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Newberry Elementary

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Newberry Elementary ranks 224 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Newberry Elementary is a public elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 378 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.

Newberry Elementary has shown significant improvement in its academic performance, with its statewide ranking improving from 944 out of 983 Tennessee elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 224 out of 1009 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are consistently higher than the district and state averages, particularly for specific student subgroups. For example, in 2024-2025, Newberry Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics (45%), ELA (51.8%), and Science (71.2%) are significantly higher than the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district (22.6%, 23.7%, and 26.6%, respectively) and the state of Tennessee (42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%, respectively).

Newberry Elementary's performance is especially strong for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking among the top 30 and top 7 Tennessee elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. The school also outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, including Fox Meadows Elementary, Hickory Ridge Elementary, and Belle Forest Community School, in terms of academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This suggests that Newberry Elementary is a relatively strong-performing school within the district, despite the district's overall low ranking.

410

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,468

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5540 Newberry Ave
Memphis, TN 38115-3521

(901) 416-2518

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Newberry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wooddale Middle School
High:	Wooddale High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.5%

Hispanic:

29.0%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2017 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 55 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

224^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 55 pts since 2017

From bottom 23% (2017) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	71.8	224 of 1009	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	374 of 1018	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.8	750 of 1020	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	709 of 1000	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	944 of 983	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	685 of 985	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	793 of 997	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	497 of 646	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	53 of 498	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	98 of 498	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	240 of 500	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	198 of 483	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	360 of 411	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	170 of 404	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	220 of 450	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	7 of 211	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	4 of 178	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	7 of 164	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	205 of 986	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	256 of 990	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	35.3	637 of 989	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	758 of 975	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	921 of 945	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	593 of 926	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	29 of 424	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	54 of 415	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	106 of 387	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	138 of 363	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	280 of 324	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	180 of 319	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	44 of 843	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	93 of 853	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.6	458 of 865	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	350 of 858	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.9	797 of 823	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	392 of 821	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	559 of 877	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	277 of 984	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	42.1	567 of 991	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	804 of 987	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	735 of 980	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	867 of 941	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	691 of 916	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	52 of 618	91.6%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+25 vs state

English Language Arts52%+13 vs state

Mathematics45%+3 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
Newberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5540 Newberry Ave	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2518	378	25	15.1		4 (1.1%)	265 (70.1%)	103 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	71.8	224^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.8%		58.3	374^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.3%	150	43.1	58.0	36.5				45.0	58.6	59.2	39.7				51.8	70.7	83.7	61.9				71.2					$15,468	$1,554	$12,598
Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3572 Emerald	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 546-9926	254	20	12.7		5 (2.0%)	41 (16.1%)	205 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.7	631^st of 1009 public elementary schools	37.5%		44.9	546^th of 1018 public elementary schools	46.4%	85	32.0	23.1	44.0	42.3	66.7	52.8	43.8	36.0	26.9	64.0	34.6	41.7	22.2	36.4	32.0	23.1	56.0	23.1	41.7	27.8	33.3	23.1	54.2	44.4	40.7	$15,368	$1,228	$13,773
Power Center Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	3540 S. Mendenhall ST	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 310-2999	712	48	14.8		7 (1.0%)	481 (67.6%)	220 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	38.5	623^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	38.3%		40.4	611^th of 1018 public elementary schools	40.0%	12	13.1	50.5	48.7				38.0	19.6	39.8	35.0				31.8	27.1	48.2	42.4				39.5					$14,740	$1,556	$12,818
Fox Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2960 Emerald St	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2530	536	32	17.0		2 (0.4%)	438 (81.7%)	79 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	15	887^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.1%		27.2	764^th of 1018 public elementary schools	25.0%	123	7.0	23.3	23.0				18.0	25.4	40.0	21.0				28.7	20.3	21.7	14.5				18.8					$15,770	$2,276	$12,526
Hickory Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3890 Hickory Hill RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1195	616	42	14.8		7 (1.1%)	445 (72.2%)	160 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	25.7	781^st of 1009 public elementary schools	22.6%		23.4	805^th of 1018 public elementary schools	20.9%	24	46.6	24.4	28.8				33.7	32.6	22.0	16.7				24.3	39.8	24.4	23.6				29.8					$16,425	$1,772	$13,530
Cornerstone Prep School	Public, Charter	K-2	5221 Cottonwood RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3640	53	6	9.6		2 (3.8%)	41 (77.4%)	9 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)																										$20,548	$1,071	$19,477
Cromwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4989 Cromwell Rd	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2500	460	28	16.7		2 (0.4%)	353 (76.7%)	102 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.6	863^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	14.5%		19.2	846^th of 1018 public elementary schools	16.9%	17	13.9	44.1	16.7				23.9	22.2	32.2	18.2				23.9	18.1	35.6	19.7				23.9					$15,617	$1,618	$12,453
Winridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Ridgeway RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6618	415	31	13.3		3 (0.7%)	331 (79.8%)	74 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	39.3	615^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.0%		33.1	694^th of 1018 public elementary schools	31.8%	79	56.9	24.5	30.8				38.5	43.1	33.3	20.3				32.2	56.3	28.6	32.3				39.9					$15,269	$1,784	$12,429
Belle Forest Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	3135 Ridgeway	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7200	1,035	58	17.8		4 (0.4%)	817 (78.9%)	201 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	14.2	895^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.3%		12.9	919^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.7%	24	26.5	23.8	25.8				25.4	20.9	19.2	23.5				21.2	7.2	21.9	27.2				18.7					$14,244	$1,906	$11,408
Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Cottonwood Rd	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2504	448	28	16.2		4 (0.9%)	276 (61.6%)	158 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	16.4	873^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	13.5%		13.7	907^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.9%	34	27.9	21.5	19.2				23.0	26.2	30.8	20.8				26.3	28.3	20.0	19.2				22.6					$15,480	$1,435	$12,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Newberry Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Newberry Elementary?

Students at Newberry Elementary are 70% African American, 29% Hispanic.

How many students attend Newberry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Newberry Elementary.

Is Newberry Elementary a good school?

Newberry Elementary ranks 224^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Newberry Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What schools do graduates of Newberry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Newberry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wooddale Middle School
High : Wooddale High

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