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Wells Station Elementary

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Wells Station Elementary ranks 370 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Wells Station Elementary is a public elementary school located in Memphis, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 633 students. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wells Station Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 45.2% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. In English Language Arts, 42.7% of Wells Station Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 23.7% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 54.8% of students proficient or better, compared to 26.6% for the district and 46.1% for the state. Wells Station Elementary also ranks highly for its performance with English Language Learners and Special Education students, as well as for African American and Hispanic students.

Despite serving a high-needs population, Wells Station Elementary has been able to achieve strong academic outcomes. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Berclair Elementary and Treadwell Elementary, Wells Station Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, particularly in Mathematics and Science. The school's low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending suggest a well-resourced and effective educational environment, contributing to its success in serving its diverse student population.

593

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,732

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1610 Wells Station Rd
Memphis, TN 38108-3619

(901) 416-2172

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Wells Station Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kingsbury Middle
High:	Kingsbury High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

African American:

11.5%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2018 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 49 percentile points since 2018

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

370^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 49 pts since 2018

From bottom 14% (2018) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	58.7	370 of 1009	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	440 of 1018	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	558 of 1020	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	644 of 1000	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.3	861 of 983	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	858 of 985	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	854 of 997	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	147 of 498	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	226 of 498	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.1	75 of 500	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	72 of 483	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	30.4	267 of 411	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	340 of 404	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	250 of 450	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	6 of 211	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	74.0	17 of 178	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.0	16 of 164	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	71.1	21 of 165	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	31 of 101	69.3%	★★★★☆
2019	28.7	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	73 of 95	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	416 of 986	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	396 of 990	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	482 of 989	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	687 of 975	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	853 of 945	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	849 of 926	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	86 of 424	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	119 of 415	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	140 of 387	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	185 of 363	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	265 of 324	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	206 of 250	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	236 of 319	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	51 of 843	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	109 of 853	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	90 of 865	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	258 of 858	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	25.3	654 of 823	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	639 of 821	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	646 of 877	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	327 of 984	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	481 of 991	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	605 of 987	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	592 of 980	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.8	824 of 941	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	767 of 916	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	5 of 618	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	38 of 582	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	69.9	203 of 847	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	139 of 852	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	15.1	797 of 841	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)99th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

White (2024)76th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+9 vs state

Mathematics45%+3 vs state

English Language Arts43%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Wells Station Elementary

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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 7th 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 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wells Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Wells Station Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2172	633	50	12.6		53 (8.4%)	62 (9.8%)	503 (79.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	58.7	370^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.3%		52.6	440^th of 1018 public elementary schools	56.8%	70	44.6	47.0	43.8		45.2	43.5	53.0	30.1				42.7	62.0	59.0	41.1			54.8		$15,732	$1,643	$13,135
Kingsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4055 Bayliss Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6020	513	40	12.8		20 (3.9%)	127 (24.8%)	352 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	18.5	853^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.2	916^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.0%	63	10.3	33.9	20.0		20.8	10.3	37.3	27.1				24.4	23.5	35.6	25.7			27.9		$16,156	$1,926	$13,144
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Wales Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4222	303	22	13.7		14 (4.6%)	50 (16.5%)	238 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49.4	492^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	51.2%		30	737^th of 1018 public elementary schools	27.6%	245	50.0	51.5	55.6		52.3	47.5	45.5	19.4				37.6	45.0	30.3	33.3			36.7		$17,549	$1,377	$14,678
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1082 Berclair	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 591-7267	307	21	14.3		6 (2.0%)	92 (30.0%)	208 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.9	678^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.8%		37.6	639^th of 1018 public elementary schools	37.2%	39	22.5	34.8	43.2		33.3	20.0	47.8	32.4				34.1	20.0	52.2	37.8			37.4		$17,430	$1,413	$15,651
Berclair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Perkins Rd	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8800	627	50	12.6		92 (14.7%)	135 (21.5%)	368 (58.7%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	16.5	871^st of 1009 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.5	886^th of 1018 public elementary schools	13.0%	15	31.6	30.5	10.9		24.3	28.6	26.8	9.8				21.7	26.5	25.6	17.4			23.2		$15,459	$1,780	$12,690
Beacon College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-5	5130 Raleigh Lagrange RD	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 853-0965	263	16	16.9		16 (6.1%)	150 (57.0%)	91 (34.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	10.4	936^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.2%		16.1	882^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	13.4%	54	10.0	25.5	11.1		15.7	23.3	26.1	18.5				23.3	8.3	19.1	22.2			14.9		$12,596	$1,375	$10,855
Grahamwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3950 Summer Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-5952	887	57	15.5		184 (20.7%)	272 (30.7%)	317 (35.7%)	41 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.1%)	55.4	415^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.9%		72.4	218^th of 1018 public elementary schools	78.6%	197	38.4	44.5	45.5		42.7	44.9	54.1	43.1				47.6	41.8	52.7	44.7			46.5		$16,005	$1,679	$13,413
Treadwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3538 Given Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6130	874	49	17.8		25 (2.9%)	298 (34.1%)	531 (60.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	6.1	984^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.5%		5.9	1001^st of 1018 public elementary schools	1.7%	17	10.2	21.6	6.8		12.6	12.4	13.7	6.8				11.1	17.1	19.7	10.3			15.8		$13,887	$1,495	$11,431
Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5195 Twin Woods Ave	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4336	433	25	17.3		11 (2.5%)	369 (85.2%)	41 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	6.5	980^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.9%		8.4	978^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.9%	2	10.2		8.5		7.9	18.6		10.2				11.6	13.6	10.9	18.6			14.6		$16,030	$1,614	$12,606
Douglass Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1650 Ash St	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-5946	484	32	15.2		1 (0.2%)	453 (93.6%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	3.6	1005^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.2	1006^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.2%	1		12.5		8.8		7.3	17.6		5.0	5.9	6.5	7.5		5.9		8.8	6.4		8.6	$16,702	$2,102	$13,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Wells Station Elementary

What district is Wells Station Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Wells Station Elementary?

Students at Wells Station Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% White.

Is Wells Station Elementary a good school?

Wells Station Elementary ranks 370^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wells Station Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wells Station Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kingsbury Middle
High : Kingsbury High

How many students attend Wells Station Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Wells Station Elementary.

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