Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802274
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School
1082 Berclair, Memphis, TN 38127 · (901) 591-7267 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- CTest 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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STATE -0%
Community
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
45%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
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TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +7.7pp since 2022
Math
33.3%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 27.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.4% | 30.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Memphis Business Academy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #651 of 957 ▲ 55 | #58 of 144 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #602 of 959 ▼ 41 | #50 of 146 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #765 of 1,044 | #117 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #397 of 962 | #49 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #93 of 537 | #24 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
322
+49 (+18%) 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 | 322 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 21.3 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 22.8 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 88% (293) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memphis Business Academy Elementary School.
About Memphis Business Academy Elementary School
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, administered by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 322 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll about 470 students on average.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools counts 111,979 students in its 211 schools, and Memphis Business Academy Elementary School is one of them.
More than half of the students at Memphis Business Academy Elementary School are Hispanic (68%). The next largest groups are 31% Black. In Shelby County overall, about 9% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, Memphis Business Academy Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
In Shelby County, home to about 919,173 people, median household income comes to about $63,767, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. There are 287 public schools in the county, enrolling about 154,209, Memphis Business Academy Elementary School among them.
Berclair Elementary is the nearest public school to Memphis Business Academy Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Memphis Business Academy Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Memphis Business Academy Elementary School is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 273 to 322, an 18% rise.
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Berclair Elementary0.6 mi · 638
- Kingsbury High0.9 mi · 1,383
- Kingsbury Middle1.0 mi · 538
- Kingsbury Elementary1.0 mi · 506
- Aurora Collegiate Academy1.1 mi · 340
- Wells Station Elementary1.1 mi · 593
Frequently asked questions
About Memphis Business Academy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Memphis Business Academy Elementary School?
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-05.
Is Memphis Business Academy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Memphis Business Academy Elementary School?
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 68% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Memphis Business Academy Elementary School public or private?
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is Memphis Business Academy Elementary School located?
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School is located at 1082 Berclair, Memphis, TN 38127.
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