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Ridgeway Middle School

Q: Is Ridgeway Middle School a good school?

Ridgeway Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Ridgeway Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Ridgeway Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ridgeway Middle School?

Students at Ridgeway Middle School are 81% African American, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Ridgeway Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ridgeway Middle School usually go on to attend Ridgeway High School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

537^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Ridgeway Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Memphis, TN, serving 599 students in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. With a statewide ranking of 537th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools, it sits in the 10th percentile and has never ranked above the 15th percentile since at least 2017-2018.

Academically, Ridgeway's proficiency rates are roughly half the district average and less than half the state average in every core subject. In math, only 10.4% of students are proficient, compared to 22.1% districtwide and 43.0% statewide; in ELA, 16.0% are proficient, versus 24.6% and 40.6%, respectively. Test scores actually decline as students advance—8th grade math proficiency is just 6.4%, well below the district's 16.6%. Perhaps the most troubling trend is special education: the school's special ed outcomes fell from the 35th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 1st percentile in 2025-2026.

Ridgeway spends about $13,552 per student—nearly identical to White Station Middle School, yet White Station posts proficiency rates three to four times higher. Power Center Academy Middle School - Southeast spends about $3,000 less per student but outperforms Ridgeway in ELA, science, and social studies while maintaining a chronic absenteeism rate of 12.5% versus Ridgeway's 25.3%. Attendance is a clear concern, though Ridgeway is not alone: nearby Kirby Middle School has a 52% chronic absenteeism rate and ranks in the 1st percentile. The bright spots are modest—7th grade science matches the district average and social studies has improved steadily—but overall, Ridgeway's challenges appear tied to school climate, attendance, and instruction rather than funding alone.

599

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,552

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6333 Quince Road
Memphis, TN 38119

(901) 416-1588

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Ridgeway Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ridgeway High School

Feeder schools for Ridgeway Middle School:

Elementary:	Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary School
	Oak Forest Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.8%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2018 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

537^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 15% (2018) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 32Middle 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	11.0	537 of 594	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	521 of 583	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	550 of 587	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	526 of 594	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	493 of 569	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	510 of 576	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	501 of 574	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	478 of 563	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	271 of 328	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	250 of 312	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	276 of 318	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	239 of 316	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	195 of 299	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	216 of 277	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	205 of 293	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	165 of 284	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	494 of 546	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	524 of 554	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	496 of 560	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	473 of 552	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	475 of 538	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	452 of 529	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	255 of 302	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	239 of 286	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	201 of 285	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	207 of 285	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	120 of 275	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	180 of 261	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	153 of 228	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	125 of 219	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	425 of 478	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	429 of 490	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	484 of 510	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	458 of 514	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	407 of 495	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	452 of 483	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	415 of 490	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	379 of 481	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	491 of 550	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	515 of 560	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	503 of 557	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	486 of 540	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	492 of 529	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	468 of 523	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	347 of 349	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	315 of 332	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	195 of 299	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	210 of 288	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	198 of 238	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	129 of 222	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies23%-28 vs state

Science21%-26 vs state

English Language Arts16%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)				TNReady Geometry (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 Algebra I 6th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Geometry 7th Grade	TNReady Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	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
Ridgeway Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 Quince Road	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1588	557	36	15.4	82.6%	8 (1.4%)	471 (84.6%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	11	537^th of 594 public middle schools	9.6%		11.9	521^st of 583 public middle schools	10.6%	16	12.9	11.4	6.4	10.4	20.2	16.7	10.5	16.0								16.5	27.6	17.0	20.7	20.1	27.6	21.1	23.1	$13,552	$1,585	$11,036
Hickory Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	3920 Ridgeway Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-9337	865	44	19.8	92.7%	5 (0.6%)	651 (75.3%)	183 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	10.4	543^rd of 594 public middle schools	8.6%		9.6	541^st of 583 public middle schools	7.2%	2	11.2	18.6	8.8	12.4	12.6	15.8	9.6	12.4								17.8	29.0	15.7	20.2	21.2	30.7	16.7	22.1	$13,297	$1,575	$10,887
Power Center Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	5449 Winchester Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-6874	449	21	21.0	74.8%	1 (0.2%)	288 (64.1%)	157 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24	469^th of 594 public middle schools	21.0%		27.5	440^th of 583 public middle schools	24.5%	29	28.7	18.8	34.0	27.0	26.6	11.6	9.9	16.0								36.6	17.2	14.2	22.7	53.5	23.4	33.8	36.9	$14,387	$1,455	$12,565
Wooddale Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3467 Castleman Street	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 730-4086																			(n/a)	8.3	7.7	5.5	7.1	5.5	7.7	< 5%	6.1								17.4	19.0	17.8	18.1	36.4	32.2	23.1	30.0
Colonial Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1370 Colonial Road	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8980	1,088	56	19.6	79.6%	31 (2.8%)	584 (53.7%)	423 (38.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	29.4	436^th of 594 public middle schools	26.6%		30.2	419^th of 583 public middle schools	28.1%	17	11.0	22.0	22.9	19.0	32.7	27.1	19.7	26.1			64.3	64.3				28.2	38.0	33.4	33.5	36.1	47.4	35.5	39.8	$13,858	$1,407	$11,661
Kirby Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6670 E Raines Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8169	366	23	16.2		6 (1.6%)	295 (80.6%)	58 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	3.7	587^th of 594 public middle schools	1.2%		3.7	581^st of 583 public middle schools	0.3%	6	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	5.7	6.6	< 5%	5.3								8.0	15.7	12.3	12.4	10.3	11.6	5.4	8.9	$17,796	$6,712	$11,084
Germantown Middle School	Public	6-8	7925 CD Smith Rd	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0950	637	42	15.3	58.0%	17 (2.7%)	510 (80.1%)	57 (8.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	25.5	460^th of 594 public middle schools	22.6%		26	449^th of 583 public middle schools	23.0%	11	18.7	22.8	13.8	18.4	22.0	20.4	19.3	20.6			42.9	42.9				19.8	45.2	38.9	34.3	26.0	31.9	45.3	34.5	$13,516	$1,722	$11,025
Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4443 S. Germantown Road	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 505-0551	56	5	11.2		0 (0.0%)	48 (85.7%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	27.1	449^th of 594 public middle schools	24.4%		16	497^th of 583 public middle schools	14.8%	48	28.1	23.1	15.0	23.1	34.4	< 5%	15.0	17.9								35.5	7.7	25.0	23.4	53.1	26.9	25.0	37.2	$18,686	$1,228	$17,092
White Station Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5465 Mason Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2184	1,091	69	15.8	45.7%	263 (24.1%)	465 (42.6%)	198 (18.1%)	80 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.7%)	72.1	137^th of 594 public middle schools	76.9%		79.4	85^th of 583 public middle schools	85.4%	52	38.9	50.6	36.3	42.4	54.1	50.1	43.7	49.3		≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%		≥ 95%	≥ 95%	54.3	55.1	44.9	52.0	61.0	60.6	55.1	58.9	$13,651	$1,299	$11,699
American Way Middle School	Public	6-8	3805 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1250	671	41	16.5	87.0%	2 (0.3%)	416 (62.0%)	234 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	9.1	553^rd of 594 public middle schools	6.9%		10.4	527^th of 583 public middle schools	9.6%	26	5.7	10.8	13.9	10.1	15.6	10.3	5.6	10.5								19.4	12.0	23.5	18.6	21.0	13.0	25.6	20.2	$15,004	$2,216	$11,901

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeway Middle School

How many students attend Ridgeway Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Ridgeway Middle School.

Is Ridgeway Middle School a good school?

Ridgeway Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Ridgeway Middle School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What high school do graduates of Ridgeway Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ridgeway Middle School usually go on to attend Ridgeway High School

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeway Middle School?

Students at Ridgeway Middle School are 81% African American, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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