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
101	Eaton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	423 Hickory Creek RD	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 986-2420	649	46	14.1		530 (81.7%)	7 (1.1%)	78 (12.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	$12,517			$698			$11,175	87.8	85.3	122	21		470252000892
102	McConnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8629 Columbus RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4704	448	27	16.9		370 (82.6%)	15 (3.3%)	29 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$18,097			$905			$16,471	87.4	86.2	115	13		470159001995
103	South Gibson County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Mt Zion RD	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-3660	915	50	18.4		786 (85.9%)	60 (6.6%)	38 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	$10,511			$628			$9,288	87.4	89.6	88	15		470140000417
104	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2216 Westmoreland AVE	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2270	507	35	14.4		387 (76.3%)	17 (3.4%)	30 (5.9%)	14 (2.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	$13,304			$609			$11,947	87.4	84.7	126	22		470219000708
105	Cherokee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Cherokee RD	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5281	354	24	14.7		211 (59.6%)	27 (7.6%)	84 (23.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	$14,863			$1,066			$13,022	87.3	88.5	95	10		470213001881
106	Hillsboro Elementary/ Middle School	Public	K-8	5412 Pinewood RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4560	501	46	10.7		436 (87.0%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$18,346			$345			$17,358	87.1	86	117	11		470453001808
107	Montgomery Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 Highway 48	Cunningham	37052	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 387-3208	477	28	17.2		414 (86.8%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$13,506			$626			$12,202	87.1	86.3	113	6		470303001208
108	Hardin Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11445 Hardin Valley RD	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 470-2088	1,211	72	16.7		968 (79.9%)	40 (3.3%)	77 (6.4%)	80 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.6%)	$12,643			$735			$11,448	86.9	84.5	127	19		470222001328
109	Allendale Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Prescott Way	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5130	600	45	13.2		472 (78.7%)	16 (2.7%)	55 (9.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.8%)	$15,008			$286			$14,145	86.9	87.8	102	7		470453002244
110	Andrew Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ormond DR	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2300	545	38	14.5		436 (80.0%)	10 (1.8%)	33 (6.1%)	9 (1.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	$13,314			$915			$11,745	86.8	87.3	105	5		470219000709

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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.