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Sheffield Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

939^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Sheffield Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Memphis, TN, serving 386 students as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school faces serious academic challenges: only 17.6% of students are proficient in math, 17% in English language arts, and 21.6% in science—well below state averages of 43%, 40.6%, and 46.9%. Sheffield ranks in the 8th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools (939th out of 1,019), and its performance has generally remained in the bottom 15th percentile in recent years.

Despite these low scores, Sheffield has some notable strengths. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 14.7% is less than half the district's 30.2% and well below the state's 18.3%, making attendance a genuine bright spot compared to nearby schools like Getwell Elementary (39.2%) and South Park Elementary (29.6%). The school also does exceptional work with English Language Learner students, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide—far above its overall performance. Sheffield spends $17,168 per student, among the highest in the area, though this investment has not yet translated into improved proficiency.

Parents should also be aware of some concerning patterns. Third-grade math proficiency is just 5.4%, and only 10.7% of third graders are proficient in ELA—far below district and state averages. The school is significantly more effective for female students (17th percentile) than male students (6th percentile), and effectiveness for African American students has declined sharply in recent years. Nearby Leadership Preparatory Charter School posts much higher proficiency rates (43% math, 35.2% ELA) despite having double Sheffield's absenteeism, showing that stronger outcomes are possible in the same community. Sheffield's path forward likely lies in replicating its successful ELL practices across the broader student population and critically evaluating how its relatively high spending can be directed toward strategies that actually improve learning.

386

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

4290 Chuck Ave
Memphis, TN 38118

(901) 416-2360

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Sheffield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	American Way Middle School
High:	Sheffield High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.0%

African American:

27.2%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2018 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

939^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 3% (2018) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	9.9	939 of 1019	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.3	481 of 498	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.2	371 of 458	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.7	712 of 823	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)19th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science22%-25 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 vs state

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

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Friday, April 22, 2022

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Sheffield Elementary School	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	38.3%	2 (0.4%)	145 (29.1%)	350 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9.9	939^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.9	912^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.6%	27	5.4	22.1	25.0				17.6	10.7	25.0	13.5				17.0	14.3	32.4	15.4				21.6					$17,168	$1,673	$14,098
Parkway Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Claudette Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0870	828	56	14.7	52.8%	13 (1.6%)	359 (43.4%)	451 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	24.7	809^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.6%		23.9	803^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	20.4%	6	20.2	52.3	19.7				30.2	22.1	34.6	15.0				23.4	27.9	47.7	31.0				35.3					$14,796	$1,644	$12,024
Getwell Elementary School	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	55.3%	14 (2.5%)	419 (76.0%)	114 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10.3	932^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	8.5%		9.7	945^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.3%	13	9.3	22.7	15.9				16.7	24.1	20.0	17.7				20.4	27.8	20.0	20.6				22.4					$14,949	$1,974	$11,734
Memphis Merit Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4075 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 617-3690	355	20	17.7	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	338 (95.2%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9.8	942^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.8	965^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.4%	23	10.5	12.3	16.4	8.0	13.2		12.1	27.6	17.5	20.0	8.0	18.4		18.6	22.4	28.1	20.4	26.0	31.6		25.3	8.0	15.8		11.4	$14,046	$1,385	$12,294
Empower Memphis Career and College Prep School	Public, Charter	K-2	4775 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 877-4296				—															(n/a)
Evans Elementary School	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	52.6%	4 (0.9%)	276 (61.6%)	158 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	20	856^th of 1019 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.4	873^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	13.5%	17	27.7	22.2	20.9				23.6	23.1	36.5	28.4				29.2	26.2	34.9	28.4				29.7					$15,480	$1,435	$12,932
Cromwell Elementary School	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	62.3%	2 (0.4%)	353 (76.7%)	102 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.7	894^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.3%		17.6	863^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	14.5%	31	10.0	15.8	17.9				14.4	28.6	27.6	28.6				28.2	18.6	22.4	37.5				25.2					$15,617	$1,618	$12,453
South Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Getwell Road	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5024	494	36	13.7	53.2%	17 (3.4%)	189 (38.3%)	279 (56.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	8.6	951^st of 1019 public elementary schools	6.7%		8.4	960^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.9%	9	7.1	5.5	15.5				9.1	19.6	13.9	17.2				16.7	30.4	23.3	19.0				24.1					$16,043	$1,885	$12,969
Leadership Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4190 Elliston Road	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 512-4495	437	29	15.0	62.6%	10 (2.3%)	320 (73.2%)	97 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	44.3	574^th of 1019 public elementary schools	43.7%		48.9	498^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.6%	76	39.6	32.7	43.2	45.6	29.5	63.2	43.0	25.0	30.9	45.9	36.8	29.5	43.9	35.2	35.4	43.6	35.1	59.6	61.4	70.2	52.0	45.6	54.5	75.4	58.9	$17,160	$1,478	$15,316
Cornerstone Prep Knight Road Campus School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	3237 Knight Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3645	53	6	9.6	49.4%	2 (3.8%)	41 (77.4%)	9 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	52.2	473^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	53.6%					(n/a)	50.0						50.0	38.5						38.5	42.3						42.3					$20,548	$1,071	$19,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheffield Elementary School

How many students attend Sheffield Elementary School?

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

Is Sheffield Elementary School a good school?

Sheffield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sheffield Elementary School?

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

What district is Sheffield Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What schools do graduates of Sheffield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : American Way Middle School
High : Sheffield High School

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