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Peabody Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

816^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Peabody Elementary School, located in Memphis, TN, serves 310 students in grades PK–5 as part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. The school currently holds a 1-star state rating and ranks in the 20th percentile (816 out of 1,019 elementary schools) — a low ranking by statewide standards, but one that makes it the third-highest-performing school among its 10 nearby neighborhood schools. It trails only Idlewild Elementary School (88th percentile) and Rozelle Elementary School (36th percentile), while most surrounding schools, including Hanley K-8 School and Cummings Elementary/Middle School, sit in the bottom 2% of the state.

Peabody's strongest subject is English Language Arts, where 36% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026 — well above the district average of 24.6% and close to the state's 40.6%. The school also beats most of its neighbors in ELA by double digits. Attendance is another clear positive: Peabody's chronic absenteeism rate is just 13.9%, dramatically lower than the 30.2% district rate and the 18.3% state rate. By comparison, Hanley K-8 School (52%) and Cummings Elementary/Middle School (48.7%) face much steeper attendance challenges. Science proficiency (32.5%) also slightly edges out the district average.

The biggest concern for parents to know is math: only 18.4% of Peabody students are proficient, compared to 22.1% for the district and 43% statewide. The drop-off between grades is stark — 3rd grade math proficiency is 27.5%, falling to roughly 13% by 4th and 5th grades. Peabody has also not fully recovered from its pre-pandemic performance, when it ranked in the 65th percentile. That said, the school's strong attendance and reading results, combined with per-student spending of $16,586, give it a foundation to build on. For parents, Peabody offers a stable environment with real strengths in literacy — and a clear opportunity to improve in math.

310

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,586

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2086 Young Ave
Memphis, TN 38104

(901) 416-4606

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Peabody Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.8%

White:

5.5%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2017 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

816^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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	23.8	816 of 1019	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	828 of 1009	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	738 of 1018	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	737 of 1020	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	608 of 1000	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	727 of 983	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	372 of 985	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	345 of 997	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	27.9	533 of 646	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	274 of 498	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	293 of 498	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	253 of 498	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	252 of 500	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	175 of 483	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	216 of 411	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	136 of 404	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	110 of 450	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	777 of 986	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	651 of 990	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	638 of 989	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	616 of 945	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	470 of 926	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	692 of 823	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.4	541 of 843	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	513 of 853	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	596 of 865	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	374 of 858	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	628 of 823	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	324 of 821	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	529 of 877	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	841 of 984	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	797 of 991	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	786 of 987	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	597 of 980	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	747 of 941	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	276 of 916	69.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	45.9	235 of 528	55.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	92.2	62 of 812	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	44 of 841	94.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2019)92nd percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2023)55th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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
Peabody Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2086 Young Ave	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4606	324	19	17.0		18 (5.6%)	280 (86.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	23.8	816^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.9%		21.7	828^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.9%	12	27.5	13.3	13.8				18.4	35.0	37.8	34.5				36.0	35.0	33.3	27.6				32.5					$16,586	$1,502	$14,042
Idlewild Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1950 Linden Ave	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4566	588	37	15.8		240 (40.8%)	240 (40.8%)	36 (6.1%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.9%)	84.9	120^th of 1019 public elementary schools	88.2%		88.5	95^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.6%	25	50.5	65.5	53.6				56.9	64.4	72.7	67.9				68.5	61.9	75.5	69.0				68.9					$14,776	$1,171	$12,620
Rozelle Elementary School	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%)	38.7	649^th of 1019 public elementary schools	36.3%		14.2	896^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.2%	247	25.9	34.5	25.8				28.7	37.0	51.7	41.9				43.7	33.3	51.7	38.7				41.4					$19,287	$1,415	$16,430
Hanley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-5	680 Hanley Street	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-0527	572	29	19.8		3 (0.5%)	544 (95.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3.5	1014^th of 1019 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.7	990^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.9%	24	9.4	10.5	5.9				8.5	11.8	13.2	5.9				10.0	11.3	13.2	5.9				9.9					$16,113	$1,950	$12,961
Dunbar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2606 Select Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5000	198	16	12.1		3 (1.5%)	189 (95.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20	854^th of 1019 public elementary schools	16.2%		9.8	943^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	6.5%	89	27.0	21.4	6.7				18.9	36.1	25.0	13.3				25.5	35.1	46.4	10.0				30.5					$18,705	$1,533	$15,527
Bethel Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2459 Arlington Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5012	299	20	14.9		4 (1.3%)	278 (93.0%)	11 (3.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9.9	940^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.4	972^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	3.7%	32	17.1	16.7					11.6	34.1	16.2	8.3				20.2	19.5	13.9	14.3				16.1					$17,572	$2,303	$14,091
Hamilton School	Public	K-8	1478 Wilson Street	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%)	2.6	1019^th of 1019 public elementary schools	0.0%		3.1	1007^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.2%	12		7.3			6.6	5.2		11.3	7.5	5.4				5.4		9.1				5.3				5.2		$13,150	$1,842	$10,428
Bruce Elementary School	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%)	17	878^th of 1019 public elementary schools	13.8%		12.5	915^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.3%	37	19.4	14.3	40.8				23.5	20.9	22.2	24.0				22.2	26.9	23.4	36.0				28.2					$15,528	$1,613	$12,743
Compass Community School Binghampton Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2540 Hale Avenue	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 866-9084	215	14	15.3		9 (4.2%)	53 (24.7%)	146 (67.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	18.8	866^th of 1019 public elementary schools	15.0%		21.7	827^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.0%	39	25.0	19.0	28.0	30.8	8.7	20.0	22.1	30.0	23.8	20.0	15.4		20.0	18.6	25.0	42.9	24.0	23.1	8.7	24.0	24.3	26.9	17.4	28.0	24.3	$16,051	$1,339	$14,346
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2718 Lamar Avenue	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 743-6700	188	17	11.0		4 (2.1%)	121 (64.4%)	62 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7.3	972^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	4.6%		14.4	893^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	11.5%	79	9.5	32.0	15.8			14.3	13.1	9.5	16.0	5.3		17.4	9.5	10.8	9.5	24.0	15.8		13.0	14.3	13.8	9.5	47.8	9.5	23.1	$15,751	$1,441	$13,944

Frequently Asked Questions about Peabody Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Peabody Elementary School?

Students at Peabody Elementary School are 87% African American, 5% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Peabody Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Peabody Elementary School.

Is Peabody Elementary School a good school?

Peabody Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Peabody Elementary School attend?

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

High : Central High School

What district is Peabody Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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