Memphis Business Academy Middle

Memphis Business Academy Middle is one of the intimate middle-grades schools in Memphis, Tennessee, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, with 399 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools in total, collectively educating 111,979 students. Memphis Business Academy Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Memphis Business Academy Middle logs that Black students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Shelby County shows median household income runs about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Memphis Business Academy Middle is one campus in the mix.

Memphis Business Academy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Memphis Business Academy Middle runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Memphis Business Academy Middle has declined 12%, going from 451 students in 2018 to 399 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 84% to 78% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Memphis Business Academy Middle community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.