Tennessee Elementary School Rankings

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 1000)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
470402001665	1	Merrol Hyde Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	128 Township DR	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 264-6543	665	42	15.8		554 (83.3%)	18 (2.7%)	10 (1.5%)	68 (10.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	$9,742			$384			$9,089	99.8	99.9	2	1
470318001755	2	Lockeland Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	105 South 17th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 258-1330	290	20	14.8		260 (89.7%)	12 (4.1%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,123			$1,325			$11,660	99.7	98.8	14	12
470369001531	3	Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	221 Todd LN	Smyrna	37167	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 904-6715	654	42	15.7		460 (70.3%)	94 (14.4%)	43 (6.6%)	25 (3.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$9,559			$437			$8,783	99.7	99.9	3
470315001248	4	Discovery School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1165 Middle Tennessee BLVD	Murfreesboro	37130	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 895-4973	398	23	17.6		316 (79.4%)	28 (7.0%)	18 (4.5%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$10,397			$649			$9,233	99.7	99.8	4
470453002277	5	Clovercroft Elementary School	Public	K-5	9336 Clovercroft RD	Franklin	37067	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5170	674	43	15.8		482 (71.5%)	18 (2.7%)	37 (5.5%)	100 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	$10,777			$239			$10,234	99.6	99.6	5
470159001104	6	Nolan Elementary	Public	K-5	4435 Shackleford Ridge RD	Signal Mountain	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 886-0898	720	40	18.2		637 (88.5%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (5.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.0%)	$10,208			$758			$9,095	99.3	98.6	17	11
470014900147	7	Crosswind Elementary School	Public	K-5	831 West Shelton RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	No	(901) 853-3330	701	52	13.4		481 (68.6%)	37 (5.3%)	34 (4.9%)	96 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.6%)	$11,706			$590			$10,882	99.2	98.9	12	5
470159000529	8	Thrasher Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 James BLVD	Signal Mtn	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 886-0882	557	31	18.2		491 (88.2%)	4 (0.7%)	23 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	$10,399			$775			$9,244	99.1	99.2	9	1
470453001807	9	Grassland Elementary	Public	K-5	6803 Manley LN	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4480	518	36	14.5		456 (88.0%)	10 (1.9%)	18 (3.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.0%)	$11,533			$363			$10,821	99.1	98.7	15	6
470213000690	10	Towne Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	2310 Larkspur DR	Johnson City	37604	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	No	(423) 854-4800	371	25	15		285 (76.8%)	15 (4.0%)	16 (4.3%)	33 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$11,638			$722			$10,556	99	99.5	6	4

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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 July 25, 2022, 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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.