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Enrollment
451
Middle
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802171
Power Center Academy Middle
5449 Winchester RD, Memphis, TN 38115 · (901) 333-6874 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Tennessee public middle schools
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 148 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 33% |
Student demographics
48%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
19.7%
TN avg 40.9% . +4.7pp since 2022
Math
29.9%
TN avg 39.3% . +13.9pp since 2022
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 30 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 14 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 16.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Power Center Academy Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #210 of 336 ▲ 68 | #17 of 44 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #259 of 336 ▼ 1 | #20 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #192 of 349 | #30 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #146 of 325 | #19 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #204 of 216 | #24 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
451
-5 (-1%) 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 | 451 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 21.3 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 15.8 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 21.3 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 19 | 22.5:1 | 75% (320) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Power Center Academy Middle.
About Power Center Academy Middle
Power Center Academy Middle is a low-enrollment middle school with an address in Memphis, Tennessee. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 451 students.
Power Center Academy Middle is among 211 schools run by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which serves 111,979 students.
Roughly 63% of students at Power Center Academy Middle are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 52%. Power Center Academy Middle's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Power Center Academy Middle is C-. Compared with Tennessee public middle schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
County data help place the school in context: in Shelby County, the median household income is $63,767, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Shelby County is home to 287 public schools and about 154,209 public school students.
The closest public school to Power Center Academy Middle is Power Center Academy Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Power Center Academy Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Power Center Academy Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large. Power Center Academy Middle is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment at Power Center Academy Middle was 456 in 2020-21 and 451 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Power Center Academy Elementary School0.2 mi · 703
- Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus0.2 mi · 241
- Power Center Academy High School0.3 mi · 671
- Newberry Elementary0.4 mi · 410
- Wooddale Middle School0.6 mi · 534
- Wooddale High0.7 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Power Center Academy MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Power Center Academy Middle?
Power Center Academy Middle enrolls approximately 451 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Power Center Academy Middle serve?
Power Center Academy Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student diversity at Power Center Academy Middle?
Student demographics at Power Center Academy Middle are roughly 0% White, 36% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Power Center Academy Middle in?
Power Center Academy Middle is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What county does Power Center Academy Middle serve?
Power Center Academy Middle serves Shelby County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.