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Getwell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Getwell Elementary is a public elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 551 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Getwell Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Tennessee elementary schools, with significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas compared to the district and state. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.1% of Getwell Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 33.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Getwell Elementary's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Memphis Merit Academy, Sherwood Elementary, Evans Elementary, and Parkway Village Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state average, but generally outperform Getwell Elementary across various academic metrics. Additionally, Getwell Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $15,944 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the nearby schools and the district average, but this higher spending does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes for the school.

559

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,949

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2795 Getwell Road
Memphis, TN 38118-1849

(901) 416-0267

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Getwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	American Way Middle
High:	Sheffield High

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 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

945^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^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	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
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
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
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-26 vs state

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 vs state

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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 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	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		14 (2.5%)	419 (76.0%)	114 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9.7	945^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.3%		9.5	958^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.9%	13	10.6	22.6	18.5				17.1	18.2	22.6	12.1				17.5	21.2	19.4	18.5				19.7					$14,949	$1,974	$11,734
Parkway Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Claudette RD	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%)	23.9	803^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	20.4%		16.1	881^st of 1018 public elementary schools	13.5%	78	26.4	37.4	27.3				30.7	23.4	21.4	28.1				24.2	37.3	35.9	24.2				32.4					$14,796	$1,644	$12,024
South Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Getwell RD	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5024	494	36	13.7		17 (3.4%)	189 (38.3%)	279 (56.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	8.4	960^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.9%		10.6	945^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.2%	15	11.7	16.1					10.4	16.9	23.2	5.0				16.2	23.4	19.6	5.0				17.9					$16,043	$1,885	$12,969
Leadership Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4190 Elliston RD	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%)	48.9	498^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.6%		54.6	413^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.4%	85	43.5	26.2	62.3	37.0	40.4	54.1	43.9	30.4	35.7	43.4	38.9	35.1	16.2	34.3	54.3	33.3	58.5	35.2	57.9	56.8	49.5	35.2	52.6	67.6	50.0	$17,160	$1,478	$15,316
Sharpe Elementary	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		2 (0.7%)	113 (37.2%)	185 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	11.8	926^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.2%		18.3	859^th of 1018 public elementary schools	15.6%	67	16.3	33.3	21.9				23.7	9.1	30.8	15.6				18.3	9.3	17.9	18.8				14.9					$17,225	$1,666	$14,112
Sheffield Elementary	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		2 (0.4%)	145 (29.1%)	350 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12.9	912^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.6%		10	954^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.3%	42	5.2	40.4	16.7				20.3	10.2	19.2	6.3				11.9	13.8	32.7	27.1				24.1					$17,168	$1,673	$14,098
Willow Oaks Elementary	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		20 (3.3%)	219 (36.1%)	355 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	23.7	806^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.6	826^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.9%	20	31.5	24.7	19.1				25.4	37.0	30.8	23.4				30.7	32.4	34.1	21.3				29.7					$14,473	$1,531	$11,987
Memphis Merit Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4775 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%)	7.8	965^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.4%		8.8	971^st of 1018 public elementary schools	4.6%	6	13.6	14.3	12.7	12.2			13.2	22.4	18.5	12.7	12.2			16.7	13.6	25.5	15.9	7.3			16.1					$14,046	$1,385	$12,294
Sherwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1156 Robinhood LN	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4864	548	33	16.6		10 (1.8%)	350 (63.9%)	175 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	5.5	992^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	1.7%		11	943^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	7.4%	49	11.1						7.2	12.2	20.0	10.4				14.0	13.3	12.3	10.4				12.2					$15,304	$1,937	$11,963
Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Cottonwood Rd	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2504	448	28	16.2		4 (0.9%)	276 (61.6%)	158 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	16.4	873^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	13.5%		13.7	907^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.9%	34	27.9	21.5	19.2				23.0	26.2	30.8	20.8				26.3	28.3	20.0	19.2				22.6					$15,480	$1,435	$12,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Getwell Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Getwell Elementary?

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

How many students attend Getwell Elementary?

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

What district is Getwell Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Getwell Elementary a good school?

Getwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Getwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Getwell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : American Way Middle
High : Sheffield High

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