Enrollment
306
Middle
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802300
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School
168 Jefferson AVE, Memphis, TN 38103 · (901) 474-0955 · Shelby County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Tennessee public middle schools
- C+Test 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
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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 | 110 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 27% |
Student demographics
21%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
20.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +6.8pp since 2022
Math
36.6%
TN avg 39.3% . +30.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 31 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.5% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% | 22.9% |
| 2022-23 | 13.7% | 6.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #163 of 336 ▲ 74 | #16 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #257 of 336 ▲ 12 | #19 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #278 of 349 | #36 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #267 of 325 | #35 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #170 of 216 | #16 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
306
-54 (-15%) 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 | 306 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 26 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 23.5 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 23 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 14.7 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | 82% (206) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School.
About Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School is a small middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, one of the schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Enrolled students number 306 students, in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 45% lower than the average for middle schools in Tennessee, which is about 554.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools oversees Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School and 210 other schools, with 111,979 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School is 89% Black. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
allk12 grades Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census estimates describe Shelby County this way: the median household income is $63,767, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. In all, Shelby County has 287 public schools and roughly 154,209 students.
Downtown Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School is a public charter school.
Enrollment at Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School dropped 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 360 to 306 students.
Community posts for Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Downtown Elementary0.2 mi · 784
- Early Childhood Programs0.5 mi · 938
- Medical District High School1.0 mi · 146
- Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School1.2 mi · 192
- B. T. Washington High1.3 mi · 436
- KIPP Memphis Collegiate Elementary1.5 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter SchoolHow large is Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School?
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades 05-08.
Is Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How diverse is Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School?
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School reports a student body of 3% White, 6% Hispanic, 89% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School in?
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What city is Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School in?
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School is located in Memphis, TN.
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