Best Elementary Schools in Memphis, TN (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

109

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked elementary school in Memphis, TN, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Memphis, TN rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Memphis, TN elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A	Richland Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	69%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	870
#2	A	Idlewild Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	67%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	579
#3	A-	J P Freeman Elementarymiddle (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	57%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	548
#4	A-	Newberry Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	56%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	403
#5	B+	White Station Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	53%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	766
#6	B+	Balmoralridgeway Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	51%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	245
#7	B	Southwind Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	49%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	686
#8	B	Delano Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	48%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	283
#9	B	Wells Station Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	48%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	629
#10	B-	Grahamwood Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	46%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	861
#11	B-	Memphis Stem Academy (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	46%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	219
#12	B-	Oak Forest Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	45%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	411
#13	B-	Power Center Academy Elementary Southeast (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	45%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	415
#14	B-	Freedom Prep Elementary Millbranch (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	44%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	551
#15	C+	Leadership Preparatory Charter School (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	43%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	419
#16	C+	Jackson Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	42%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	281
#17	C+	Sea Isle Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	41%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	492
#18	C	Winridge Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	39%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	486
#19	C	Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	38%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	255
#20	C	Journey East Academy (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	38%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	347
#21	C	Perea Elementary School (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	38%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	260
#22	C	Springdale Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	38%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	244
#23	C	Power Center Academy Elementary School (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	36%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	720
#24	C-	Cherokee Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	36%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	395
#25	C-	Oakhaven Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	36%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	538
#26	C-	Libertas (Charter)	Memphis		35%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	488
#27	C-	Memphis Business Academy Elementary School (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	35%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	271
#28	C-	Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary School (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	35%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	95
#29	C-	Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus (Charter)	Memphis		34%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	662
#30	D+	Brownsville Road Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	33%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	467
#31	D+	Compass Community School Berclair Campus (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	33%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	231
#32	D+	Whitehaven Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	33%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	460
#33	D+	Freedom Prep Elementary Parkrose (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	32%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	578
#34	D+	Southern Avenue Charter School Of Academic Excellence Creati (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	32%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	337
#35	D+	Highland Oaks Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	31%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	827
#36	D+	Ross Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	30%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	665
#37	D+	Parkway Village Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	29%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	828
#38	D	Hickory Ridge Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	29%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	670
#39	D	Kipp Memphis Collegiate Elementary (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	29%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	536
#40	D	Oakshire Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	29%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	418
#41	D	Snowden Elementarymiddle (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	29%	20%	Meets Expectations	1,373
#42	D	William Herbert Brewster Elementary School (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	29%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	479
#43	D	Willow Oaks Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	29%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	648
#44	D	Hawkins Mill Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	28%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	295
#45	D	Ida B Wells Academy Esms	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	27%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	126
#46	D	Keystone Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	27%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	526
#47	D	Peabody Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	27%	17%	Meets Expectations	353
#48	D	Shelby Oaks Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	27%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	743
#49	D	Westhaven Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	27%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	762
#50	D	Aurora Collegiate Academy (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	26%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	324
#51	D	Compass Community School Frayser Campus (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	26%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	210
#52	D	Promise Academy (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	26%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	304
#53	D	Cromwell Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	25%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	470
#54	D	Kingsbury Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	25%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	502
#55	D	Star Academy (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	25%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	285
#56	D-	Berclair Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	24%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	646
#57	D-	Downtown Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	24%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	718
#58	D-	Evans Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	24%	7%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	400
#59	D-	Belle Forest Community School	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	23%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	1,002
#60	D-	Bethel Grove Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	23%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	247
#61	D-	Compass Community School Binghampton Campus (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	22%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	207
#62	D-	Egypt Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	22%	6%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	522
#63	D-	Fox Meadows Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	22%	7%	Exceeds Expectations	506
#64	D-	Rozelle Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	22%	6%	Exceeds Expectations	203
#65	D-	Circles Of Success Learning Academy (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	21%	7%	Exceeds Expectations	217
#66	D-	Georgian Hills Elementary	Memphis		21%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	262
#67	D-	Holmes Road Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	21%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	713
#68	D-	Lowrance Elementarymiddle	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	21%	14%	Meets Expectations	948
#69	D-	A B Hill Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	20%	7%	Exceeds Expectations	618
#70	D-	Crump Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	20%	7%	Exceeds Expectations	595
#71	D-	Memphis School Of Excellence Elementary (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	20%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	415
#72	D-	Getwell Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	19%	4%	Exceeds Expectations	514
#73	D-	Scenic Hills Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	19%	7%	Exceeds Expectations	292
#74	D-	Sharpe Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	19%	5%	Exceeds Expectations	315
#75	D-	Sheffield Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	19%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	510
#76	F	Bruce Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	19%	9%	Meets Expectations	495
#77	F	Arrow Academy Of Excellence (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	18%	11%	Meets Expectations	98
#78	F	Beacon College Preparatory (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	18%	9%	Meets Expectations	206
#79	F	Northaven Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	18%	13%	Meets Expectations	303
#80	F	Whitney Elementary	Memphis		18%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	262
#81	F	Dunbar Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	17%	8%	Meets Expectations	201
#82	F	Robert R Church Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	17%	5%	Exceeds Expectations	645
#83	F	South Park Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	17%	6%	Exceeds Expectations	518
#84	F	Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	16%	7%	Meets Expectations	200
#85	F	Vollentine Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	16%	9%	Meets Expectations	350
#86	F	Ford Road Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	15%	6%	Meets Expectations	562
#87	F	Gardenview Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	15%	5%	Meets Expectations	295
#88	F	Memphis Merit Academy (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	15%	6%	Meets Expectations	291
#89	F	Vision Preparatory Charter School (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	15%	7%	Meets Expectations	393
#90	F	Levi Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	14%	5%	Meets Expectations	423
#91	F	Lucie E Campbell Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	14%	9%	Meets Expectations	600
#92	F	Winchester Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	14%	7%	Meets Expectations	422
#93	F	Granville T Woods Academy Of Innovation Charter School (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	13%	8%	Meets Expectations	377
#94	F	Memphis Delta Preparatory (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	13%	8%	Meets Expectations	397
#95	F	Treadwell Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	13%	8%	Meets Expectations	841
#96	F	Double Tree Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	12%	9%	Meets Expectations	372
#97	F	Alcy Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	11%	6%	Meets Expectations	661
#98	F	Cummings Elementarymiddle (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	11%	6%	Meets Expectations	269
#99	F	Larose Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	11%	7%	Meets Expectations	295
#100	F	Raleigh Bartlett Meadows Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	11%	7%	Meets Expectations	441
#101	F	Riverview Elementarymiddle	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	11%	8%	Meets Expectations	429
#102	F	Sherwood Elementary (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	11%	8%	Meets Expectations	558
#103	F	Memphis College Preparatory (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	10%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	256
#104	F	Westside Elementary	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	10%	7%	Meets Expectations	346
#105	F	Believe Memphis Academy Charter School (Charter)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	9%	8%	Meets Expectations	317
#106	F	Hamilton School	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	8%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	652
#107	F	Frayser-corning Elementary	Memphis		6%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	369
#108	F	Geeter School	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	6%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	604
#109	F	Douglass Elementarymiddle (Magnet)	Memphis	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	4%	6%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	474

How Memphis, TN's elementary schools compare

A: 4B: 10C: 15D: 46F: 34

13% of the 109 ranked elementary schools in Memphis, TN earn an A or B (4 A grades, 10 B, 15 C, 46 D, 34 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 102 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (94% here, 70% nationally), and 73 exceed it. On average 27% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 10% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Newberry Elementary (56% against 8%, A-), J P Freeman Elementarymiddle (57% against 15%, A-), Wells Station Elementary (48% against 7%, B), Delano Elementary (48% against 8%, B), Memphis Stem Academy (46% against 6%, B-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 28): Memphis-Shelby County Schools (27).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Snowden Elementarymiddle (1,373 students, D, #41), Belle Forest Community School (1,002 students, D-, #59), Lowrance Elementarymiddle (948 students, D-, #68).

Of the top 25, 7 are magnet schools and 8 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Memphis, TN that are not ranked

8 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (8)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Campus School, Memphis
Cornerstone Prep Lester Campus, Memphis
Cornerstone Prep School, Memphis
Journey Coleman School, Memphis
Journey Hanley School, Memphis
Memphis Scholars Caldwell Guthrie, Memphis
Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas, Memphis
Promise Academy - Spring Hill, Memphis

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Memphis, TN, as grouped on its schools page; the Tennessee ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Memphis, TN

What is the best elementary school in Memphis, TN?

Richland Elementary in Memphis ranks first among the 109 ranked elementary schools in Memphis, TN with a SchoolGrade of A, 69% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 47%.

How are elementary schools in Memphis, TN ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Memphis, TN have?

SchoolGrade grades 117 public elementary schools in Memphis, TN; 109 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.