Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

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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
521	Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	208 N Highland	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greeneville	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 638-3341	160	15	10.5		73 (45.6%)	13 (8.1%)	50 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.0%)	$20,564			$1,853			$17,196	47.3	38.9	627	106		470150000470
522	Paulette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Maynardville	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 745-0517	364	26	14		344 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$16,672			$1,506			$14,140	47	42.1	588	66		470429002279
523	Highland Rim School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Highland Rim RD	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 433-4197	721	48	15.1		595 (82.5%)	36 (5.0%)	67 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$11,083			$619			$9,813	46.9	45.9	530	7		470249000885
524	Bridgeport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1935 Edwina Bridgeport RD	Newport	37821	Cocke County	Cocke County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 623-5780	287	18	15.7		269 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$12,850			$970			$10,559	46.8	41.7	595	71		470075000273
525	CMCSS K-12 Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1312 Highway 48	Clarksville	37040	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 553-1117	793	46	17.4		361 (45.5%)	192 (24.2%)	135 (17.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	92 (11.6%)	$10,741			$414			$10,196	46.8	48.8	486	39		470303002668
526	Cecil B Rigsby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8231 New Harmony RD	Pikeville	37367	Bledsoe County	Bledsoe County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 447-2891	181	12	15		143 (79.0%)	3 (1.7%)	34 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,382			$2,335			$12,283	46.5	32	713	187		470027000057
527	Ritta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6228 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1496	567	39	14.6		359 (63.3%)	82 (14.5%)	77 (13.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	$14,142			$834			$12,494	46.4	44.3	552	25		470222000758
528	Jo Byrns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6399 Highway 41 North	Cedar Hill	37032	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 696-0533	347	25	13.7		296 (85.3%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$17,151			$492			$15,892	46.2	35.2	676	148		470360002109
529	South Polk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	964 Old Federal RD	Old Fort	37362	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 338-4512	341	21	16.6		332 (97.4%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,369			$1,291			$9,085	46.1	48.7	488	41		470345001445
530	Mosheim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	297 West School ST	Mosheim	37818	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 422-4123	704	44	15.8		644 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$8,870			$1,095			$7,281	46	36.4	661	131		470147000451

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.