Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee for Homeless Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Tennessee!

Every year, the Tennessee Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Homeless students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Homeless vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 12)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Homeless)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
12	LaFollette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Myers LN	La Follette	37766	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-3439	493	50	9.9		446 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.1%)	$12,968			$1,821			$9,959	0.0%	22.1%	22.10%			470042002128
11	Mitchell-Neilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	711 Clark BLVD	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 890-7841	638	53	12.1		248 (38.9%)	177 (27.7%)	128 (20.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	$16,152			$1,043			$13,807	8.3%	19.3%	10.99%			470315001251
10	Pigeon Forge Intermediate	Public	4-6	3003 Jess Wilson	Pigeon Forge	37863	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 366-9100	390	30	13.2		230 (59.0%)	4 (1.0%)	141 (36.2%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$16,453			$1,043			$14,454	16.7%	30.8%	14.16%			470378002629
9	Sunbright School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Burrville RD	Sunbright	37872	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 628-2244	500	30	16.6		480 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,609			$942			$10,342	25.0%	20.5%	4.48%			470309001238
8	Spencer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 946-2171	368	30	12.2		364 (98.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,023			$2,405			$12,411	33.3%	45.0%	11.66%			470432001737
7	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1315 Knoxville HWY	Wartburg	37887	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 346-6683	590	37	16.1		559 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$13,260			$973			$11,052	41.7%	20.8%	20.85%			470309001226
6	Caryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Cardinal CIR	Caryville	37714	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 562-2687	623	47	13.1		607 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,252			$1,165			$9,085	50.0%	22.9%	27.11%			470042000118
5	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	58.3%	16.5%	41.88%			470369001526
4	Cornerstone Elementary	Public	2-4	371 First Avenue South	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 858-9190	367	26	14.3		339 (92.4%)	5 (1.4%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$13,480			$998			$11,709	66.7%	61.1%	5.52%			470348001449
3	Rossview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Cardinal LN	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 645-1403	1,231	71	17.4		615 (50.0%)	176 (14.3%)	157 (12.8%)	148 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	128 (10.4%)	$12,040			$518			$10,921	75.0%	78.5%	3.49%			470303002156

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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