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Snowden Elementary/Middle

Q: Is Snowden Elementary/Middle a good school?

Snowden Elementary/Middle ranks 727 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Snowden Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,384 students attended Snowden Elementary/Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Snowden Elementary/Middle?

Students at Snowden Elementary/Middle are 73% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Snowden Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Snowden Elementary/Middle usually go on to attend: High : Central High

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Snowden Elementary/Middle is a public magnet school serving grades PK-8 in Memphis, Tennessee, with 1,272 students enrolled. 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.

Academically, Snowden's performance on TNReady tests is generally lower than the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. However, the school's performance is stronger compared to some nearby schools, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2024-2025, Snowden's 3rd-8th grade mathematics proficiency rate of 23.9% was higher than the district's 22.6% and the state's 42.2%. Snowden's White students and English Language Learner students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5-13% of Tennessee elementary schools in these subgroups.

One area of concern for Snowden is its consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.2% to 29.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite this, Snowden's per-student spending has increased from $10,439 in 2020-2021 to $14,383 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average. Compared to nearby schools, Snowden generally outperforms schools like Vollentine Elementary and Compass Community School Binghampton Campus in mathematics and science, but Idlewild Elementary, another nearby magnet school, significantly outperforms Snowden across all academic subjects and grade levels.

1,384

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,539

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1870 N Parkway
Memphis, TN 38112-5018

(901) 416-4621

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Snowden Elementary/Middle usually attend:

High:

Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.4%

Hispanic:

10.4%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2017 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 27 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

727^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 20 pts since 2017

From bottom 8% (2017) to bottom 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

476^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 26 pts since 2018

From bottom 45% (2018) to bottom 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	727 of 1009	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	681 of 1018	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	698 of 1020	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	720 of 1000	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	729 of 983	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	520 of 985	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	580 of 997	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.0	596 of 646	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	274 of 498	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	235 of 498	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	272 of 500	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	286 of 483	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	276 of 411	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	156 of 404	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	197 of 450	56.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	55 of 211	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	710 of 986	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	664 of 990	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	621 of 989	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	651 of 975	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	705 of 945	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	472 of 926	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	220 of 424	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	321 of 415	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	309 of 387	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	290 of 363	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	269 of 324	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	194 of 250	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.9	130 of 319	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	583 of 843	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	570 of 853	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	717 of 865	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	751 of 858	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	706 of 823	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	567 of 821	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	666 of 877	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	732 of 984	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	660 of 991	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	722 of 987	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	736 of 980	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	710 of 941	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	539 of 916	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	311 of 618	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	286 of 582	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	104 of 395	73.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	13 of 840	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	122 of 847	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	116 of 852	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	154 of 844	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	120 of 844	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	98 of 812	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	110 of 841	86.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	476 of 583	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	420 of 587	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	447 of 594	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	443 of 569	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	442 of 576	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	307 of 574	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	311 of 563	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	214 of 312	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	167 of 318	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	190 of 316	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	177 of 299	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	182 of 277	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	115 of 293	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	98 of 284	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	456 of 546	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	418 of 554	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	409 of 560	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	408 of 552	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	421 of 538	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	293 of 529	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	233 of 286	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	248 of 285	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	243 of 285	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	229 of 275	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	118 of 261	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	62 of 228	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	112 of 219	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	408 of 490	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	372 of 510	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	425 of 514	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	402 of 495	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	388 of 483	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	260 of 490	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	242 of 481	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	449 of 550	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	385 of 560	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	452 of 557	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	436 of 540	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	399 of 529	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	292 of 523	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	151 of 332	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	138 of 299	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	173 of 288	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	199 of 222	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	168 of 279	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	98 of 492	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	88 of 504	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	144 of 503	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	132 of 500	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	83 of 496	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	47 of 484	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	41 of 481	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)98th percentile+71 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)38th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2025)80th percentile+62 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I36%+6 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

English Language Arts31%-8 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

Social Studies22%-27 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Our Rotary Club, Midtown Rotary, has sponsored a "Laws of Life' essay contest at Snowden for the past four years. The teachers and principal have been really helpful to us as community volunteers. We have also volunteered at Snowden as readers and tutors, and for other special events. We also built a monarch butterfly garden there. We have really enjoyed the atmosphere of helpfulness, curiosity and learning at Snowden. Close Quote

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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 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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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
Snowden Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1870 N Parkway	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4621	1,272	80	15.9		156 (12.3%)	892 (70.1%)	130 (10.2%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	68 (5.3%)	30.7	727^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.9%		34.5	681^st of 1018 public elementary schools	33.1%	46	35.2	42.1	34.8	16.7	14.0	14.9	23.9	47.3	42.4	34.8	25.6	22.6	23.7	30.7	35.6	35.6	43.1	46.6	28.4	26.0	38.7	17.9	32.5	11.9	32.3	24.2	22.0	$13,539	$1,306	$11,434
Vollentine Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1682 Vollintine Ave	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4632	341	20	17.4		5 (1.5%)	311 (91.2%)	18 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	6.8	976^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.7	984^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.3%	8	8.7		10.3				7.3	21.7	15.0	7.7				15.2			20.0	15.8	10.3				15.6					$18,120	$2,492	$13,968
Springdale Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	880 N Hollywood St	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4883	226	16	14.1		2 (0.9%)	220 (97.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	45.9	531^st of 1009 public elementary schools	47.4%		40.2	614^th of 1018 public elementary schools	39.7%	83	86.1	14.8					40.0	63.9	11.1	7.4				31.1			80.6	25.9	7.4				42.2					$19,060	$1,360	$16,341
Perea Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1250 Vollintine AVE	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 203-6420	399	21	19.0		0 (0.0%)	390 (97.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	43.9	550^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.5%		28	757^th of 1018 public elementary schools	25.6%	207	54.2	10.9	15.2				29.1	49.2	32.6	58.7				47.0			50.8	32.6	23.9				37.1					$17,079	$1,498	$14,830
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
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
William Herbert Brewster Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2605 Sam Cooper Blvd	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7150	501	34	14.7		16 (3.2%)	339 (67.7%)	121 (24.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	22.6	815^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.2%		25.3	791^st of 1018 public elementary schools	22.3%	24	25.9	21.4	45.9				30.5	30.6	27.4	27.0				28.4			25.9	26.2	25.7				25.9					$15,091	$1,699	$12,093
Caldwell-Guthrie	Public	PK, KG-8	951 Chelsea AVE	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-5300	0																		(n/a)																												$14,974	$1,564	$12,858
Promise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1346 Bryan ST	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 324-4456	266	14	19.0		4 (1.5%)	235 (88.3%)	27 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	820^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.7%		27.8	758^th of 1018 public elementary schools	25.5%	62	25.5	51.9	50.0				39.7	19.6	33.3	18.4				22.4			17.6	14.8	15.8				16.4					$7,844	$1,503	$5,169
Cornerstone Prep - Lester	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	320 Carpenter ST	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3640	0																		(n/a)																												$18,220	$2,295	$15,925

Frequently Asked Questions about Snowden Elementary/Middle

Is Snowden Elementary/Middle a good school?

Snowden Elementary/Middle ranks 727^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Snowden Elementary/Middle?

Students at Snowden Elementary/Middle are 73% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Snowden Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Snowden Elementary/Middle usually go on to attend:

High : Central High

How many students attend Snowden Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,384 students attended Snowden Elementary/Middle.

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