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What's the one class at J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle every student should take?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801983
J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle
5250 Tulane Rd, Memphis, TN 38109 · (901) 416-3156 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (73).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
TN avg 40.9% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
61.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 60.2% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 55.2% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #151 of 957 ▼ 12 | #20 of 144 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #145 of 959 ▲ 44 | #19 of 146 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #544 of 1,044 | #86 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #833 of 962 | #111 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #54 of 537 | #14 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
432
-220 (-34%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 432 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 33.1 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 34.1 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 39 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 39 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 67% (366) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle.
About J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle
J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee. The school reports 432 students in kindergarten through 8.
The district, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, has 111,979 students enrolled across 211 schools.
Black students are the large majority at J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle, with 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. County-wide, 52% of Shelby County residents are Black. By the diversity index, J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle comes in at 14%.
allk12 grades J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Among Shelby County residents, median household income is about $63,767, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County, which together enroll about 154,209 students.
The closest other public school is Holmes Road Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 432 was 34% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 652.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- Holmes Road Elementary0.7 mi · 708
- Fairley High School0.8 mi · 463
- Fairley High School0.8 mi · 480
- Whitehaven High1.2 mi · 1,509
- Whitehaven Elementary1.3 mi · 449
- Westhaven Elementary1.4 mi · 740
Frequently asked questions
About J. P. Freeman Elementary/MiddleHow large is J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle?
J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-08.
Is J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How diverse is J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle?
J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle reports a student body of 2% Hispanic, 92% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle?
J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle serve?
J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle serves Shelby County in TN.
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