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Sherwood Middle

Q: Is Sherwood Middle a good school?

Sherwood Middle ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Sherwood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Sherwood Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Middle?

Students at Sherwood Middle are 69% African American, 28% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Sherwood Middle attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Middle usually go on to attend Melrose High

Public Grades 6-8

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Sherwood Middle is a public middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 670 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Sherwood Middle has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Tennessee, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.7% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 17% for the district and 36.2% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Tennessee middle schools for various student groups. Additionally, Sherwood Middle has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 40.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast, nearby schools such as White Station Middle, Veritas College Preparatory, and Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, which are also part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, significantly outperform Sherwood Middle across all academic measures. This highlights the broader systemic challenges facing the district, which will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the unique needs of Sherwood Middle and other underperforming schools.

743

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,013

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3480 Rhodes Ave
Memphis, TN 38111-5533

(901) 416-4870

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Sherwood Middle usually attend:

High:

Melrose High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

Hispanic:

28.3%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2018 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (11% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg46%

576^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2018

From bottom 5% (2018) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 32Middle 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	5.0	576 of 583	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	587 of 587	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	592 of 594	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	558 of 574	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	535 of 563	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	302 of 312	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	316 of 318	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	271 of 293	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	253 of 284	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	94 of 100	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.3	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	542 of 546	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	554 of 554	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	558 of 560	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	508 of 529	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	286 of 286	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	284 of 285	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	281 of 285	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	273 of 275	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	248 of 261	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	220 of 228	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	145 of 219	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	486 of 490	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	507 of 510	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	514 of 514	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	466 of 490	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	444 of 481	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	539 of 550	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	560 of 560	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	514 of 529	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	507 of 523	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	120 of 332	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.8	270 of 288	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	58.9	52 of 279	81.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+63 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies12%-37 vs state

Science11%-35 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	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
Sherwood Middle	Public	6-8	3480 Rhodes Ave	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4870	670	46	14.5		4 (0.6%)	468 (69.9%)	185 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	5	576^th of 583 public middle schools	1.2%		4.2	587^th of 587 public middle schools	0.0%	11			7.7								6.2	17.0	8.6	10.6	5.3	20.4	10.7	12.0	$14,013	$1,948	$11,204
University Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Fogelman DR	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	University Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	0																		(n/a)																			$13,446	$219	$13,068
American Way Middle	Public	6-8	3805 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1250	671	41	16.5		2 (0.3%)	416 (62.0%)	234 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	10.4	527^th of 583 public middle schools	9.6%		10.7	537^th of 587 public middle schools	8.5%	10	11.7	12.5	9.6	11.3	16.2	9.7	8.1	11.5			22.9	25.0	19.0	22.3	17.3	23.9	18.5	19.8	$15,004	$2,216	$11,901
Colonial Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1370 Colonial RD	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8980	1,088	56	19.6		31 (2.8%)	584 (53.7%)	423 (38.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	30.2	419^th of 583 public middle schools	28.1%		24.5	450^th of 587 public middle schools	23.3%	31	21.4	20.8	24.8	22.3	36.5	17.6	17.1	23.2	47.8	47.8	37.5	38.0	22.5	32.7	38.1	42.2	35.9	38.8	$13,858	$1,407	$11,661
Maxine Smith STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-4536	397	24	16.8		120 (30.2%)	215 (54.2%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	98.8	4^th of 583 public middle schools	99.3%		98.2	9^th of 587 public middle schools	98.5%	5	78.4	70.2	91.0	78.2	79.1	84.1	74.5	79.3			82.4	84.1	85.4	83.9	79.1	93.1	92.0	87.8	$12,546	$828	$11,351
Lester Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	320 Carpenter ST	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3640	219	19	11.5		2 (0.9%)	205 (93.6%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13.3	512^th of 583 public middle schools	12.2%		20.5	472^nd of 587 public middle schools	19.6%	40	8.7	10.4	15.7	11.2	7.2	7.6	5.9	7.0			11.6	29.9	23.5	21.4	33.3	40.3	5.9	28.3	$18,343	$2,193	$16,150
Oakhaven Middle	Public	6-8	3125 Ladbrook Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2380	270	16	17.4		2 (0.7%)	213 (78.9%)	47 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	9.8	536^th of 583 public middle schools	8.1%		4.7	585^th of 587 public middle schools	0.3%	49	6.2	9.4	20.0	11.7	13.4	5.3		7.6			19.8	20.6	21.3	20.6	19.4	19.8	19.8	19.7	$12,947	$1,579	$11,001
Veritas College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	1500 Dunn AVE	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 526-1900	135	11	12.2		0 (0.0%)	125 (92.6%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	6.3	566^th of 583 public middle schools	2.9%		9	558^th of 587 public middle schools	4.9%	8	6.7	6.4	9.5	7.5	13.3	6.4	7.1	9.0			6.7	14.9	14.3	11.9	11.1	21.3	16.7	16.4	$19,447	$1,512	$17,569
Treadwell Middle School	Public	6-8	920 N Highland St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6100	662	37	17.7		39 (5.9%)	222 (33.5%)	374 (56.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	9	549^th of 583 public middle schools	5.8%		15.4	504^th of 587 public middle schools	14.1%	45	12.1	13.1	6.0	10.5	11.6	14.6	7.2	11.1			20.5	18.0	12.6	17.2	21.5	21.2	15.0	19.3	$14,256	$1,747	$11,810
Wooddale Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3467 Castleman ST	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4086	552	28	20.0		7 (1.3%)	311 (56.3%)	226 (40.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8.6	551^st of 583 public middle schools	5.5%		12.2	522^nd of 587 public middle schools	11.1%	29	6.6	7.6	10.6	8.3	11.8	6.3	9.9	9.3			17.0	14.3	12.8	14.7	29.5	20.5	15.7	21.9	$18,848	$6,996	$11,852

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Middle

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Middle?

Students at Sherwood Middle are 69% African American, 28% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Sherwood Middle in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Sherwood Middle a good school?

Sherwood Middle ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend Sherwood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Sherwood Middle.

What high school do graduates of Sherwood Middle attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Middle usually go on to attend Melrose High

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