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Getwell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

932^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Getwell Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Memphis, TN serving 559 students as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked 137th out of 141 Tennessee districts. Getwell's overall performance places it in the 9th percentile statewide (932nd out of 1,019 elementary schools), a modest improvement from the 4th percentile in 2021-22.

Academically, Getwell trails district and state averages by wide margins. In 2025-26, math proficiency was 16.7% (state: 43.0%), ELA was 20.4% (state: 40.6%), and science was 22.4% (state: 46.9%). These numbers are low in absolute terms, but Getwell outperforms some neighboring schools including South Park Elementary and Sharpe Elementary. However, Parkway Village Elementary, just 0.65 miles away, posts math proficiency of 30.2%—nearly double Getwell's rate—and Leadership Preparatory Charter School achieves 43% math proficiency, demonstrating that stronger outcomes are possible in the same area.

The most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism: 39.2% of Getwell students were chronically absent in 2024-25, more than double the statewide average of 18.3% and the second-highest among eight nearby schools. This rate has climbed steadily from 24.8% in 2021-22. One bright spot is that Getwell's English Language Learner students rank at the 51st percentile statewide, well above the school's overall ranking, suggesting effective practices that could be applied more broadly. For parents, Getwell is showing real but slow improvement, and attendance is the most important lever for the school's future.

559

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,949

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2795 Getwell Road
Memphis, TN 38118

(901) 416-0267

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Getwell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	American Way Middle School
High:	Sheffield High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.5%

Hispanic:

29.3%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2018 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

932^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

80^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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	10.3	932 of 1019	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	945 of 1009	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	958 of 1018	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	951 of 1020	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	959 of 1000	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	930 of 985	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	939 of 997	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	392 of 498	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	419 of 498	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	422 of 498	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	416 of 500	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	381 of 483	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	330 of 404	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	417 of 450	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	104 of 211	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	65 of 164	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	947 of 986	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	931 of 990	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	956 of 989	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	942 of 975	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	833 of 926	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	397 of 458	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	295 of 424	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	337 of 415	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	313 of 387	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	258 of 363	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	315 of 324	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	696 of 823	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	749 of 843	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	744 of 853	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	813 of 865	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	775 of 858	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	722 of 821	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	773 of 877	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	904 of 984	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	937 of 991	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	905 of 987	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	823 of 980	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	890 of 916	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	537 of 641	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+44 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science22%-25 vs state

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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
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	95.1%	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
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		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
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	94.6%	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		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
Sharpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3431 Sharpe Rd	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5020	304	22	13.8	96.5%	2 (0.7%)	113 (37.2%)	185 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.5	982^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	3.6%		11.8	926^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.2%	56	14.6	23.4	10.9				16.3	14.3	12.8	15.2				14.1	14.3	17.0	13.0				14.8					$17,225	$1,666	$14,112
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	95.2%	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
Campus School Kimball	Public	K-5	3749 Kimball Avenue	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	University Schools - Memphis	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 678-5510																			(n/a)	50.0	70.0	31.8				50.0	61.1	70.0	50.0				60.0	44.4	70.0	50.0				55.0
Willow Oaks Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4417 Willow Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2196	607	38	15.8	92.3%	20 (3.3%)	219 (36.1%)	355 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	24.7	808^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.7%		23.7	806^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.1%	2	20.9	34.9	25.6				27.6	25.6	39.3	31.4				32.5	24.2	40.4	31.4				32.5					$14,473	$1,531	$11,987
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		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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Getwell Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Getwell Elementary School?

Students at Getwell Elementary School are 69% African American, 29% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Getwell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Getwell Elementary School.

What district is Getwell Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Getwell Elementary School a good school?

Getwell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Getwell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : American Way Middle School
High : Sheffield High School

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