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Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast
- 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 elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredWhat this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 20 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 27 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.8% | 29.9% |
| 2022-23 | 22.4% | 14.6% |
Where Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #502 of 957 ▲ 167 | #40 of 144 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #415 of 959 ▲ 277 | #36 of 146 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #564 of 1,044 | #88 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #596 of 962 | #80 of 149 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 423 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 18 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 22.8 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 11 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 92 | 5 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
About Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast
Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 423 students.
Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast falls under Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which has 211 schools enrolling 111,979 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast is Black, at 83%. The school is also 14% Hispanic and 2% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 52%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast scores 29%.
Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Shelby County show that the median household earns about $63,767 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Shelby County, 287 public schools serve about 154,209 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast from the closest public school, Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school counted 253 students in 2020-21 and 423 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
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