Shelby County schools ranked by test score
Latest TCAP year (2024-25). 41 schools in Shelby County, Tennessee with reported English Language Arts scores. Tennessee state average: 40.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxine Smith STEAM Academy Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 79.3% | +38.4pp |
| 2 | West Collierville Middle School Collierville · Collierville | Middle | 66.6% | +25.7pp |
| 3 | Houston Middle School Germantown · Germantown | Middle | 64.2% | +23.3pp |
| 4 | Lakeland Preparatory School Lakeland · Lakeland | Middle | 61.6% | +20.7pp |
| 5 | Arlington Middle Arlington · Arlington | Middle | 59.1% | +18.2pp |
| 6 | Collierville Middle School Collierville · Collierville | Middle | 56.6% | +15.7pp |
| 7 | White Station Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 51.3% | +10.4pp |
| 8 | Bon Lin Middle School Bartlett · Bartlett | Middle | 42.2% | +1.3pp |
| 9 | Elmore Park Middle School Bartlett · Bartlett | Middle | 41.3% | +0.4pp |
| 10 | Millington Intermediate School Millington · Millington Municipal Schools | Middle | 40.9% | -0.0pp |
| 11 | Appling Middle School Bartlett · Bartlett | Middle | 39.8% | -1.1pp |
| 12 | Bellevue Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 24.1% | -16.8pp |
| 13 | Colonial Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 23.2% | -17.7pp |
| 14 | Germantown Middle Germantown · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 22.7% | -18.2pp |
| 15 | Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 21.8% | -19.1pp |
| 16 | City University School Girls Preparatory Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 21.4% | -19.5pp |
| 17 | Craigmont Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 21.3% | -19.6pp |
| 18 | Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 20.5% | -20.4pp |
| 19 | Power Center Academy Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 19.7% | -21.2pp |
| 20 | Cordova Middle Cordova · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 18.3% | -22.6pp |
| 21 | Highland Oaks Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 18.3% | -22.6pp |
| 22 | Memphis Business Academy Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 17.6% | -23.3pp |
| 23 | Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 17.5% | -23.4pp |
| 24 | Ridgeway Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 17.2% | -23.7pp |
| 25 | Kate Bond Middle School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 15.6% | -25.3pp |
| 26 | KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 14.5% | -26.4pp |
| 27 | Mt. Pisgah Middle/High Cordova · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 13.6% | -27.3pp |
| 28 | Hickory Ridge Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 11.7% | -29.2pp |
| 29 | American Way Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 11.5% | -29.4pp |
| 30 | Treadwell Middle School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 11.1% | -29.8pp |
| 31 | A. Maceo Walker Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 10.9% | -30.0pp |
| 32 | Georgian Hills Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 10.5% | -30.4pp |
| 33 | Havenview Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 9.5% | -31.4pp |
| 34 | Wooddale Middle School Memphis · Achievement School District | Middle | 9.3% | -31.6pp |
| 35 | Veritas College Preparatory Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 9.0% | -31.9pp |
| 36 | Kingsbury Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 8.8% | -32.1pp |
| 37 | Oakhaven Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 7.6% | -33.3pp |
| 38 | Raleigh Egypt Middle School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 7.5% | -33.4pp |
| 39 | Lester Prep Memphis · Tennessee Public Charter School Commission | Middle | 7.0% | -33.9pp |
| 40 | Woodstock Middle School Millington · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 7.0% | -33.9pp |
| 41 | Chickasaw Middle Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | Middle | 5.3% | -35.6pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the TCAP % On Track or Mastered threshold on the latest available TCAP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Shelby County, Tennessee with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Tennessee statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Tennessee ranking.