Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802588
Memphis Merit Academy
4775 American Way, Memphis, TN 38118 · (901) 617-3690 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- DTest 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
0
0 members
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 83% larger than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
9%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
16.7%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.3pp since 2022
Math
13.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.7% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 15.4% | 12.8% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 11.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Memphis Merit Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #908 of 957 ▼ 10 | #116 of 144 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #896 of 959 ▲ 8 | #113 of 146 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #560 of 1,044 | #87 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #908 of 962 | #127 of 149 |
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
424
+246 (+138%) 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 | 424 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 7 | 41.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 2 | 89.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memphis Merit Academy.
About Memphis Merit Academy
At 4775 American Way in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis Merit Academy operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 424 students.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is responsible for 211 schools, Memphis Merit Academy included, with 111,979 students in all.
The share of Black students at Memphis Merit Academy is 96%. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 52% of Shelby County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
Memphis Merit Academy earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
The school's county is Shelby County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $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 the county, enrolling about 154,209, Memphis Merit Academy among them.
Evans Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Memphis Merit Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Memphis Merit Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal data put enrollment at 178 in 2020-21 and 424 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
This page is set up for the Memphis Merit Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
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Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
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- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- Evans Elementary0.4 mi · 485
- The Excel Center0.4 mi · 457
- Overton High0.7 mi · 1,417
- Cornerstone Prep School0.9 mi · 85
- Memphis Virtual Adult High School1.0 mi · 418
- Memphis Virtual School1.0 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Memphis Merit AcademyHow large is Memphis Merit Academy?
Memphis Merit Academy enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Memphis Merit Academy serve?
Memphis Merit Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student diversity at Memphis Merit Academy?
Student demographics at Memphis Merit Academy are roughly 4% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Memphis Merit Academy public or private?
Memphis Merit Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What county does Memphis Merit Academy serve?
Memphis Merit Academy serves Shelby County in TN.
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