Maxine Smith STEAM Academy

As a tight-knit junior high in Memphis, Tennessee, Maxine Smith STEAM Academy caters to 439 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 554.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; Maxine Smith STEAM Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Maxine Smith STEAM Academy lists that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. Compared to Shelby County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Around the school, Shelby County reports that median household income runs about $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Maxine Smith STEAM Academy is one campus in the mix.

Middle College High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 30%: 338 students in 2018 compared to 439 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 32% across the same window.

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