Power Center Academy Middle

Power Center Academy Middle is a tight-knit intermediate school in Memphis, Tennessee, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school educates 451 students in grades 6 through 8.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools in total, collectively educating 111,979 students. Power Center Academy Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Power Center Academy Middle logs that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment; the rest reads as 36% Hispanic. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Around the school, Shelby County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Power Center Academy Middle is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Power Center Academy Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Power Center Academy Middle is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Power Center Academy Middle's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 451). Black enrollment moved from 81% to 63% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.