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Scenic Hills Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Scenic Hills Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Memphis, TN, serving 392 students within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, where it currently ranks 948th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools and scores well below district and state averages in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, only 7.6% of students were proficient in math, compared to 22.1% across the district and 43% statewide. ELA proficiency was 19.1% and science proficiency was 20.8%. The district itself ranks 137th out of 141 in Tennessee, placing Scenic Hills within a deeply struggling system.

One of the clearest challenges at Scenic Hills is chronic absenteeism. At 44.0% in 2024–2025, the rate is roughly 2.4 times the state average (18.3%) and well above the district's 30.2%. Nearby Jackson Elementary School, just 1.72 miles away, has only 9.8% chronic absenteeism and a math proficiency rate of 49.3% — more than six times higher than Scenic Hills' 7.6%. Memphis STEM Academy, 2.6 miles away, pairs a 23.9% absenteeism rate with 48.3% math proficiency. Scenic Hills spends $16,062 per student, more than Egypt Elementary School ($13,854) and Star Academy ($13,980), yet those schools post far better math scores, suggesting that higher spending alone is not producing academic gains.

There are some bright spots within the building. Fourth grade students showed relative strength, with 27.1% proficient in ELA and 31.7% in science, while 3rd grade ELA proficiency was just 11.3%. Scores are also volatile from year to year: math proficiency swung from 5.2% to 14.8% and back to 7.6% over three years. For parents weighing their options, the success of nearby schools like Memphis STEM Academy (60th percentile statewide) and Jackson Elementary (50th percentile) demonstrates that strong outcomes are possible in the same neighborhood and district. Improving attendance and investing in early literacy and math instruction appear to be the most promising levers for changing Scenic Hills' trajectory.

392

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,062

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3450 Scenic Hwy
Memphis, TN 38128

(901) 416-4342

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Scenic Hills Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Raleigh-Egypt High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.6%

Hispanic:

5.1%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2018 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

948^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st 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	8.9	948 of 1019	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	917 of 1009	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	963 of 1018	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	978 of 1020	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	961 of 1000	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	885 of 983	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	874 of 985	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	942 of 997	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	411 of 498	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	389 of 498	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	433 of 498	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	476 of 500	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	426 of 483	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	316 of 411	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	257 of 404	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	340 of 450	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	894 of 986	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	911 of 990	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	962 of 989	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	947 of 975	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	812 of 945	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	832 of 926	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	742 of 823	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	667 of 843	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	797 of 853	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	807 of 865	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	773 of 858	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	742 of 823	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	672 of 821	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	832 of 877	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	905 of 984	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	957 of 991	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	936 of 987	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	890 of 980	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	903 of 941	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	831 of 916	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science21%-26 vs state

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

Mathematics8%-35 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 (2016)	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
Scenic Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Scenic Hwy	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4342	335	23	14.5	91.3%	8 (2.4%)	310 (92.5%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	8.9	948^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.0%		12.3	917^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.1%	31		11.7	9.3				7.6	11.3	27.1	19.3				19.1	12.7	31.7	18.2				20.8					$16,062	$2,273	$12,729
Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3260 James Road	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 387-5050	331	19	17.8	89.8%	2 (0.6%)	310 (93.7%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	18.4	869^th of 1019 public elementary schools	14.7%		23.3	812^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.5%	57	22.6	18.8	26.2	42.5	17.9	28.1	25.1	30.2	24.6	31.0	32.5	12.8	12.5	24.7	18.9	17.4	28.6	17.5	5.1	6.3	16.4	15.0	23.1		14.4	$13,980	$1,030	$12,585
Lucie E. Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3232 Birchfield Dr	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1000	629	35	18.2	94.0%	11 (1.7%)	572 (90.9%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	12.1	920^th of 1019 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.5	958^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.1%	38	10.3		6.2				5.3	39.2	6.0	21.5				21.9	19.0		17.2				12.8					$14,879	$2,171	$11,688
Promise Academy Spring Hill	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3796 Frayser Raleigh Road	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 324-4456	387	19	20.9		3 (0.8%)	369 (95.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.4	967^th of 1019 public elementary schools	5.1%		16.1	874^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.4%	93		17.7	32.8				17.2	14.5	13.6	11.7				13.3	16.2	10.0	8.2				11.5					$15,108	$1,302	$13,805
Journey Coleman Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3210 Raleigh Millington Road	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 567-6078	0											9.2	946^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.2%					(n/a)		11.3	8.3	8.6	9.6	33.3	11.5	9.2	13.0	25.0	22.0	24.5	10.0	16.8		19.7	27.8	18.6	30.8	45.2	22.5	25.4	34.6	28.6	29.4	$7,933	$1,763	$5,804
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	97.3%	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
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	96.6%	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		10.7			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
Libertas School of Memphis	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	3777 Edenburg Drive	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 609-3611	515	21	24.5		62 (12.0%)	413 (80.2%)	26 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	42.8	596^th of 1019 public elementary schools	41.5%		33.4	700^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.6%	104	30.8	29.4	43.1	42.2	40.7		37.2	33.8	36.0	41.2	37.5	22.0		33.9	37.9	33.3	33.3	48.4	33.9		37.8	57.8	54.2		56.1	$18,438	$1,681	$16,757
Memphis STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2180 Frayser Boulevard	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 708-3001	243	18	13.5		0 (0.0%)	209 (86.0%)	31 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	57.5	405^th of 1019 public elementary schools	60.3%		54.9	419^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.5%	14	39.0	52.4	54.5				48.3	43.9	57.1	48.5				50.0	47.5	45.2	42.4				45.2					$16,820	$1,492	$14,962
Egypt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 Karen Cv	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4150	501	28	17.7	95.7%	10 (2.0%)	357 (71.3%)	128 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	18.3	870^th of 1019 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.6	892^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	11.6%	22	40.3	21.6	19.4				26.8	32.8	17.9	14.8				21.7	32.3	26.6	26.2				28.2					$13,854	$1,607	$11,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Scenic Hills Elementary School

What district is Scenic Hills Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Scenic Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Scenic Hills Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Scenic Hills Elementary School?

Students at Scenic Hills Elementary School are 91% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Scenic Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Scenic Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Raleigh-Egypt High School

Is Scenic Hills Elementary School a good school?

Scenic Hills Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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