Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee for African American 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, African American 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.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Tennessee Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 483)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
470369001531	1	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	99.8%	99.7%	0.09%
470453002097	2	Sunset Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Sunset TRL	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5020	649	42	15.3		465 (71.6%)	33 (5.1%)	32 (4.9%)	93 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$10,918			$343			$10,152	99.6%	92.6%	6.99%
470270002306	3	Coulter Grove Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2025 Sevierville RD	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Maryville	No	No	No	No	(865) 982-6345	851	51	16.6		694 (81.6%)	24 (2.8%)	92 (10.8%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	$10,580			$543			$9,611	99.4%	95.2%	4.18%
470213000672	4	Fairmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1405 Lester Harris RD	Johnson City	37601	Washington County	Johnson City	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 434-5275	479	34	14.2		327 (68.3%)	52 (10.9%)	49 (10.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	$12,068			$1,588			$9,994	99.2%	96.2%	2.97%
470014901359	5	Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Sycamore RD	Collierville	38017	Shelby County	Collierville	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 854-8202	471	39	12		116 (24.6%)	187 (39.7%)	50 (10.6%)	71 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.0%)	$14,139			$939			$12,877	99.0%	94.8%	4.16%
470014801025	6	Campus School	Public	K-5	535 Zach Curlin	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 678-2285	389	19	20.9		240 (61.7%)	84 (21.6%)	15 (3.9%)	30 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$5,559			$628			$4,381	98.8%	98.5%	0.26%
470015401547	7	Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10050 Oak Seed LN	Lakeland	38002	Shelby County	Lakeland	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-7071	1,049	75	13.9		715 (68.2%)	103 (9.8%)	128 (12.2%)	67 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.4%)	$10,283			$798			$9,175	98.6%	95.7%	2.85%
470159002004	8	Wallace A. Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6930 Lebron Sterchi DR	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1425	592	37	16		414 (69.9%)	63 (10.6%)	49 (8.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.6%)	$10,821			$960			$9,403	98.3%	90.2%	8.14%
470015202197	9	Donelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12140 Donelson Farms PKWY	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 389-6973	880	57	15.4		632 (71.8%)	105 (11.9%)	75 (8.5%)	19 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.3%)	$10,896			$989			$9,646	98.1%	94.9%	3.24%
470453001811	10	Nolensville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2338 Rocky Fork RD	Nolensville	37135	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4690	876	56	15.7		679 (77.5%)	48 (5.5%)	50 (5.7%)	67 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	$10,654			$151			$10,152	97.9%	93.3%	4.63%

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.