The average public preschool in Tennessee has approximately 481 students (2025).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in Tennessee (by enrollment) is Dexter School with 1,490 students.
# Students Range: 917
1,490
Avg. # Students: 1,091
Largest Tennessee Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Dexter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,490
Grades: PK-8
7105 Dexter Rd
Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 416-0355
Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 416-0355
Rank: #22.
Stewarts Creek Elementary School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,349
Grades: PK-5
200 Red Hawk Pkwy
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 904-6750
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 904-6750
Rank: #33.
Roy L Waldron Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,332
Grades: PK-5
125 Floyd Mayfield Dr
La Vergne, TN 37086
(615) 904-3785
La Vergne, TN 37086
(615) 904-3785
Rank: #44.
Rutland Elementary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,327
Grades: PK-5
1995 South Rutland Rd
Mount Juliet, TN 37122
(615) 754-1800
Mount Juliet, TN 37122
(615) 754-1800
Rank: #55.
Snowden Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,272
Grades: PK-8
1870 N Parkway
Memphis, TN 38112
(901) 416-4621
Memphis, TN 38112
(901) 416-4621
Rank: #66.
Rock Springs Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,232
Grades: PK-5
1000 Waldron Rd
La Vergne, TN 37086
(615) 904-3820
La Vergne, TN 37086
(615) 904-3820
Rank: #77.
Rossview Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,231
Grades: PK-5
2235 Cardinal Ln
Clarksville, TN 37043
(931) 645-1403
Clarksville, TN 37043
(931) 645-1403
Rank: #88.
Hardin Valley Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,211
Grades: PK-5
11445 Hardin Valley Rd
Knoxville, TN 37932
(865) 470-2088
Knoxville, TN 37932
(865) 470-2088
Rank: #99.
Oakland Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,173
Grades: PK-5
1050 Cherry Blossom Ln
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 920-7422
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 920-7422
Rank: #1010.
East Brainerd Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,172
Grades: PK-5
7660 Goodwin Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(423) 855-2600
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(423) 855-2600
Rank: #1111.
Macon-hall Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,166
Grades: PK-5
9800 Macon Rd
Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 416-2625
Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 416-2625
Rank: #1212.
Riverdale Elementary School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,164
Grades: PK-8
7391 Neshoba Rd
Germantown, TN 38138
(901) 756-2300
Germantown, TN 38138
(901) 756-2300
Rank: #1313.
Northshore Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,101
Grades: PK-5
1889 Thunderhead Rd
Knoxville, TN 37922
(865) 670-4104
Knoxville, TN 37922
(865) 670-4104
Rank: #1414.
West Creek Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,069
Grades: PK-5
1201 W Creek Coyote Trl
Clarksville, TN 37042
(931) 802-8637
Clarksville, TN 37042
(931) 802-8637
Rank: #1515.
Blackman Elementary School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,068
Grades: PK-5
586 Fortress Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 904-3795
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 904-3795
Rank: #1616.
Pisgah Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,064
Grades: PK-5
1770 Hazelwood Rd
Clarksville, TN 37042
(931) 802-6790
Clarksville, TN 37042
(931) 802-6790
Rank: #1717.
Cedar Bluff Elementary School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,053
Grades: PK-5
705 North Cedar Bluff Rd
Knoxville, TN 37923
(865) 539-7721
Knoxville, TN 37923
(865) 539-7721
Rank: #1818.
Karns Elementary School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,047
Grades: PK-5
8108 Beaver Ridge Rd
Knoxville, TN 37931
(865) 539-7767
Knoxville, TN 37931
(865) 539-7767
Rank: #1919.
Glenellen Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,038
Grades: PK-5
825 Needmore Rd
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 920-6158
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 920-6158
Rank: #2020.
Belle Forest Community School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,035
Grades: PK-5
3135 Ridgeway
Memphis, TN 38115
(901) 416-7200
Memphis, TN 38115
(901) 416-7200
Rank: #2121.
Lakeland Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,034
Grades: PK-4
10050 Oak Seed Ln
Arlington, TN 38002
(901) 867-7071
Arlington, TN 38002
(901) 867-7071
Rank: #2222.
Riverwood Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,018
Grades: PK-5
1330 Stern Ln
Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 416-2310
Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 416-2310
Rank: #2323.
Eagleville School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,011
Grades: PK-12
500 Hwy 99
Eagleville, TN 37060
(615) 274-6336
Eagleville, TN 37060
(615) 274-6336
Rank: #2424.
Students: 1,003
Grades: PK-2
509 North Campbell Station Rd
Knoxville, TN 37922
(865) 966-5848
Knoxville, TN 37922
(865) 966-5848
Rank: #2525.
A L Lotts Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 998
Grades: PK-5
9320 Westland Dr
Knoxville, TN 37922
(865) 539-8611
Knoxville, TN 37922
(865) 539-8611
Rank: #2626.
Barkers Mill Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 988
Grades: PK-5
1230 Little Bobcat Ln
Clarksville, TN 37042
(931) 906-7235
Clarksville, TN 37042
(931) 906-7235
Rank: #2727.
Rockvale Elementary School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 983
Grades: PK-5
6550 Hwy 99
Rockvale, TN 37153
(615) 904-3881
Rockvale, TN 37153
(615) 904-3881
Rank: #2828.
Rocky Fork Elementary School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 967
Grades: PK-5
200 Thunderstorm Ln
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 904-3790
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 904-3790
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Barfield Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 965
Grades: PK-5
350 Veterans Parkway
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 904-3810
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 904-3810
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Salem Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 965
Grades: PK-6
3275 St. Bernard Dr
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 893-2313
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 893-2313
Rank: #3131.
Gibbs Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 951
Grades: PK-5
7715 Tazewell Pike
Corryton, TN 37721
(865) 689-1497
Corryton, TN 37721
(865) 689-1497
Rank: #3232.
Stoner Creek Elementary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 939
Grades: PK-5
1035 North Mt. Juliet Rd
Mount Juliet, TN 37122
(615) 754-6300
Mount Juliet, TN 37122
(615) 754-6300
Rank: #3333.
Chimneyrock Elementary School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 931
Grades: PK-5
8601 Chimneyrock Blvd
Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 416-2067
Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 416-2067
Rank: #3434.
Hazelwood Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 930
Grades: PK-5
2623 Tiny Town Rd
Clarksville, TN 37042
(931) 553-2075
Clarksville, TN 37042
(931) 553-2075
Rank: #3535.
East Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 917
Grades: PK-5
1014 John Ross Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37412
(423) 493-9296
Chattanooga, TN 37412
(423) 493-9296
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Tennessee average public preschools student size?
The Tennessee average public preschools student size is 481 for 2025.
What are the public preschools with the largest student size in Tennessee?
The best top ranked public preschools in Tennessee include Dexter School, Stewarts Creek Elementary School and Roy L Waldron Elementary School.
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