Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 470014701140
Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas
90 West Olive ST, Memphis, TN 38106 · (901)416-7874 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
DISTRICT -0% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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.
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TCAP 2023-24 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
13.0%
TN avg 39.0% . +6.8pp since 2022
Math
20.8%
TN avg 37.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 39 and 37. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 13.0% | 20.8% |
| 2022-23 | 6.2% | 11.8% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #838 of 957 ▲ 66 | #90 of 144 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #925 of 959 ▲ 29 | #129 of 146 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #1,011 of 1,044 | #153 of 156 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
121
-157 (-56%) vs 2017
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
99%
was 97%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 121 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 143 | 5.5 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 11 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 13.9 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 14 | 17.8:1 | 87% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas.
About Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas
Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas is a small elementary school in Tennessee, located in Memphis. The school's enrollment of 121 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 74% lower than the average for elementary schools in Tennessee, which is about 470.
Across its 15 schools, Achievement School District enrolls 5,309 students. Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas is one of those schools.
Most students at Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas are Black: 99% of enrollment. Census figures show Shelby County is about 52% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas has about 26.0 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Tennessee average 19.7:1.
In Shelby County (population about 919,173), median household income is about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 287 public schools operate in Shelby County, serving about 154,209 students.
Memphis Scholars Raleigh-Egypt is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas is a publicly funded charter school.
The school counted 278 students in 2017-18 and 121 in 2023-24. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
The Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Achievement School District
- Journey Coleman SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Wooddale Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Martin Luther King Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Fairley High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Kirby Middle SchoolMiddle · 402 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
- Memphis Scholars Raleigh-Egypt0.0 mi · 63
- Carver College and Career Academy0.4 mi · 402
- A. B. Hill Elementary0.9 mi · 485
- Riverview Elementary/Middle0.9 mi · 522
- Vision Preparatory Charter School1.1 mi · 421
- Larose Elementary1.4 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Memphis Scholars Florida KansasHow large is Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas?
Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-05.
Is Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas?
Approximately 26.0:1 students per teacher at Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas?
At Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 99% Black.
Is Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas public or private?
Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Achievement School District.
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