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Berclair Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
871st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Berclair Elementary is a public elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 627 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berclair Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in TNReady Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Berclair Elementary's proficiency rates were 24.3% in Mathematics, 21.7% in English Language Arts, and 23.2% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 5th grade, where proficiency rates are below 11% in Mathematics and English Language Arts. Berclair Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 29.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Wells Station Elementary, Richland Elementary, and Grahamwood Elementary, generally outperform Berclair Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings in the state. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher spending per student, suggesting a potential correlation between resources and academic outcomes. Two nearby charter schools, Memphis Business Academy Elementary School and Aurora Collegiate Academy, also serve the Berclair area and have mixed performance compared to Berclair Elementary.

638
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,459
Per pupil spending ?
90.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 810 N Perkins Rd
       Memphis, TN  38122-5444

(901) 416-8800

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools


Students who attend Berclair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Treadwell Middle School
High:    Kingsbury High
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 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2017
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Science scores 23 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg24%
Tennessee avg42%
871st of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 10 pts since 2017
From bottom 3% (2017) to bottom 14% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
64th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools
135th of 139Memphis-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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202516.5871 of 100913.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.5886 of 101813.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.9872 of 102014.5%★☆☆☆☆
202215.8868 of 100013.2%★☆☆☆☆
202110.7897 of 9838.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201941.5560 of 98543.1%★★☆☆☆
201820.7828 of 99717.0%★☆☆☆☆
201711.2625 of 6463.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202543.7259 of 49848.0%★★☆☆☆
202450.8210 of 49857.8%★★★☆☆
202350.8210 of 50058.0%★★★☆☆
202223.6391 of 48319.0%★☆☆☆☆
202113.8411 of 4110.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.9233 of 40442.3%★★☆☆☆
201837.8249 of 45044.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.1140 of 21133.6%★★☆☆☆
202442.191 of 17848.9%★★☆☆☆
202350.953 of 16467.7%★★★☆☆
202241.681 of 16550.9%★★★☆☆
201965.87 of 6689.4%★★★★★
201838.555 of 9542.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202516.7854 of 98613.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.7865 of 99012.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.1787 of 98920.4%★☆☆☆☆
202216.8839 of 97513.9%★☆☆☆☆
202112.9835 of 94511.6%★☆☆☆☆
201938.7567 of 92638.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202526.6333 of 42421.5%★☆☆☆☆
202424.0352 of 41515.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.6342 of 38711.6%★☆☆☆☆
202224.8308 of 36315.2%★☆☆☆☆
202116.6313 of 3243.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201956.571 of 25071.6%★★★★☆
201829.4243 of 31923.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.8662 of 84321.5%★☆☆☆☆
202430.7635 of 85325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202326.1684 of 86520.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.2684 of 85820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202115.8765 of 8237.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201961.5214 of 82173.9%★★★★☆
201832.6644 of 87726.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202519.4833 of 98415.3%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4844 of 99114.8%★☆☆☆☆
202313.3902 of 9878.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.8852 of 98013.1%★☆☆☆☆
202111.0863 of 9418.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201943.9503 of 91645.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202525.3512 of 61817.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202517.8759 of 8409.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.5823 of 8472.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.0756 of 85211.3%★☆☆☆☆
202216.6773 of 8448.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.2780 of 8447.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201946.1401 of 81250.6%★★★☆☆
201824.7704 of 84116.3%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)48th percentile+34 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile~ school
Female (2025)13th percentile~ school
White (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics24%-18 vs state
Science23%-23 vs state
English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

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Berclair Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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

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

Students who attend Berclair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Treadwell Middle School
High : Kingsbury High


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