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What's the one class at Kingsbury Middle every student should take?
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Enrollment
538
Middle
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802126
Kingsbury Middle
1276 N Graham St, Memphis, TN 38122 · (901) 416-6040 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Tennessee public middle schools
- FTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 191 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 176 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 32% |
Student demographics
44%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
8.8%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.2pp since 2022
Math
11.1%
TN avg 39.3% . -81.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 82 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.8% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 9.4% | 12.8% |
| 2022-23 | 7.6% | 92.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kingsbury Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #310 of 336 ▼ 18 | #37 of 44 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #316 of 336 ▼ 1 | #36 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #152 of 349 | #22 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #163 of 325 | #22 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #126 of 216 | #9 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
538
-148 (-22%) 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 | 538 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 30 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 41.7 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 38 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 37 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 98% (587) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingsbury Middle.
About Kingsbury Middle
Kingsbury Middle is a medium-sized middle school with an address in Memphis, Tennessee. It enrolled 538 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools enrolls 111,979 students in 211 schools, including Kingsbury Middle.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Kingsbury Middle, at 72%. The remaining shares are 18% Black, 7% White, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Shelby County's population at about 9%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Measured against Tennessee public middle schools, Kingsbury Middle receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Shelby County census figures show that the median household income is $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 287 public schools in Shelby County, enrolling about 154,209 students in all.
The closest public school to Kingsbury Middle is Kingsbury High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Kingsbury Middle as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 538, a 22% decrease from 686 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Kingsbury High0.1 mi · 1,383
- Kingsbury Elementary0.1 mi · 506
- Wells Station Elementary0.8 mi · 593
- Memphis Business Academy Elementary School1.0 mi · 322
- Treadwell Elementary1.2 mi · 921
- Grahamwood Elementary1.2 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Kingsbury MiddleHow large is Kingsbury Middle?
Kingsbury Middle enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kingsbury Middle serve?
Kingsbury Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student diversity at Kingsbury Middle?
Student demographics at Kingsbury Middle are roughly 7% White, 72% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Kingsbury Middle?
Kingsbury Middle is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does Kingsbury Middle serve?
Kingsbury Middle serves Shelby County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.