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Kirby Middle School

Q: Is Kirby Middle School a good school?

Kirby Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Kirby Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Kirby Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kirby Middle School?

Students at Kirby Middle School are 77% African American, 20% Hispanic, 1% White.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

581^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Kirby Middle School is a public charter school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 366 students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kirby Middle School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.3% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 41.3% statewide and 6.1% in the Achievement School District. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 44.3% to 52.7% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Kirby Middle School's performance is particularly low for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students.

When comparing Kirby Middle School to other nearby schools, such as Wooddale Middle School, which is also part of the Achievement School District, it becomes evident that Kirby Middle School is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. The high per-student spending of $22,832 at Kirby Middle School suggests that resources alone may not be the primary driver of student outcomes, and the school's challenges highlight the broader issues facing the Achievement School District.

402

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,796

Per pupil spending ?

6670 E Raines RD
Memphis, TN 38115

(901) 730-8169

District: Achievement School District

Feeder schools for Kirby Middle School:

Elementary:	Crump Elementary
	Germanshire Elementary
	Ross Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.4%

Hispanic:

20.4%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2019 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (8% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg13%

Tennessee avg46%

581^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Achievement School District

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	581 of 583	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	583 of 587	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	588 of 594	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	562 of 569	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	574 of 576	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	559 of 574	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	310 of 312	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	315 of 318	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	310 of 316	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	297 of 299	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	277 of 277	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	270 of 293	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	215 of 284	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	540 of 546	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	551 of 554	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	553 of 560	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	539 of 552	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	525 of 538	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	505 of 529	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	271 of 286	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	251 of 285	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	282 of 285	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	254 of 275	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	247 of 261	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	204 of 228	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	141 of 219	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	487 of 490	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	509 of 510	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	459 of 514	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	474 of 490	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	431 of 481	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	549 of 550	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	553 of 560	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	557 of 557	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	539 of 540	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	510 of 523	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	280 of 332	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	238 of 299	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science10%-36 vs state

Social Studies8%-41 vs state

English Language Arts6%-33 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Kirby Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kirby Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6670 E Raines RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8169	366	23	16.2		6 (1.6%)	295 (80.6%)	58 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	3.7	581^st of 583 public middle schools	0.3%		4.8	583^rd of 587 public middle schools	0.7%	2	5.3				6.2						12.4	12.7	5.6	10.2	5.3	14.2		8.1	$17,796	$6,712	$11,084
Hickory Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	3920 Ridgeway RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-9337	865	44	19.8		5 (0.6%)	651 (75.3%)	183 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	9.6	541^st of 583 public middle schools	7.2%		9.3	554^th of 587 public middle schools	5.6%	13	22.9	8.7		11.0	15.7	12.2	8.0	11.7			22.3	20.9	14.7	19.2	15.1	21.6	10.8	16.1	$13,297	$1,575	$10,887
Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4443 S. Germantown RD	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 505-0551	56	5	11.2		0 (0.0%)	48 (85.7%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	16	497^th of 583 public middle schools	14.8%		18.8	479^th of 587 public middle schools	18.4%	18	41.4	14.8		29.7	20.7	15.4		17.5			6.9	22.2		14.1	6.9	22.2		15.6	$18,686	$1,228	$17,092
Power Center Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5449 Winchester RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-6874	449	21	21.0		1 (0.2%)	288 (64.1%)	157 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	27.5	440^th of 583 public middle schools	24.5%		22.6	458^th of 587 public middle schools	22.0%	18	29.7	19.5	40.8	29.9	21.4	18.1	19.6	19.7			32.4	20.9	19.5	24.2	43.4	17.6	41.2	34.0	$14,387	$1,455	$12,565
Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-8	8146 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 352-6226	315	10	31.5		1 (0.3%)	261 (82.9%)	50 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	25.7	451^st of 583 public middle schools	22.6%		17.6	488^th of 587 public middle schools	16.9%	37	14.9	14.5	19.5	16.0	22.8	20.2	23.2	21.8			29.7	41.1	30.5	34.5	29.7	44.4	23.2	33.9	$10,566	$1,677	$8,522
Ridgeway Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 Quince RD	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1588	557	36	15.4		8 (1.4%)	471 (84.6%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	11.9	521^st of 583 public middle schools	10.6%		9.6	550^th of 587 public middle schools	6.3%	29	14.0	12.8	7.4	11.5	20.6	17.2	13.0	17.2			18.7	23.7	21.5	21.0	22.4	18.7	12.0	18.0	$13,552	$1,585	$11,036
Wooddale Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3467 Castleman ST	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4086	552	28	20.0		7 (1.3%)	311 (56.3%)	226 (40.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8.6	551^st of 583 public middle schools	5.5%		12.2	522^nd of 587 public middle schools	11.1%	29	6.6	7.6	10.6	8.3	11.8	6.3	9.9	9.3			17.0	14.3	12.8	14.7	29.5	20.5	15.7	21.9	$18,848	$6,996	$11,852
Highland Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5600 Meadowbriar TRL	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0340	586	32	18.1		3 (0.5%)	483 (82.4%)	81 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	16.3	495^th of 583 public middle schools	15.1%		12.9	516^th of 587 public middle schools	12.1%	21	18.0	16.9	19.7	18.2	18.2	24.8	12.3	18.3			19.3	28.4	20.3	22.6	14.8	38.8	13.5	22.0	$14,129	$1,559	$11,635
Germantown Middle	Public	6-8	7925 CD Smith Rd	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0950	637	42	15.3		17 (2.7%)	510 (80.1%)	57 (8.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	26	449^th of 583 public middle schools	23.0%		21.8	465^th of 587 public middle schools	20.8%	16	18.8	15.6	9.3	14.4	27.7	21.0	20.1	22.7	50.0	50.0	35.6	44.1	30.3	36.4	23.7	38.2	32.1	31.5	$13,516	$1,722	$11,025
Colonial Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1370 Colonial RD	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8980	1,088	56	19.6		31 (2.8%)	584 (53.7%)	423 (38.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	30.2	419^th of 583 public middle schools	28.1%		24.5	450^th of 587 public middle schools	23.3%	31	21.4	20.8	24.8	22.3	36.5	17.6	17.1	23.2	47.8	47.8	37.5	38.0	22.5	32.7	38.1	42.2	35.9	38.8	$13,858	$1,407	$11,661

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirby Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Kirby Middle School?

Students at Kirby Middle School are 77% African American, 20% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Kirby Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Kirby Middle School.

What district is Kirby Middle School in?

Achievement School District

Is Kirby Middle School a good school?

Kirby Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

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