If you are searching for a home in the Collierville real estate market, you’ll be delighted to learn that Collierville, Tennessee is home to two private elementary schools housing grades Pre-K through eight, one private high school, and multiple award-winning public schools, including five elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. In 2007 the Tennessee PTA honored the principal and a teacher from Collierville’s Bailey Station Elementary School with its statewide honors of Outstanding Principal Award and Outstanding Teacher Award, respectively.
Collierville, Tennessee students have historically performed well on achievement tests, particularly the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) achievement tests. At the elementary level, Collierville students score between 93% and 98% in math skills, compared with the state average of 88-92%; and between 96% and 100% in language arts, while the state average is only 88-92%.
Collierville Middle School was the one of the first schools ever to receive the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive. Collierville Middle also finished second in the 2004 Tennessee Geographic Bee and fourth in the 2007 Tennessee Geographic Bee. TCAP scores for Collierville, Tennessee middle schools rank high above the state averages, with 98% in math compared with 85-88% statewide, and 99% in language arts, compared with 87-90% statewide.
In recent years Collierville High School underwent a $14.5 million renovation and expansion project, making it the largest school facility in all of Shelby County, including Memphis. Collierville High School participates in a successful motivation program called The Academic Excellence Program, which recognizes students who maintain all As and Bs. Collierville High’s TCAP scores are 96% in math and 100% in language arts, compared with state high school averages of 49-88% in math and 67-97% in language arts. A full 97% of Collierville, Tennessee’s high school students transition on to higher education following graduation.

