Summary
Ridgeway Middle is a public magnet middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 557 students in grades 6-8. 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. Ridgeway Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools over the past several years.
Ridgeway Middle faces significant challenges in student achievement, with consistently low test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.5% of Ridgeway students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the Memphis-Shelby County district and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quarter of Tennessee middle schools for African American, Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status student groups. Additionally, Ridgeway Middle has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.2% to 29.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Nearby schools, such as American Way Middle, Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast, and White Station Middle, generally outperform Ridgeway Middle on test scores, student group performance, and other key metrics. For example, White Station Middle, a magnet school, ranks in the top 15% of Tennessee middle schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates across all subjects. The performance of charter schools in the area, such as Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast and Wooddale Middle School, is mixed, with some outperforming Ridgeway Middle but still struggling to achieve high levels of student proficiency compared to the state.
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