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Hawkins Mill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hawkins Mill Elementary is a public elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 308 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.

Hawkins Mill Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that lag behind both state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.1% of Hawkins Mill students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.2% statewide and 22.6% in the Memphis-Shelby County district. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th and 5th-grade Mathematics, with only 25% and 20.9% proficiency, respectively. Hawkins Mill also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.4% to 29.5% over the past few years, which is well above the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Promise Academy Spring Hill, Keystone Elementary, Memphis STEM Academy, and Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus, generally perform better than Hawkins Mill on academic measures, despite being part of the same district or a similar charter network. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and more favorable student-teacher ratios, suggesting that factors beyond just resource allocation may be contributing to Hawkins Mill's challenges.

308

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,050

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4295 Mountain Terrace St
Memphis, TN 38127

(901) 416-3944

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Hawkins Mill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Georgian Hills Middle
High:	Trezevant High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.4%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2018 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

804^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 18 pts since 2018

From bottom 2% (2018) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^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	23.8	804 of 1009	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	771 of 1018	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	849 of 1020	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	893 of 1000	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	968 of 985	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	973 of 997	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	253 of 498	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	247 of 498	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	283 of 500	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	332 of 483	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.1	404 of 411	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	367 of 404	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	419 of 450	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	713 of 986	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	648 of 990	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	834 of 989	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	864 of 975	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	907 of 926	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	375 of 843	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	460 of 853	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	534 of 865	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	666 of 858	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	802 of 823	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	781 of 821	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	851 of 877	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	849 of 984	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	821 of 991	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	805 of 987	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	893 of 980	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	935 of 941	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	895 of 916	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-6 vs state

Mathematics29%-13 vs state

Science22%-24 vs state

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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
Hawkins Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4295 Mountain Terrace St	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3944	308	18	17.1		4 (1.3%)	293 (95.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	23.8	804^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.3%		26.8	771^st of 1018 public elementary schools	24.3%	33	37.7	25.0	20.9				29.1	39.3	25.0	31.0				32.7	24.6	25.0	14.0				21.6					$17,050	$1,965	$13,514
Libertas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3777 Edenburg DR	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 609-3611	515	21	24.5		62 (12.0%)	413 (80.2%)	26 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	33.4	700^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.6%		26.9	769^th of 1018 public elementary schools	24.5%	69	29.8	33.3	40.0	31.5			33.3	39.6	43.9	28.9	27.8			35.4	22.4	33.3	40.0	31.5			31.3	38.9			38.9	$18,438	$1,681	$16,757
Georgian Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3930 Leweir ST	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-0853	269	18	14.9		1 (0.4%)	255 (94.8%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.8	934^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.4%		11.2	940^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.7%	6	21.7	11.6	17.9				17.2	19.1	20.9	20.5				20.2	28.3	16.3	7.7				18.0					$15,328	$2,052	$12,137
Keystone Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4301 Old Allen Rd	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3924	458	27	16.9		9 (2.0%)	413 (90.2%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	12.2	920^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.8%		18.5	857^th of 1018 public elementary schools	15.8%	63	20.4	21.3	18.4				20.0	15.1	19.1	18.0				17.3	21.6	33.3	20.4				24.8					$15,412	$2,263	$12,070
Memphis STEM Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2180 Frayser BLVD	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 708-3001	243	18	13.5		0 (0.0%)	209 (86.0%)	31 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	54.9	419^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.5%		39.8	619^th of 1018 public elementary schools	39.2%	200	48.6	64.7	60.6				57.8	28.6	44.1	46.9				39.6	37.1	50.0	34.4				40.6					$16,820	$1,492	$14,962
Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1940 Frayser BLVD	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3936	649	43	15.0		7 (1.1%)	628 (96.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	32.7	704^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.2%		28.4	750^th of 1018 public elementary schools	26.3%	46	32.4	51.1	42.9				41.5	28.7	33.3	30.8				30.7	25.9	38.6	27.5				30.3					$15,674	$1,442	$14,232
Lucie E. Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3232 Birchfield Dr	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1000	629	35	18.2		11 (1.7%)	572 (90.9%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	8.5	958^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.1%		3.9	1014^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.4%	56	12.0						5.6	26.1	13.0					15.1	12.0	17.1					10.8					$14,879	$2,171	$11,688
Compass Community School Frayser Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3690 Thomas ST	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 358-7431	204	18	11.6		4 (2.0%)	60 (29.4%)	139 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21.6	829^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.8%		12.2	928^th of 1018 public elementary schools	8.8%	99	30.4	20.0	45.0	30.8	27.8	57.1	35.2	39.1	20.0	25.0	15.4	27.8	33.3	26.6	30.4	10.0	10.0		22.2	28.6	17.2	19.2	55.6	38.1	35.4	$16,033	$1,454	$14,213
Frayser-Corning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dellwood AVE	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-5300	358	19	19.0		2 (0.6%)	347 (96.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3.7	1004^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.5%		3.4	1016^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.2%	12	5.0	10.3	10.9				8.4		10.3	7.3				6.5												$14,843	$1,698	$11,979
Promise Academy Spring Hill	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3796 Frayser Raleigh RD	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 324-4456	387	19	20.9		3 (0.8%)	369 (95.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16.1	874^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.4%		16.3	877^th of 1018 public elementary schools	13.9%	3	31.7	20.4	27.3				26.8	18.3	16.3	29.1				21.3	16.7	26.5	21.8				21.3					$15,108	$1,302	$13,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawkins Mill Elementary

What district is Hawkins Mill Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Hawkins Mill Elementary a good school?

Hawkins Mill Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hawkins Mill Elementary?

Students at Hawkins Mill Elementary are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hawkins Mill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Hawkins Mill Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hawkins Mill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawkins Mill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Georgian Hills Middle
High : Trezevant High

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