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Bruce Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

915^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Bruce Elementary is a public elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 481 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.

Bruce Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.3% of Bruce Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. Additionally, Bruce Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 35.7% over the past few years, which likely contributes to the school's poor academic performance.

While the nearby schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, such as Cummings Elementary/Middle, Hanley K-8, Rozelle Elementary, and Memphis Delta Preparatory, also perform poorly on the TNReady assessments, there is one notable exception: Idlewild Elementary, located about 1.44 miles from Bruce Elementary, consistently ranks among the top 5% of Tennessee elementary schools and significantly outperforms the district and state in all subject areas.

448

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,528

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

581 S Bellevue Blvd
Memphis, TN 38104-4528

(901) 416-4495

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Bruce Elementary usually attend:

High:

Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.1%

Hispanic:

12.1%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2018 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

915^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

From bottom 12% (2018) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

135^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	915 of 1009	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	897 of 1018	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	943 of 1020	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	921 of 1000	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	942 of 983	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	869 of 985	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	874 of 997	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	397 of 498	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	358 of 498	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	428 of 500	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	386 of 483	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	397 of 411	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	277 of 404	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	325 of 450	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	166 of 211	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	895 of 986	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	941 of 990	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	944 of 989	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	928 of 975	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	918 of 945	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	826 of 926	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	334 of 415	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	206 of 387	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	344 of 363	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	755 of 843	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	706 of 853	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	715 of 865	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	723 of 858	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	786 of 823	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	662 of 821	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	667 of 877	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	887 of 984	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	792 of 991	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	890 of 987	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	870 of 980	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	929 of 941	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	793 of 916	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)20th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-15 vs state

Science19%-27 vs state

Mathematics13%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Bruce Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (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 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
Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	581 S Bellevue Blvd	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4495	481	33	14.7		9 (1.9%)	402 (83.6%)	54 (11.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	12.5	915^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.3%		14.8	897^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.9%	18		12.5	26.0				13.3	21.5	20.3	30.6				23.6	17.9	20.3	18.0				18.8					$15,528	$1,613	$12,743
Cummings Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1037 Cummings St	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7810	267	23	11.5		0 (0.0%)	257 (96.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	8	962^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.3	927^th of 1018 public elementary schools	8.9%	35	17.1	7.9	33.3	9.8	8.9		12.2	7.5	17.9	22.2	12.2	13.3		12.6		10.5	13.9	9.8	6.7		7.7	5.0	8.9			$15,100	$1,238	$12,674
Rozelle Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	993 Roland	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4612	227	21	11.0		0 (0.0%)	221 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	14.2	896^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.2%		19.2	845^th of 1018 public elementary schools	17.0%	51	20.0	18.8	13.8				17.7	22.9	31.3	24.1				26.0	11.4	31.3	24.1				21.9					$19,287	$1,415	$16,430
Memphis Delta Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-5	1237 College ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 251-1010	381	32	12.0		0 (0.0%)	371 (97.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7.3	973^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	3.6%		6.6	996^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.2%	23	5.6	11.1					6.2	12.5	12.7	15.0				13.3	11.3	25.4	25.0				20.1					$7,538	$1,901	$5,271
Idlewild Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1950 Linden Ave	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4566	588	37	15.8		240 (40.8%)	240 (40.8%)	36 (6.1%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.9%)	88.5	95^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.6%		87.1	107^th of 1018 public elementary schools	89.5%	12	63.9	57.3	64.4				62.0	69.4	71.6	71.1				70.6	64.8	64.0	76.7				68.3					$14,776	$1,171	$12,620
Ida B. Wells Academy Elementary School/Middle School	Public	K-8	995 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3210	98	16	6.1		0 (0.0%)	94 (95.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	15.7	877^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.1%		23.3	809^th of 1018 public elementary schools	20.5%	68				22.2	14.3	28.6	27.6				22.2		21.4	25.0				22.2	35.7	28.6	28.9	18.5	35.7	14.3	21.8	$29,906	$1,375	$27,032
Larose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	864 Willoughby ST	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7848	316	17	18.5		0 (0.0%)	307 (97.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4.4	1000^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.9%		4.5	1012^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.6%	12	6.8	11.6	12.1				10.0	11.4	13.0	9.1				11.4	6.8	11.1	15.2				10.7					$16,651	$1,606	$13,802
Downtown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10 N 4th St	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8400	762	44	17.3		19 (2.5%)	701 (92.0%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	17.9	861^st of 1009 public elementary schools	14.7%		10.4	947^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.0%	86	15.9	21.6	22.3				19.8	30.2	34.3	26.9				30.2	21.4	15.7	29.2				22.6					$13,875	$1,496	$11,448
Circles Of Success Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	867 South Parkway East	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 322-7978	217	11	19.7		0 (0.0%)	216 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	836^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.1%		8.9	970^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.7%	134	20.7		38.5				19.8	48.3	8.0	19.2				26.3	20.7	15.4	15.4				17.3					$16,131	$1,501	$14,264
Hamilton School	Public	PK, KG-8	1478 Wilson ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7832	654	37	17.7		3 (0.5%)	586 (89.6%)	52 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	3.1	1007^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.2%		4.5	1011^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.7%	4	5.8	5.6						11.9	13.0		5.2			5.1	5.8	9.3			11.6		6.3		7.0			$13,150	$1,842	$10,428

Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce Elementary

Is Bruce Elementary a good school?

Bruce Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Bruce Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Bruce Elementary.

What district is Bruce Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What schools do graduates of Bruce Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bruce Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Central High

What is the racial makeup of Bruce Elementary?

Students at Bruce Elementary are 82% African American, 12% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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