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Enrollment
309
Combined
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 243
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802271
Memphis Virtual School
3237 Knight RD, Memphis, TN 38118 · (901) 416-0115 · Shelby County
GRADES 04–12COMBINED11-CITYVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 20.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 6 | 2% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 19% |
Student demographics
40%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
19.8%
TN avg 40.9% . +10.3pp since 2022
Math
11.9%
TN avg 39.3%
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 10 points since 2022.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.8% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 6.7% |
| 2022-23 | 9.5% | N/A |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
309
+239 (+341%) 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 | 309 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 27 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 58.1 | 8.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 13 | 5.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 93 | 1 | 93.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 102 | N/A | N/A | 38% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memphis Virtual School.
About Memphis Virtual School
Memphis Virtual School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a combined-grade school in Memphis, Tennessee. It covers grades 4 through 12, with a total enrollment of 309 students. Enrollment is 27% higher than the average for combined schools in Tennessee, which is about 243.
Memphis Virtual School is one of 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which enrolls 111,979 students in total.
Memphis Virtual School's enrollment is 76% Black. Next come 9% White, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 52% Black among all Shelby County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Memphis Virtual School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
Memphis Virtual School is located in Shelby County, where median household income is about $63,767, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Memphis Virtual School is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County, which together enroll about 154,209 students.
Nearest public school: Memphis Virtual Adult High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Memphis Virtual School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records classify Memphis Virtual School as a virtual school.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 70 students at Memphis Virtual School; in 2024-25, 309. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Memphis Virtual School. 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
- Memphis Virtual Adult High School0.0 mi · 418
- Sheffield High0.5 mi · 516
- Shrine School0.5 mi · 126
- Sheffield Elementary0.6 mi · 386
- Parkway Village Elementary0.9 mi · 856
- Evans Elementary0.9 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Memphis Virtual SchoolHow large is Memphis Virtual School?
Memphis Virtual School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades 04-12.
Is Memphis Virtual School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memphis Virtual School is a combined-grade school covering grades 04-12.
What is the student diversity at Memphis Virtual School?
Student demographics at Memphis Virtual School are roughly 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Memphis Virtual School public or private?
Memphis Virtual School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What county does Memphis Virtual School serve?
Memphis Virtual School serves Shelby County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.