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What's one thing Soulsville Charter School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
651
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802088
Soulsville Charter School
1115 College ST, Memphis, TN 38106 · (901) 261-6366 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Tennessee public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 12% |
Student demographics
6%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
18.0%
TN avg 40.9% . +11.6pp since 2022
Math
16.6%
TN avg 39.3% . +9.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.8% | 8.6% |
| 2022-23 | 6.4% | 7.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Soulsville Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #268 of 339 ▲ 39 | #26 of 51 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #308 of 337 ▼ 6 | #33 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #183 of 381 | #25 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #324 of 332 | #48 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #105 of 110 | #20 of 21 |
Ranked against other public high 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
651
+10 (+2%) 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 | 651 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 59.5 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 55.8 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 46 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 56.6 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 82% (522) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soulsville Charter School.
About Soulsville Charter School
Federal records list Soulsville Charter School as a high school in Memphis, Tennessee. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 651 students in grades 6 through 12.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs Soulsville Charter School along with 210 other schools, enrolling 111,979 students in total.
The large majority of students at Soulsville Charter School, 97%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 52%. By the diversity index, Soulsville Charter School comes in at 6%.
Measured against Tennessee public high schools, Soulsville Charter School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Federal survey data for Shelby County show that median household income is about $63,767, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. A total of 287 public schools operate in Shelby County, serving about 154,209 students.
Hollis F. Price Middle College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 641 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 651.
Community posts for Soulsville Charter School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Hollis F. Price Middle College0.2 mi · 96
- Memphis Delta Preparatory0.2 mi · 351
- Cummings Elementary/Middle0.3 mi · 379
- Circles Of Success Learning Academy0.6 mi · 195
- Ida B. Wells Academy ES/MS0.7 mi · 99
- Larose Elementary1.0 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Soulsville Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Soulsville Charter School?
Soulsville Charter School enrolls approximately 651 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Soulsville Charter School serve?
Soulsville Charter School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Soulsville Charter School?
At Soulsville Charter School, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Soulsville Charter School public or private?
Soulsville Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What city is Soulsville Charter School in?
Soulsville Charter School is located in Memphis, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.