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Memphis-Shelby County Schools Schools
Schools graded
201
Cities served
6
Students
110,057
Students per teacher
16.3
Grades
Pre-K to 12
Area
533 sq mi
State
TN
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Shelby County (Memphis). SchoolGrade grades 201 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools on the map
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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Average SchoolGrade
D
Meeting or exceeding expectations
85%
Exceeding
59%
Avg actual scores
25.7%
Avg projected
15.1%
193 of 201 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (8 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 10B: 14C: 23D: 99F: 47
Best schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Statewide rankings: all 358 high schools in Tennessee · all 312 middle schools in Tennessee · all 964 elementary schools in Tennessee
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- A+ Maxine Smith Steam Academy (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Richland Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Idlewild Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Middle College High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A East High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- J P Freeman Elementarymiddle (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Newberry Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- White Station Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Medical District High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- White Station High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
High schools (30)
- F B T Washington High, Memphis
- D Bolton High, Arlington
- D+ Central High, Memphis
- D+ Cordova High School, Cordova
- D- Craigmont High, Memphis
- B- Crosstown High School, Memphis
- D+ Douglass High, Memphis
- A East High, Memphis
- C Germantown High, Germantown
- F Hamilton High, Memphis
- D- Kingsbury High, Memphis
- D- Kipp Memphis Collegiate High School, Memphis
- F Kirby High, Memphis
- D- Manassas High, Memphis
- A- Medical District High School, Memphis
- F Melrose High, Memphis
- D- Memphis Business Academy High School, Memphis
- D- Mitchell High, Memphis
- D Oakhaven High, Memphis
- D- Overton High, Memphis
- D+ Power Center Academy High School, Memphis
- D Raleigh Egypt High, Memphis
- D Ridgeway High, Memphis
- F Sheffield High, Memphis
- D Southwind High, Memphis
- D- Trezevant High, Memphis
- D- Westwood High, Memphis
- A- White Station High, Memphis
- B- Whitehaven High, Memphis
- F Wooddale High, Memphis
Middle and junior high schools (32)
- D- A Maceo Walker Middle, Memphis
- D- American Way Middle, Memphis
- D+ Bellevue Middle, Memphis
- D- Chickasaw Middle, Memphis
- D+ Colonial Middle, Memphis
- D Cordova Middle, Cordova
- D+ Craigmont Middle, Memphis
- C- Freedom Prep Middle Brownlee, Memphis
- D Georgian Hills Middle, Memphis
- D+ Germantown Middle, Germantown
- B- Grandview Heights Middle School, Memphis
- F Havenview Middle, Memphis
- D- Hickory Ridge Middle, Memphis
- D Highland Oaks Middle, Memphis
- C- Hollis F Price Middle College, Memphis
- D- Kate Bond Middle School, Memphis
- F Kingsbury Middle, Memphis
- Kipp Memphis Academy Middle, Memphis
- D Kipp Memphis Collegiate Middle, Memphis
- D Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School, Memphis
- D- Memphis Business Academy Middle, Memphis
- A Middle College High, Memphis
- F Oakhaven Middle, Memphis
- D+ Power Center Academy Middle, Memphis
- D+ Power Center Academy Middle Southeast, Memphis
- F Raleigh Egypt Middle School, Memphis
- D- Ridgeway Middle, Memphis
- C+ Sherwood Middle, Memphis
- D- Treadwell Middle School, Memphis
- University Middle, Memphis
- A- White Station Middle, Memphis
- D- Woodstock Middle School, Millington
Elementary and primary schools (84)
- D- A B Hill Elementary, Memphis
- F Alcy Elementary, Memphis
- B+ Balmoralridgeway Elementary, Memphis
- D- Berclair Elementary, Memphis
- D- Bethel Grove Elementary, Memphis
- D+ Brownsville Road Elementary, Memphis
- F Bruce Elementary, Memphis
- C- Cherokee Elementary, Memphis
- C Chimneyrock Elementary School, Cordova
- D+ Cordova Elementary, Cordova
- D Cromwell Elementary, Memphis
- D- Crump Elementary, Memphis
- B Delano Elementary, Memphis
- F Double Tree Elementary, Memphis
- D- Downtown Elementary, Memphis
- F Dunbar Elementary, Memphis
- Early Childhood Programs, Memphis
- D- Egypt Elementary, Memphis
- D- Evans Elementary, Memphis
- F Ford Road Elementary, Memphis
- D- Fox Meadows Elementary, Memphis
- B- Freedom Prep Elementary Millbranch, Memphis
- D+ Freedom Prep Elementary Parkrose, Memphis
- F Gardenview Elementary, Memphis
- D+ Germanshire Elementary, Germantown
- C+ Germantown Elementary, Germantown
- D- Getwell Elementary, Memphis
- B- Grahamwood Elementary, Memphis
- D Hawkins Mill Elementary, Memphis
- D Hickory Ridge Elementary, Memphis
- D+ Highland Oaks Elementary, Memphis
- D- Holmes Road Elementary, Memphis
- A Idlewild Elementary, Memphis
- C+ Jackson Elementary, Memphis
- D+ Kate Bond Elementary School, Bartlett
- D Keystone Elementary, Memphis
- D Kingsbury Elementary, Memphis
- D Kipp Memphis Collegiate Elementary, Memphis
- F Larose Elementary, Memphis
- F Levi Elementary, Memphis
- F Lucie E Campbell Elementary, Memphis
- F Lucy Elementary, Millington
- C- Macon Hall Elementary, Cordova
- C- Memphis Business Academy Elementary School, Memphis
- C- Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary School, Memphis
- D- Memphis School Of Excellence Elementary, Memphis
- D+ Memphis School Of Excellence Elementary Cordova, Cordova
- A- Newberry Elementary, Memphis
- F Northaven Elementary, Memphis
- B- Oak Forest Elementary, Memphis
- C- Oakhaven Elementary, Memphis
- D Oakshire Elementary, Memphis
- D+ Parkway Village Elementary, Memphis
- D Peabody Elementary, Memphis
- C Perea Elementary School, Memphis
- C Power Center Academy Elementary School, Memphis
- B- Power Center Academy Elementary Southeast, Memphis
- F Raleigh Bartlett Meadows Elementary, Memphis
- A Richland Elementary, Memphis
- Ridgeway Early Learning Center, Memphis
- C+ Riverwood Elementary School, Cordova
- F Robert R Church Elementary, Memphis
- D+ Ross Elementary, Memphis
- D- Rozelle Elementary, Memphis
- D- Scenic Hills Elementary, Memphis
- C+ Sea Isle Elementary, Memphis
- D- Sharpe Elementary, Memphis
- D- Sheffield Elementary, Memphis
- D Shelby Oaks Elementary, Memphis
- F Sherwood Elementary, Memphis
- F South Park Elementary, Memphis
- B Southwind Elementary, Memphis
- C Springdale Elementary, Memphis
- F Treadwell Elementary, Memphis
- F Vollentine Elementary, Memphis
- B Wells Station Elementary, Memphis
- D Westhaven Elementary, Memphis
- F Westside Elementary, Memphis
- B+ White Station Elementary, Memphis
- D+ Whitehaven Elementary, Memphis
- D William Herbert Brewster Elementary School, Memphis
- D Willow Oaks Elementary, Memphis
- F Winchester Elementary, Memphis
- C Winridge Elementary, Memphis
Other schools and academies (55)
- F Arrow Academy Of Excellence, Memphis
- D Aurora Collegiate Academy, Memphis
- Avon School, Memphis
- D+ Barrets Chapel Elementarymiddle, Arlington
- F Beacon College Preparatory, Memphis
- F Believe Memphis Academy Charter School, Memphis
- D- Belle Forest Community School, Memphis
- Campus School, Memphis
- D- Circles Of Success Learning Academy, Memphis
- D City University School Girls Preparatory, Memphis
- D+ City University School Of Independence, Memphis
- F City University School Of Liberal Arts, Memphis
- D+ Compass Community School Berclair Campus, Memphis
- D- Compass Community School Binghampton Campus, Memphis
- D Compass Community School Frayser Campus, Memphis
- C Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus, Memphis
- C- Compass Community School Midtown Campus, Memphis
- F Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus, Memphis
- F Cummings Elementarymiddle, Memphis
- D- Dexter School, Cordova
- F Douglass Elementarymiddle, Memphis
- D+ Ee Jeter Elementarymiddle, Millington
- Exceptional Children Special Placements, Memphis
- D- Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship, Memphis
- F Geeter School, Memphis
- F Granville T Woods Academy Of Innovation Charter School, Memphis
- F Hamilton School, Memphis
- D Ida B Wells Academy Esms, Memphis
- A- J P Freeman Elementarymiddle, Memphis
- C Journey East Academy, Memphis
- C+ Leadership Preparatory Charter School, Memphis
- D- Lowrance Elementarymiddle, Memphis
- A+ Maxine Smith Steam Academy, Memphis
- D- Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middlehigh, Memphis
- F Memphis College Preparatory, Memphis
- F Memphis Delta Preparatory, Memphis
- C Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School, Memphis
- F Memphis Merit Academy, Memphis
- B Memphis Rise Academy, Memphis
- D Memphis School Of Excellence, Memphis
- D+ Memphis School Of Excellence Cordova, Cordova
- B- Memphis Stem Academy, Memphis
- D Memphis Virtual School, Memphis
- D- Mt Pisgah Middlehigh, Cordova
- F Northwest Prep Academy, Memphis
- D Promise Academy, Memphis
- F Riverview Elementarymiddle, Memphis
- F Shrine School, Memphis
- D Snowden Elementarymiddle, Memphis
- D- Soulsville Charter School, Memphis
- D+ Southern Avenue Charter School Of Academic Excellence Creati, Memphis
- D Star Academy, Memphis
- The Excel Center, Memphis
- F Veritas College Preparatory, Memphis
- F Vision Preparatory Charter School, Memphis
Where Memphis-Shelby County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Memphis (181)
- Cordova (10)
- Germantown (4)
- Millington (3)
- Arlington (2)
- Bartlett (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Shelby County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 110,057 students with 6,771 full-time-equivalent teachers and 12,168 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4700148
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Bartlett (10 schools, 8 mi)
- Germantown (7 schools, 10 mi)
- Millington Municipal Schools (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Collierville (10 schools, 15 mi)
- Arlington (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Tipton County (14 schools, 25 mi)
- Fayette County Public Schools (7 schools, 29 mi)
- Lauderdale County (7 schools, 45 mi)
Questions about Memphis-Shelby County Schools
How many schools are in Memphis-Shelby County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 201 public schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Memphis-Shelby County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Memphis, Cordova, Germantown, Millington, Arlington and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools?
Across the 193 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 25.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 15.1%. 85% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Memphis-Shelby County Schools?
110,057 students were enrolled in Memphis-Shelby County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Memphis-Shelby County Schools?
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is in Tennessee, based in Shelby County, with its district office in Memphis. Its boundary covers about 533 sq mi.