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Sheffield Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

912^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Sheffield Elementary is a public elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 499 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.

Sheffield Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with low proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 29.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Sheffield Elementary has difficulty supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who perform in the bottom 25-50% of their respective statewide subgroups.

While the nearby schools, such as Cromwell Elementary, Willow Oaks Elementary, and Parkway Village Elementary, generally perform better than Sheffield Elementary on academic measures, they also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates and low overall performance compared to the state average. The high rates of poverty and socioeconomic challenges in the surrounding community may be contributing to the challenges faced by Sheffield Elementary, and the school's limited resources and high student-teacher ratio may also be hindering its ability to provide the necessary support and interventions for its students.

386

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,168

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4290 Chuck Ave
Memphis, TN 38118-4005

(901) 416-2360

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Sheffield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	American Way Middle
High:	Sheffield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.0%

African American:

27.2%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 15th percentile in 2022 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 15th-percentile peak (2022) to 10th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

912^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 7 pts since 2018

From bottom 3% (2018) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^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	12.9	912 of 1009	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	954 of 1018	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	937 of 1020	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	851 of 1000	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	924 of 983	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	900 of 985	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	968 of 997	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	459 of 498	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	398 of 498	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	375 of 500	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	436 of 483	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	326 of 411	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	342 of 404	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	446 of 450	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	50 of 211	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	41.6	93 of 178	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	49 of 164	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	67 of 165	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	19 of 101	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	34 of 66	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	32 of 95	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	823 of 986	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	909 of 990	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	807 of 989	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	760 of 975	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	891 of 945	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	867 of 926	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	310 of 424	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	370 of 415	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	317 of 387	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	254 of 363	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	240 of 324	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	199 of 250	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	255 of 319	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	690 of 843	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	751 of 853	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	728 of 865	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	617 of 858	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	756 of 823	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	754 of 821	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	864 of 877	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	925 of 984	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	954 of 991	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	945 of 987	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	838 of 980	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	856 of 941	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	851 of 916	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+67 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-22 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

English Language Arts12%-27 vs state

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Friday, April 22, 2022

i loved this school i used to be a shcolar here i love it its fun and i felt safe Close Quote

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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
Sheffield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4290 Chuck Ave	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2360	499	33	15.2		2 (0.4%)	145 (29.1%)	350 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12.9	912^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.6%		10	954^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.3%	42	5.2	40.4	16.7				20.3	10.2	19.2	6.3				11.9	13.8	32.7	27.1				24.1					$17,168	$1,673	$14,098
Parkway Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Claudette RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0870	828	56	14.7		13 (1.6%)	359 (43.4%)	451 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	23.9	803^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	20.4%		16.1	881^st of 1018 public elementary schools	13.5%	78	26.4	37.4	27.3				30.7	23.4	21.4	28.1				24.2	37.3	35.9	24.2				32.4					$14,796	$1,644	$12,024
Getwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2795 Getwell Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0267	551	30	18.3		14 (2.5%)	419 (76.0%)	114 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9.7	945^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.3%		9.5	958^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.9%	13	10.6	22.6	18.5				17.1	18.2	22.6	12.1				17.5	21.2	19.4	18.5				19.7					$14,949	$1,974	$11,734
Memphis Merit Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4775 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 617-3690	355	20	17.7		0 (0.0%)	338 (95.2%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	7.8	965^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.4%		8.8	971^st of 1018 public elementary schools	4.6%	6	13.6	14.3	12.7	12.2			13.2	22.4	18.5	12.7	12.2			16.7	13.6	25.5	15.9	7.3			16.1					$14,046	$1,385	$12,294
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
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
South Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Getwell RD	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5024	494	36	13.7		17 (3.4%)	189 (38.3%)	279 (56.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	8.4	960^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.9%		10.6	945^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.2%	15	11.7	16.1					10.4	16.9	23.2	5.0				16.2	23.4	19.6	5.0				17.9					$16,043	$1,885	$12,969
Leadership Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4190 Elliston RD	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 512-4495	437	29	15.0		10 (2.3%)	320 (73.2%)	97 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	48.9	498^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.6%		54.6	413^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.4%	85	43.5	26.2	62.3	37.0	40.4	54.1	43.9	30.4	35.7	43.4	38.9	35.1	16.2	34.3	54.3	33.3	58.5	35.2	57.9	56.8	49.5	35.2	52.6	67.6	50.0	$17,160	$1,478	$15,316
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
Willow Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4417 Willow Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2196	607	38	15.8		20 (3.3%)	219 (36.1%)	355 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	23.7	806^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.6	826^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.9%	20	31.5	24.7	19.1				25.4	37.0	30.8	23.4				30.7	32.4	34.1	21.3				29.7					$14,473	$1,531	$11,987

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheffield Elementary

Is Sheffield Elementary a good school?

Sheffield Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sheffield Elementary?

Students at Sheffield Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 27% African American.

How many students attend Sheffield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Sheffield Elementary.

What district is Sheffield Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What schools do graduates of Sheffield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sheffield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : American Way Middle
High : Sheffield High

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