American Way Middle

American Way Middle operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Memphis, Tennessee, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 693 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools in total, collectively educating 111,979 students. American Way Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, American Way Middle records that the largest single group is Black at 55%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 42% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Shelby County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), American Way Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Getwell Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around American Way Middle.

American Way Middle operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. American Way Middle's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 703 (now 693). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 24% to 42%.

On this page, members of the American Way Middle community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.