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Larose Elementary

Q: Is Larose Elementary a good school?

Larose Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Larose Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Larose Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Larose Elementary?

Students at Larose Elementary are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Larose Elementary attend?

Students who attend Larose Elementary usually go on to attend: High : B. T. Washington High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Larose Elementary is a public elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 316 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.

Larose Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Tennessee elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10% of Larose Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 52.0% in recent years, much higher than the district and state averages.

While nearby schools like Bruce Elementary, A.B. Hill Elementary, and Cummings Elementary/Middle also perform below state averages, Larose Elementary consistently ranks lower than these schools across various academic measures. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Larose Elementary's Mathematics proficiency rate of 10% was significantly lower than the 13.3% at Bruce Elementary and the 19.8% at Cummings Elementary/Middle.

313

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,651

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

864 Willoughby ST
Memphis, TN 38126

(901) 416-7848

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Larose Elementary usually attend:

High:

B. T. Washington High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.8%

Hispanic:

1.6%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2018 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

1,000^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 47 pts since 2018

From bottom 48% (2018) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

114^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	4.4	1000 of 1009	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1012 of 1018	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	517 of 997	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	485 of 498	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	491 of 498	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	70.1	93 of 450	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	959 of 986	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	971 of 990	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	983 of 989	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	915 of 926	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	823 of 843	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	843 of 853	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	74.7	105 of 877	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	980 of 984	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	988 of 991	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	976 of 980	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	940 of 941	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-28 vs state

Science11%-35 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Larose 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
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
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
A. B. Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	345 East Olive AVE	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7844	544	37	14.7		3 (0.6%)	524 (96.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	3.6	1006^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.5	1015^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.3%	9	8.5		5.1					7.2		10.3				7.0		6.3	12.8				6.3					$14,480	$2,226	$11,177
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Larose Elementary

What schools do graduates of Larose Elementary attend?

Students who attend Larose Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : B. T. Washington High

Is Larose Elementary a good school?

Larose Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Larose Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Larose Elementary.

What district is Larose Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Larose Elementary?

Students at Larose Elementary are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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