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Kingsbury Elementary School

Q: Is Kingsbury Elementary School a good school?

Kingsbury Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kingsbury Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Kingsbury Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kingsbury Elementary School?

Students at Kingsbury Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 22% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kingsbury Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kingsbury Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Kingsbury Middle School High : Kingsbury High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

840^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Kingsbury Elementary School serves about 506 students in grades PK-5 in Memphis, TN, and is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Despite a 1-star overall rating and a statewide rank in the 18th percentile, the school is heading in the right direction. After hitting its lowest point in 2022-2023, Kingsbury has steadily improved each year: math proficiency has climbed from about 14% to 24.7%, while reading grew from roughly 16% to 26.9%. The school also outperforms its district average in every tested subject, though it still trails the state average by about 13 to 19 points.

A notable strength is Kingsbury's performance with its highest-need students. Science is the clearest bright spot, with 33.8% of students proficient—well above the district and close to the state average. English language learners rank in the top third of Tennessee schools, a standout achievement that earned a 4-star rating for that group. Special education students also showed a dramatic improvement, jumping from the 25th to 60th percentile in a single year.

The most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism. One in three Kingsbury students (33.5%) is chronically absent—nearly double the state average of 18.3% and above the district's 30.2%. By contrast, nearby White Station Elementary School has only 10% chronic absenteeism, while Wells Station Elementary School sits at 10.8% and Jackson Elementary School at 9.8%—all of which significantly outperform Kingsbury academically. Third-grade math is another concern, with only 12.7% of students proficient, well below the district's 26.3%. Given that nearby schools achieve much stronger results, Kingsbury's challenges are not inevitable. Reducing absenteeism and strengthening early math intervention could be the keys to a brighter future.

506

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,156

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

4055 Bayliss Ave
Memphis, TN 38108

(901) 416-6020

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Kingsbury Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kingsbury Middle School
High:	Kingsbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

African American:

21.9%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2026) from a 8th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

840^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 39 pts since 2017

From top 44% (2017) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^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	21.4	840 of 1019	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	853 of 1009	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	916 of 1018	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	940 of 1020	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	885 of 1000	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	865 of 983	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	632 of 985	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	843 of 997	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.1	282 of 646	56.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	341 of 498	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	302 of 498	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	414 of 498	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	448 of 500	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	445 of 483	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	357 of 411	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	276 of 404	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	242 of 450	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	75 of 211	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	51 of 178	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	51 of 164	68.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	42 of 165	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	2 of 66	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	52.1	27 of 95	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	869 of 986	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	891 of 990	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	920 of 989	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	880 of 975	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	855 of 945	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	623 of 926	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	279 of 458	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	305 of 424	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	311 of 415	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	338 of 387	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	246 of 363	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	255 of 324	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	89 of 250	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	199 of 319	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	496 of 823	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	590 of 843	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	715 of 853	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	822 of 865	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	681 of 858	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	745 of 823	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	398 of 821	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	624 of 877	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	797 of 984	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	882 of 991	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	903 of 987	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	807 of 980	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	843 of 941	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	594 of 916	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	254 of 641	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.3	465 of 618	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	399 of 582	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	514 of 528	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	70.6	66 of 395	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	5.3	838 of 844	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	752 of 841	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2022)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science34%-13 vs state

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Mathematics25%-18 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	48.8%	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	38.8%	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
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	44.7%	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
Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Wales Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4222	303	22	13.7	35.1%	14 (4.6%)	50 (16.5%)	238 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48.5	511^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.9%		49.4	492^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	51.2%	19	48.1	53.3	46.2				49.3	34.6	44.4	28.2				36.0	44.2	51.1	38.5				44.9					$17,549	$1,377	$14,678
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	45.6%	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
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	39.5%	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
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	47.2%	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
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	44.6%	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
Douglass Elementary/Middle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1650 Ash St	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-5946	484	32	15.2	78.6%	1 (0.2%)	453 (93.6%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	4.4	1011^th of 1019 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.6	1005^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.4%	6	7.4	< 5%	10.7	< 5%	< 5%	5.9	5.1	11.5	13.6	18.5	6.5	8.3	5.7	10.3	9.3	6.7	21.4	8.3	8.7	14.3	10.5	8.3	8.5	5.7	7.7	$16,702	$2,102	$13,241
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	43.2%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsbury Elementary School

What district is Kingsbury Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What schools do graduates of Kingsbury Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kingsbury Middle School
High : Kingsbury High School

How many students attend Kingsbury Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Kingsbury Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kingsbury Elementary School?

Students at Kingsbury Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 22% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Kingsbury Elementary School a good school?

Kingsbury Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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