Summary
Cummings Elementary/Middle is a public magnet school serving grades PK-8 in Memphis, Tennessee, which is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 919-962 out of around 1,000 schools.
Cummings Elementary/Middle faces significant challenges, including consistently performing well below the district and state averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.2% of Cummings students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd-7th grade Math and ELA, with proficiency rates often below 15%. Additionally, Cummings has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 58.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.
While the nearby schools in the same district, such as Circles Of Success Learning Academy, Bruce Elementary, Ida B. Wells Academy Elementary School/Middle School, and Rozelle Elementary, also perform poorly, with most ranking in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, some of these schools, such as Ida B. Wells and Rozelle, perform slightly better than Cummings across various metrics. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Cummings, ranging from $12,580 to $18,175 per year, the school's low performance suggests that addressing the complex issues facing the school will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.
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