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Highland Oaks Elementary School

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Highland Oaks Elementary School ranks 711 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Highland Oaks Elementary School is a PK-5 public school in Memphis, TN, serving 821 students — the largest enrollment among its nearby peer schools — within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. The school has made meaningful academic strides in recent years, climbing from the 15th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools in 2022-2023 to the 30th percentile in 2025-2026. While the district as a whole ranks near the bottom statewide, Highland Oaks now posts English Language Arts proficiency of 40.8%, essentially matching the state average of 40.6% and far exceeding the district's 24.6%.

Attendance is one of the school's biggest strengths. Highland Oaks' chronic absenteeism rate sits at just 12.7%, well below the district rate of 30.2% and the state rate of 18.3%. Nearby schools like Memphis Business Academy (47.6%) and Hickory Ridge Elementary School (32.6%) struggle far more with daily attendance. The school also performs strongly for several student groups: Hispanic students rank at the 70th percentile statewide, special education students at the 68th, and African American students at the 62nd. Low-income students have climbed from the 25th to the 48th percentile over two years — evidence that these gains are broad-based rather than limited to one group.

The clearest challenge is upper-elementary math. Third graders post a 37% math proficiency rate, but that falls to 33.8% in 4th grade and just 25.4% in 5th grade, nearly matching the district average and well below the state's 47.4%. Highland Oaks also spends less than many peers — $13,663 per student compared to $16,872 at Memphis Business Academy and $16,425 at Hickory Ridge Elementary School — showing its results are not driven by unusually high spending. With attendance already in a strong position and ELA at the state average, improving math in the upper grades will likely determine how far the school's momentum carries.

821

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,663

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5252 Annandale Rd
Memphis, TN 38125

(901) 416-0330

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.6%

Hispanic:

10.4%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2018 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

711^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 14 pts since 2018

From bottom 17% (2018) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

137^th of 141Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee districts

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
2026	33.7	711 of 1019	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	774 of 1009	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	803 of 1018	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	868 of 1020	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	797 of 1000	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	879 of 983	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	643 of 985	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	831 of 997	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	191 of 498	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	223 of 498	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	263 of 498	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	306 of 500	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	240 of 483	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	268 of 411	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	101 of 404	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	203 of 450	54.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	78.9	10 of 165	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	44.9	45 of 95	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	782 of 986	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	763 of 990	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	870 of 989	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	735 of 975	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	847 of 945	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	584 of 926	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	136 of 458	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	40.1	250 of 424	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	138 of 415	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	304 of 387	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	187 of 363	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	284 of 324	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	142 of 250	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	250 of 319	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	430 of 823	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	427 of 843	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	637 of 853	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	712 of 865	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	667 of 858	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	731 of 823	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.9	306 of 821	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	673 of 877	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	728 of 984	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	810 of 991	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	822 of 987	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	821 of 980	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	842 of 941	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	651 of 916	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	208 of 641	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.3	394 of 618	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	424 of 582	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)94th percentile+74 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Science34%-13 vs state

Mathematics32%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	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
Highland Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5252 Annandale Rd	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0330	774	48	16.1	78.2%	15 (1.9%)	667 (86.2%)	75 (9.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	33.7	711^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.2%		26.7	774^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.3%	63	37.0	33.8	25.4				32.2	42.0	39.4	41.2				40.8			36.4	29.5	35.5				33.6					$13,663	$1,660	$11,122
Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4890 Ross Rd	Memphis	38141	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1990	593	35	16.9	92.1%	4 (0.7%)	502 (84.7%)	77 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	22	832^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	18.4%		25.2	788^th of 1009 public elementary schools	21.9%	44	22.1	17.1	46.3				27.1	37.9	19.6	23.8				27.1			30.1	19.0	37.5				28.1					$15,169	$1,406	$12,746
Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	4443 S. Germantown Road	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 505-0551	174	15	11.6		2 (1.1%)	153 (87.9%)	17 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	31.3	742^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	27.2%		36.5	658^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.8%	84	50.0	28.6	32.0				37.5	50.0	19.0	32.0				34.7			26.9	28.6	28.0				27.8					$16,872	$1,555	$14,951
Power Center Academy Elementary School - Southeast	Public, Charter	K-5	7051 Malco Way	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 352-6226	433	18	24.0		7 (1.6%)	367 (84.8%)	57 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41	629^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.3%		53.2	446^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.8%	183	25.9	39.5	40.8				35.2	38.5	31.6	27.6				32.6			44.4	61.8	44.7				50.2					$15,266	$1,404	$13,496
Southwind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8155 Meadow Vale Dr	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2805	661	42	15.9	75.4%	24 (3.6%)	517 (78.2%)	85 (12.9%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	64.1	317^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.9%		59.5	358^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.5%	41	51.6	47.3	39.8				46.2	69.2	66.2	38.6				57.7			58.2	44.6	48.9				51.0					$14,230	$1,511	$11,814
Lowrance Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7740 Lowrance Road	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2330	914	52	17.5	75.0%	9 (1.0%)	739 (80.9%)	135 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	14.4	896^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.1%		12.6	913^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.5%	17	28.3	30.8	19.4	6.7	9.5	12.5	16.7	31.7	25.6	12.9	20.0	12.4	20.4	19.9	38.1	38.1	21.7	41.0	12.9	16.7	29.5	28.0	25.6	15.6	21.0	46.2	27.4	$14,708	$1,677	$12,158
Germanshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3965 South Germantown Road	Germantown	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3733	751	43	17.4	82.5%	18 (2.4%)	603 (80.3%)	109 (14.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	37.1	671^st of 1019 public elementary schools	34.2%		29.7	743^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	26.4%	72	26.8	47.5	35.6				36.2	41.1	38.4	37.1				39.0			36.9	42.4	33.3				37.7					$14,657	$1,597	$12,191
Crump Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4405 Crump Road	Memphis	38141	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1970	544	36	15.1	95.3%	5 (0.9%)	407 (74.8%)	125 (23.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	16.8	879^th of 1019 public elementary schools	13.7%		11.6	927^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.1%	48	27.5	38.6	16.2				27.5	27.5	24.3	23.9				25.2			21.7	21.4	25.0				22.7					$14,520	$1,524	$11,985
Journey East Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6870 Winchester Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 567-7086	329	19	17.7		6 (1.8%)	267 (81.2%)	54 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.2	706^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.7%		42.4	580^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.5%	126	19.2	26.2	36.4	43.1	36.8		31.9	34.6	31.8	40.9	40.4	39.5		37.0			42.3	36.4	27.3	39.7	50.0		38.8	31.0	44.7		36.5	$7,703	$1,358	$5,979
Hickory Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3890 Hickory Hill Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1195	616	42	14.8	96.6%	7 (1.1%)	445 (72.2%)	160 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	49.4	501^st of 1019 public elementary schools	50.8%		25.7	781^st of 1009 public elementary schools	22.6%	280	49.3	59.5	22.5				43.5	38.0	63.8	28.8				43.7			42.3	57.5	31.3				43.7					$16,425	$1,772	$13,530

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Oaks Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Highland Oaks Elementary School?

Students at Highland Oaks Elementary School are 87% African American, 10% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Highland Oaks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 821 students attended Highland Oaks Elementary School.

Is Highland Oaks Elementary School a good school?

Highland Oaks Elementary School ranks 711^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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