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How has Memphis School of Excellence Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802485
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary
4450 S Mendenhall RD, Memphis, TN 38141 · (901) 367-7814 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% 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
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
52%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
15.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +4.8pp since 2022
Math
15.7%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.2% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 12.1% | 10.6% |
| 2022-23 | 10.4% | 12.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Memphis School of Excellence Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #887 of 957 ▲ 28 | #108 of 144 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #913 of 959 ▲ 12 | #120 of 146 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #570 of 1,044 | #91 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #289 of 962 | #28 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
420
+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 | 420 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 26.5 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 21.7 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 24 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 68 | 4 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memphis School of Excellence Elementary.
About Memphis School of Excellence Elementary
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 420 students.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is made up of 211 schools with 111,979 students in all.
The largest group at Memphis School of Excellence Elementary is Hispanic students, at 54%. Smaller groups are 43% Black and 2% White. County-wide, 9% of Shelby County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Memphis School of Excellence Elementary are from different groups.
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary 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 6% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
The school is in Shelby County, where the median household earns about $63,767 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Shelby County, 287 public schools serve about 154,209 students.
Crump Elementary sits about 1.2 miles from Memphis School of Excellence Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Memphis School of Excellence Elementary is a publicly funded charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 54 students, from 366 to 420.
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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
- Crump Elementary1.2 mi · 569
- Hickory Ridge Elementary1.4 mi · 581
- Power Center Academy Middle1.6 mi · 451
- Cromwell Elementary1.6 mi · 517
- Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus1.7 mi · 241
- Power Center Academy Elementary School1.7 mi · 703
Frequently asked questions
About Memphis School of Excellence ElementaryHow many students attend Memphis School of Excellence Elementary?
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-05.
Is Memphis School of Excellence Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Memphis School of Excellence Elementary?
Student demographics at Memphis School of Excellence Elementary are roughly 2% White, 54% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Memphis School of Excellence Elementary?
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
Where is Memphis School of Excellence Elementary located?
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary is located at 4450 S Mendenhall RD, Memphis, TN 38141.
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