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Peabody Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Peabody Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 324 students. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peabody Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that are below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. The school's performance is particularly weak in 3rd grade Mathematics, where only 14.3% of students are proficient or better, compared to 26.9% in the district and 43.3% statewide. Peabody Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.7% to 29.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Peabody Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Memphis-Shelby County district, such as Bethel Grove Elementary, Hamilton School, and Idlewild Elementary. Idlewild Elementary, a public magnet school located less than a mile from Peabody, consistently outperforms Peabody across all academic measures, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages.

310

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,586

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2086 Young Ave
Memphis, TN 38104-5645

(901) 416-4606

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Peabody Elementary usually attend:

High:

Central High

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 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

828^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	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
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
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 (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-17 vs state

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Peabody 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
Peabody Elementary	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%)	21.7	828^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.9%		29.6	738^th of 1018 public elementary schools	27.5%	90	14.3	22.2	38.3				24.5	19.6	33.3	31.9				27.3	26.8	25.0	34.0				28.8					$16,586	$1,502	$14,042
Idlewild Elementary	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%)	88.5	95^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.6%		87.1	107^th of 1018 public elementary schools	89.5%	12	63.9	57.3	64.4				62.0	69.4	71.6	71.1				70.6	64.8	64.0	76.7				68.3					$14,776	$1,171	$12,620
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
Hanley K-8	Public	PK, KG-5	680 Hanley ST	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-5300	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%)	5.7	990^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.9%		8.2	980^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.7%	10	10.0	9.3	19.0				12.8		18.2	14.3				12.5	7.5	7.0					6.4					$16,113	$1,950	$12,961
Dunbar Elementary	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%)	9.8	943^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	6.5%		6.6	994^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.4%	51	25.0	5.7	20.5				17.3	25.0	14.3	12.8				17.3	16.7	8.6	20.5				15.5					$18,705	$1,533	$15,527
Bethel Grove Elementary	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%)	7.4	972^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.5	946^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.1%	26	9.8		17.2				9.9	12.2	9.7	28.6				16.0	9.8	9.7	14.3				11.0					$17,572	$2,303	$14,091
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
Arrow Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	645 Semmes ST	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 207-1891	83	6	15.0		0 (0.0%)	72 (86.7%)	11 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	989^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.0%		21.9	823^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	19.2%	166	12.5	10.0					26.5	12.5						8.8	12.5	20.0					17.6					$7,485	$1,820	$5,298
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
Compass Community School Binghampton Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2540 Hale AVE	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%)	21.7	827^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.0%		13.7	905^th of 1018 public elementary schools	11.1%	78	38.9	23.8	22.7	9.1	8.7	16.7	19.2	27.8	52.4	22.7	9.1	8.7	12.5	21.5	38.9	42.9	18.2	13.6	21.7	16.7	24.6	9.1	30.4	20.8	20.3	$16,051	$1,339	$14,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Peabody Elementary

What schools do graduates of Peabody Elementary attend?

Students who attend Peabody Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Central High

What district is Peabody Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Peabody Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Peabody Elementary?

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

Is Peabody Elementary a good school?

Peabody Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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