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What's something Journey Coleman School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 470014701034
Journey Coleman School
3210 Raleigh-Millington RD, Memphis, TN 38128 · (901)567-7068 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT -0% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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.
Test scores
TCAP 2023-24 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
13.2%
TN avg 39.0% . -0.2pp since 2022
Math
11.5%
TN avg 37.2% . +4.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 39 and 37. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 13.2% | 11.5% |
| 2022-23 | 13.4% | 7.3% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Journey Coleman School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #918 of 957 ▲ 21 | #123 of 144 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #924 of 959 ▼ 6 | #128 of 146 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #224 of 1,044 | #48 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #3 of 8 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #733 of 962 | #95 of 149 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
630
+60 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 20.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
89%
was 93%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 630 | 39 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 33.2 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 28 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 27.5 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 82% (390) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Journey Coleman School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (570 to 630); teachers up 42% (27.5 to 39).
About Journey Coleman School
Journey Coleman School is a mid-sized elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, under Achievement School District. It reported 630 students in pre-K through 8 in 2023-24. By comparison, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll about 470 students on average.
Achievement School District has 15 schools and 5,309 students, and Journey Coleman School is one of those schools.
The share of Black students at Journey Coleman School is 89%. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Journey Coleman School scores 20%.
A staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.0:1. It is about the same as the 19.7:1 average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
American Community Survey estimates for Shelby County show that the median household earns about $63,767 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Shelby County has 287 public schools with about 154,209 students, including Journey Coleman School.
The closest school to Journey Coleman School is Journey Coleman K-8, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Journey Coleman School is run as a public charter school.
The school grew from 570 students in 2017-18 to 630 in 2023-24. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Black share, which decreased from 93% to 89%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.7:1; by 2023-24 it was 16.2:1.
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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 Achievement School District
- Wooddale Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Martin Luther King Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Fairley High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Kirby Middle SchoolMiddle · 402 students
- Promise Academy - Spring HillElementary · 388 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
- Journey Coleman K-80.0 mi · 629
- Promise Academy - Spring Hill1.0 mi · 388
- Promise Academy Spring Hill1.0 mi · 422
- Scenic Hills Elementary1.5 mi · 392
- Craigmont High1.5 mi · 968
- Craigmont Middle1.7 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Journey Coleman SchoolHow many students attend Journey Coleman School?
Journey Coleman School enrolls approximately 630 students in grades PK-08.
Is Journey Coleman School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Journey Coleman School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Journey Coleman School have?
Journey Coleman School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Journey Coleman School?
At Journey Coleman School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 89% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Journey Coleman School public or private?
Journey Coleman School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Achievement School District.
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