Snowden Elementary/Middle

Public PK, KG-8

 1870 N Parkway
       Memphis, TN  38112-5018


(901) 416-4621

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
698th of 1,020 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,439 Help


Students who attend Snowden Elementary/Middle usually attend:

High:    Central High

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  1,373

Racial breakdown:

African American:
70.4%
White:
13.5%
Hispanic:
9.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.1% Help


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Compare Details Snowden Elementary/Middle ranks worse than 68.4% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 24th among 113 ranked elementary schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.94. (See more...)
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Compare Details Snowden Elementary/Middle ranks worse than 75.3% of middle schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.8. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (70.4%), White (13.5%), Hispanic (9.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Snowden Elementary/Middle is 16.6. 76 elementary schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Snowden Elementary/Middle is $10,439. 111 elementary schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Snowden Elementary/Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Snowden Elementary/Middle 698th of 1020 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Snowden Elementary/Middle in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Snowden Elementary/Middle 447th of 594 Tennessee public middle schools. (See Snowden Elementary/Middle in the ranking list.)

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Memphis-Shelby County Schools 136th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Snowden Elementary/Middle

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 18.00 596th 646 7.7%
2018 40.58 580th 997 41.8%
2019 44.07 520th 985 47.2%
2021 26.25 729th 983 25.8%
2022 28.92 720th 1000 28.0%
2023 32.94 698th 1020 31.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.00 104th 395 73.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.62 666th 877 24.1%
2019 35.61 567th 821 30.9%
2021 20.61 706th 823 14.2%
2022 21.38 751st 858 12.5%
2023 23.45 717th 865 17.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.71 472nd 926 49.0%
2021 26.65 705th 945 25.4%
2022 33.46 651st 975 33.2%
2023 36.86 621st 989 37.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Gifted and Talented students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.25 4th 7 42.9%
2021 29.28 11th 14 21.4%
2022 57.92 6th 10 40.0%
2023 53.11 4th 8 50.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.73 539th 916 41.2%
2021 25.17 710th 941 24.5%
2022 26.19 736th 980 24.9%
2023 28.11 722nd 987 26.8%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.33 197th 450 56.2%
2019 50.60 156th 404 61.4%
2021 29.07 276th 411 32.8%
2022 35.84 286th 483 40.8%
2023 39.91 272nd 500 45.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.94 130th 319 59.2%
2019 27.02 194th 250 22.4%
2021 24.06 269th 324 17.0%
2022 26.90 290th 363 20.1%
2023 27.67 309th 387 20.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.44 110th 841 86.9%
2019 86.60 98th 812 87.9%
2021 81.61 120th 844 85.8%
2022 75.02 154th 844 81.8%
2023 83.49 116th 852 86.4%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Snowden Elementary/Middle

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Rank History for all middle school students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.50 311th 563 44.8%
2019 43.89 307th 574 46.5%
2021 23.49 442nd 576 23.3%
2022 22.41 443rd 569 22.1%
2023 24.80 447th 594 24.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.39 168th 279 39.8%
2019 26.23 199th 222 10.4%
2023 34.61 173rd 288 39.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.22 242nd 481 49.7%
2019 44.07 260th 490 46.9%
2021 22.98 388th 483 19.7%
2022 24.74 402nd 495 18.8%
2023 22.50 425th 514 17.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.96 293rd 529 44.6%
2021 22.79 421st 538 21.7%
2022 26.76 408th 552 26.1%
2023 27.82 409th 560 27.0%
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Rank History for middle school Gifted and Talented students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.27 30th 35 14.3%
2021 24.42 34th 39 12.8%
2022 32.04 19th 23 17.4%
2023 35.61 12th 17 29.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.74 292nd 523 44.2%
2021 24.56 399th 529 24.6%
2022 19.79 436th 540 19.3%
2023 20.62 452nd 557 18.9%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.69 98th 284 65.5%
2019 50.41 115th 293 60.8%
2021 28.11 182nd 277 34.3%
2022 32.18 177th 299 40.8%
2023 33.18 190th 316 39.9%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.81 112th 219 48.9%
2019 62.44 62nd 228 72.8%
2021 43.75 118th 261 54.8%
2022 22.77 229th 275 16.7%
2023 20.96 243rd 285 14.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Snowden Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.74 41st 481 91.5%
2019 86.19 47th 484 90.3%
2021 75.48 83rd 496 83.3%
2022 64.81 132nd 500 73.6%
2023 65.24 144th 503 71.4%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Snowden Elementary/Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2014 292 1103 29 65 2 1 11 0 1503
2015 270 1102 29 91 3 1 33 0 1529
2016 262 1048 28 115 2 1 42 0 1498
2017 235 995 34 105 1 2 58 0 1430
2018 262 921 33 104 0 2 60 0 1382
2019 263 864 31 92 0 2 57 0 1309
2020 254 843 28 93 0 1 57 0 1276
2021 213 888 27 102 0 1 74 0 1305
2022 197 886 24 114 0 3 64 0 1288
2023 185 966 19 126 0 3 74 0 1373

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Snowden Elementary/Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 1503 96.3 15.6 65
2015 1529 86.0 17.7 55.3
2016 1498 105.0 14.2 71.1
2017 1430 92.5 15.4 n/a
2018 1382 85.6 16.1 n/a
2019 1309 82.0 15.9 n/a
2020 1276 81.8 15.5 n/a
2021 1305 71.5 18.2 n/a
2022 1288 78.0 16.5 n/a
2023 1373 82.3 16.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Snowden Elementary/Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 1503 96.3 15.6 65
2015 1529 86.0 17.7 55.3
2016 1498 105.0 14.2 71.1
2017 1430 92.5 15.4 n/a
2018 1382 85.6 16.1 n/a
2019 1309 82.0 15.9 n/a
2020 1276 81.8 15.5 n/a
2021 1305 71.5 18.2 n/a
2022 1288 78.0 16.5 n/a
2023 1373 82.3 16.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Snowden Elementary/Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $756 (6.8%) $9,829 (88.0%) $11,172
2020 $862 (8.1%) $9,234 (86.3%) $10,697
2021 $1,359 (13.0%) $8,514 (81.6%) $10,439

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Snowden Elementary/Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 520th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 698th of 1020 Elementary schools
 15.6%
Ranks 307th of 574 Middle schoolsRanks 447th of 594 Middle schools
 21.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Snowden Elementary/Middle)43.731.5
 12.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)33.323.1
 10.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Snowden Elementary/Middle)30.332.1
 1.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)22.824
 1.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Snowden Elementary/Middle)39.729.9
 9.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)34.723
 11.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Snowden Elementary/Middle)30.331.7
 1.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)24.227.2
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Snowden Elementary/Middle)39.339.5
 0.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)32.617.3
 15.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Snowden Elementary/Middle)37.835.2
 2.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)23.119.5
 3.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Snowden Elementary/Middle)30.110.6
 19.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)22.211.9
 10.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)3933.8
 5.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Snowden Elementary/Middle)26.834.1
 7.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)19.220.3
 1.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.435.9
 2.5%
6th Grade Social Studies (Snowden Elementary/Middle)33.525.5
 8%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)21.222.7
 1.5%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)3843.4
 5.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Snowden Elementary/Middle)32.212.2
 20%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)17.512.7
 4.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)33.635
 1.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Snowden Elementary/Middle)39.123.9
 15.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)2018.2
 1.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.436.1
 0.7%
7th Grade Social Studies (Snowden Elementary/Middle)46.724.5
 22.2%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)25.422.1
 3.3%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)43.246.9
 3.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Snowden Elementary/Middle)25.315.1
 10.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)20.912.5
 8.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)35.134
 1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Snowden Elementary/Middle)19.219.8
 0.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)13.413.9
 0.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)27.126.3
 0.8%
8th Grade Algebra I (Snowden Elementary/Middle)76.228
 48.2%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)59.451.4
 8%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Tennessee)75.676.3
 0.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Snowden Elementary/Middle)28.124.9
 3.2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)22.821.7
 1.1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)41.541.6
 0.1%
All Grades Mathematics (Snowden Elementary/Middle)34.320.8
 13.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)27.217
 10.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Snowden Elementary/Middle)30.428.8
 1.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)20.620.7
 0.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%
All Grades Algebra I (Snowden Elementary/Middle)77.328
 49.3%
   All Grades Algebra I (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)12.110.7
 1.4%
   All Grades Algebra I (Tennessee)27.423.2
 4.2%
All Grades Social Studies (Snowden Elementary/Middle)36.325
 11.3%
   All Grades Social Studies (Memphis-Shelby County Schools)23.122.2
 0.9%
   All Grades Social Studies (Tennessee)40.943.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13091373
 4.9%
African American864966
 11.8%
American Indian00
Asian3119
 38.7%
Hispanic92126
 37%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White263185
 29.7%
Two or More Races5774
 29.8%


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High : Central High

Snowden Elementary/Middle ranks 698th of 1020 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Snowden Elementary/Middle are 70% African American, 13% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,373 students attended Snowden Elementary/Middle.


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