	43		470267002440

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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.