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Berclair Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Berclair Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Memphis, TN, serving 638 students as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked in the bottom 3% of Tennessee districts. Berclair itself ranks in the 19th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools — 821st out of 1,019 — a significant improvement from the 13th percentile just two years ago. The school has shown steady progress, with its ranking climbing each year, though it remains well below its pre-pandemic position in the 43rd percentile.

Academically, Berclair sits below Tennessee averages in every tested subject, but it actually outpaces its own district in math and science. Math proficiency is 29.7% (compared with 22.1% district and 43% state), ELA is 24.2% (vs. 24.6% district and 40.6% state), and science is 32.9% (vs. 28.4% district and 46.9% state). The most striking pattern is in math by grade level: 3rd grade math proficiency is just 8.6%, but it jumps to 34.4% in 4th grade and 45.6% in 5th grade, nearly reaching the state average. Early elementary math is clearly the most urgent area for improvement. Positively, Berclair has improved every subject for three consecutive years, and the most recent school year was its strongest in recent memory.

Compared with nearby schools, Berclair sits in the middle of a broad range. Just two miles away, Richland Elementary ranks in the 91st percentile with 69% math proficiency, while Treadwell Elementary ranks in the 7th percentile with just 11% math proficiency. Berclair significantly outperforms Treadwell in every subject and has much lower chronic absenteeism (23.1% vs. 33.3%). The two closest schools — Memphis Business Academy and Aurora Collegiate Academy — both edge out Berclair in most subjects. Berclair's chronic absenteeism has improved from 28.9% to 23.1%, but still trails stronger neighbors like Jackson Elementary (9.8%) and White Station Elementary (10.0%). The school serves African American students relatively well compared with other Tennessee schools (51st percentile), and low-income students have jumped from the 21st to 38th percentile. Special education students remain a concern at the 12th percentile. Berclair spends about $15,459 per student, slightly more than higher-performing neighbors, suggesting funding is not the main barrier.

638

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,459

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 N Perkins Rd
Memphis, TN 38122

(901) 416-8800

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Berclair Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Treadwell Middle School
High:	Kingsbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.5%

African American:

20.8%

White:

17.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2017 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

821^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2017

From bottom 3% (2017) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	23.2	821 of 1019	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	871 of 1009	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	886 of 1018	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	872 of 1020	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	868 of 1000	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	897 of 983	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	560 of 985	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	828 of 997	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	625 of 646	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	242 of 498	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	259 of 498	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	210 of 498	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	210 of 500	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	391 of 483	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	411 of 411	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	233 of 404	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	249 of 450	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	140 of 211	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	91 of 178	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	53 of 164	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	81 of 165	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★
2018	38.5	55 of 95	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	854 of 986	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	865 of 990	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	787 of 989	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	839 of 975	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	835 of 945	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	567 of 926	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	330 of 458	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	333 of 424	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	352 of 415	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	342 of 387	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	308 of 363	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	313 of 324	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	71 of 250	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	29.4	243 of 319	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	514 of 823	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	662 of 843	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	635 of 853	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	684 of 865	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	684 of 858	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	765 of 823	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	214 of 821	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	32.6	644 of 877	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	833 of 984	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	844 of 991	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	902 of 987	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	852 of 980	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	863 of 941	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	503 of 916	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	564 of 641	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	512 of 618	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	644 of 849	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	759 of 840	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	823 of 847	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	756 of 852	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	773 of 844	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	780 of 844	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	401 of 812	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	704 of 841	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)51st percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

English Language Arts24%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (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 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
Berclair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Perkins Rd	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8800	627	50	12.6	90.2%	92 (14.7%)	135 (21.5%)	368 (58.7%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	23.2	821^st of 1019 public elementary schools	19.4%		16.5	871^st of 1009 public elementary schools	13.7%	50	8.6	34.4	45.6				29.7	15.9	30.5	25.3				24.2	26.3	41.7	29.1				32.9					$15,459	$1,780	$12,690
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1082 Berclair	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 591-7267	307	21	14.3	87.7%	6 (2.0%)	92 (30.0%)	208 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.3	538^th of 1019 public elementary schools	47.2%		34.9	678^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.8%	140	41.0	47.7	48.9				46.1	28.2	43.2	42.2				38.3	43.6	38.6	44.4				42.2					$17,430	$1,413	$15,651
Aurora Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4841 Summer Avenue	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 249-4615	330	24	13.7		4 (1.2%)	26 (7.9%)	297 (90.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28.5	771^st of 1019 public elementary schools	24.3%		20.4	838^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.9%	67	42.0	27.7	31.9				34.0	40.0	29.2	34.0				34.5	38.0	25.0	19.1				27.6					$15,688	$1,431	$13,891
White Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4840 Chickasaw Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8900	795	46	17.2	63.7%	150 (18.9%)	438 (55.1%)	140 (17.6%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.0%)	58.6	387^th of 1019 public elementary schools	62.0%		67.7	259^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.3%	128	46.9	49.5	33.9				42.9	55.8	65.6	39.8				52.8	48.7	53.8	44.1				48.5					$14,754	$1,413	$12,544
Grahamwood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3950 Summer Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-5952	887	57	15.5	64.0%	184 (20.7%)	272 (30.7%)	317 (35.7%)	41 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.1%)	45.9	548^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.2%		55.4	415^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.9%	133	28.7	42.3	43.5				38.6	33.1	47.9	50.0				44.1	29.5	43.7	55.5				43.4					$16,005	$1,679	$13,413
Compass Community School Berclair Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3880 Forrest	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 323-2162	229	21	10.9		3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	216 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.8	509^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.0%		37.3	639^th of 1009 public elementary schools	36.7%	130	34.8	55.6	32.0	55.6	57.7	44.0	47.1	34.8	59.3	44.0	48.1	30.8	24.0	40.5	39.1	48.1	16.0	37.0	50.0	32.0	37.3	37.0	50.0	20.0	35.9	$15,442	$1,354	$13,722
Kingsbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4055 Bayliss Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6020	513	40	12.8	97.3%	20 (3.9%)	127 (24.8%)	352 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	21.4	840^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.5	853^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	15.5%	13	12.7	34.7	25.4				24.7	24.2	25.0	31.7				26.9	31.7	36.1	33.3				33.8					$16,156	$1,926	$13,144
Wells Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Wells Station Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2172	633	50	12.6	93.8%	53 (8.4%)	62 (9.8%)	503 (79.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	61.7	351^st of 1019 public elementary schools	65.6%		58.7	370^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.3%	19	38.0	65.0	25.6				42.6	60.6	51.3	47.7				52.7	59.2	67.1	39.5				54.7					$15,732	$1,643	$13,135
Richland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 Rich Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-2148	911	57	15.9	30.8%	464 (50.9%)	289 (31.7%)	67 (7.4%)	46 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	89.1	96^th of 1019 public elementary schools	90.6%		91.6	77^th of 1009 public elementary schools	92.4%	19	60.8	68.1	81.1				69.3	68.0	66.0	70.5				68.0	64.2	65.2	73.8				67.4					$14,373	$924	$12,742
Treadwell Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3538 Given Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6130	874	49	17.8	95.4%	25 (2.9%)	298 (34.1%)	531 (60.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	9	947^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.1	984^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.5%	37	11.3	10.9	11.5				11.2	22.4	21.8	15.2				19.8	24.6	24.0	21.1				23.2					$13,887	$1,495	$11,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Berclair Elementary School

Is Berclair Elementary School a good school?

Berclair Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Berclair Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Berclair Elementary School?

Students at Berclair Elementary School are 58% Hispanic, 21% African American, 17% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Berclair Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Berclair Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Treadwell Middle School
High : Kingsbury High School

How many students attend Berclair Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Berclair Elementary School.

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