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
841	Hermitage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Plantation DR	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8838	308	18	17.1		103 (33.4%)	65 (21.1%)	117 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	$21,146			$1,457			$18,570	20.1	20.1	840	1		470318001315
842	Tulip Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	441 Tyler DR	Hermitage	37076	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 885-8944	557	35	15.9		139 (25.0%)	172 (30.9%)	185 (33.2%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	$18,599			$1,684			$15,930	19.9	15.6	885	43		470318001999
843	Roy L Waldron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Floyd Mayfield DR	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-3785	1,332	84	15.8		263 (19.7%)	357 (26.8%)	644 (48.3%)	18 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.2%)	$14,826			$1,216			$12,798	19.8	18.6	856	13		470369001526
844	Monroe County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	266 Warren ST	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(423) 442-2373	217	11	19.7		191 (88.0%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$7,308			$958			$6,010	19.7	13.2	915	71		470300010432
845	Pigeon Forge Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	1766 Waldens Creek RD	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 428-3016	532	38	13.8		250 (47.0%)	9 (1.7%)	255 (47.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$16,442			$994			$14,548	19.6	11.7	933	88		470378001966
846	Erin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 State Route 13 S.	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-3127	367	28	12.9		314 (85.6%)	10 (2.7%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	$11,886			$1,168			$9,901	19.5	19	849	3		470192000630
847	Benny C. Bills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Union School RD	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 451-6577	713	47	15.2		320 (44.9%)	208 (29.2%)	124 (17.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.3%)	$13,428			$824			$11,789	19.4	18.3	858	11		470402001944
848	Thomas A. Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6130 Mt. View RD	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 501-8800	590	35	16.8		120 (20.3%)	164 (27.8%)	273 (46.3%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.1%)	$17,483			$1,149			$15,401	19.3	18.6	854	6		470318002053
849	Maynardville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-8391	383	30	12.9		368 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,769			$1,653			$15,074	19.3	21.2	830	19		470429001734
850	Burchfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1112 West 3rd ST	Oneida	37841	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 569-4935	468	33	13.9		453 (96.8%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,103			$1,566			$10,622	19.2	25.4	790	60		470372001533

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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.