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Northaven Elementary School

Q: Is Northaven Elementary School a good school?

Northaven Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Northaven Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Northaven Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northaven Elementary School?

Students at Northaven Elementary School are 85% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Northaven Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northaven Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Woodstock Middle School High : Trezevant High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Northaven Elementary School is a PK–8 school in Memphis, TN, serving 320 students as part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which ranks near the bottom of Tennessee districts. The school itself has struggled on state assessments, ranking in the 7th percentile statewide for 2025-2026 with a 0-star rating. Proficiency rates are well below district and state averages: 15.7% in math, 20.0% in ELA, and 19.3% in science, compared with state averages of 43.0%, 40.6%, and 46.9%, respectively.

One of the most concerning patterns is 3rd-grade performance, where only 6.5% of students were proficient in math and 13.0% in ELA. Later grades show some recovery, but early intervention remains critical. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 54.5% in 2021-2022 to 32.0% in 2024-2025, though that is still above the state average of 18.3%. The school spends heavily to serve its students—$18,051 per pupil in 2024-2025, among the highest in the area and second only to Libertas School of Memphis. That spending has not translated into strong outcomes.

Northaven's low-income students are served less effectively than other subgroups, and science proficiency has fallen from a bright spot in 2023-2024 to a current weakness. The school's results have fluctuated over the years, but it has never risen above the 15th percentile. Nearby schools show that improvement is possible: Memphis STEM Academy, E.E. Jeter Elementary/Middle School, and Compass Community School Frayser Campus all outperform Northaven while serving similar parts of Memphis, and they generally have lower chronic absenteeism. For parents, the takeaway is that Northaven has real challenges, especially in early grades, but the steady decline in absenteeism and the success of nearby schools offer some hope for the future.

320

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,051

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

5157 N Circle Rd
Memphis, TN 38127

(901) 416-2800

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Northaven Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodstock Middle School
High:	Trezevant High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.3%

Hispanic:

6.9%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2018 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

943^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2018

From bottom 4% (2018) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

86^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	9.5	943 of 1019	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	964 of 1009	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	863 of 1018	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	880 of 1020	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	879 of 1000	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	915 of 983	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	909 of 985	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	957 of 997	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	423 of 498	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	427 of 498	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	320 of 498	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	320 of 500	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	322 of 483	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	330 of 411	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	336 of 404	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	404 of 450	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	936 of 986	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	836 of 990	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	792 of 989	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	872 of 975	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	842 of 926	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	779 of 823	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	763 of 843	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	578 of 853	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	656 of 865	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	656 of 858	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	673 of 821	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	836 of 877	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	933 of 984	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	842 of 991	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	895 of 987	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	816 of 980	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	852 of 941	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	854 of 916	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Science19%-28 vs state

Mathematics16%-27 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Northaven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5157 N Circle Rd	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2800	338	22	15.3	68.8%	12 (3.6%)	306 (90.5%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	9.5	943^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	7.5%		7.9	964^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.5%	21	6.5	25.0	13.2				15.7	13.0	21.4	26.3				20.0	8.7	25.0	23.7				19.3					$18,051	$1,936	$14,917
Compass Community School Frayser Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3690 Thomas Street	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 358-7431	204	18	11.6	53.0%	4 (2.0%)	60 (29.4%)	139 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33.6	712^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.1%		21.6	829^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.8%	117	33.3	40.9	21.4	42.9	27.3	41.2	35.0	23.8	36.4	14.3	42.9	13.6	37.5	28.4	23.8	40.9	14.3	28.6	13.6	35.3	26.5	57.1	45.5	35.3	46.7	$16,033	$1,454	$14,213
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3347 Dawn Dr	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3725	325	22	14.9	76.6%	13 (4.0%)	284 (87.4%)	17 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	9.4	945^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.3%		4.8	998^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.1%	53	27.7	8.7	10.7				15.4	14.9	26.1	16.1				18.8	21.3	23.9	10.7				18.1					$16,766	$1,558	$13,766
Georgian Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3930 Leweir Street	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-0853	269	18	14.9	74.9%	1 (0.4%)	255 (94.8%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5	1008^th of 1019 public elementary schools	1.1%		10.8	934^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.4%	74	7.1	< 5%	15.6				8.1	14.3	< 5%	6.7				7.3	11.9	< 5%	< 5%				5.6					$15,328	$2,052	$12,137
Hawkins Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4295 Mountain Terrace St	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0650	308	18	17.1	76.6%	4 (1.3%)	293 (95.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	7.8	963^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	5.5%		23.8	804^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.3%	159	< 5%	12.5	17.2				11.0	14.6	23.6	20.7				20.0	7.1	19.6	24.1				16.5					$17,050	$1,965	$13,514
Frayser-Corning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dellwood Avenue	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3840	358	19	19.0	77.8%	2 (0.6%)	347 (96.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5.9	988^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.0%		3.7	1004^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.5%	16	6.7	< 5%	< 5%				< 5%	25.4	7.3	12.1				16.5	6.7	< 5%	9.1				5.8					$14,843	$1,698	$11,979
Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1940 Frayser Boulevard	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3936	649	43	15.0	80.1%	7 (1.1%)	628 (96.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	28.7	769^th of 1019 public elementary schools	24.5%		32.7	704^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.2%	65	24.2	53.3	35.6				38.2	15.2	34.3	17.0				22.6	12.4	52.3	34.9				33.8					$15,674	$1,442	$14,232
Whitney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1219 Whitney Avenue	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3949	359	19	18.8	69.5%	0 (0.0%)	354 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10.5	931^st of 1019 public elementary schools	8.6%		8.8	955^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.4%	24	21.7	< 5%	5.7				11.4	19.1	19.0	28.6				21.8	17.4	11.9	22.9				17.1					$14,874	$1,438	$12,238
Memphis STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2180 Frayser Boulevard	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 708-3001	243	18	13.5	55.1%	0 (0.0%)	209 (86.0%)	31 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	57.5	405^th of 1019 public elementary schools	60.3%		54.9	419^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.5%	14	39.0	52.4	54.5				48.3	43.9	57.1	48.5				50.0	47.5	45.2	42.4				45.2					$16,820	$1,492	$14,962
Libertas School of Memphis	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	3777 Edenburg Drive	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 609-3611	515	21	24.5	34.5%	62 (12.0%)	413 (80.2%)	26 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	42.8	596^th of 1019 public elementary schools	41.5%		33.4	700^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.6%	104	30.8	29.4	43.1	42.2	40.7		37.2	33.8	36.0	41.2	37.5	22.0		33.9	37.9	33.3	33.3	48.4	33.9		37.8	57.8	54.2		56.1	$18,438	$1,681	$16,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Northaven Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Northaven Elementary School?

Students at Northaven Elementary School are 85% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Northaven Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Northaven Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Northaven Elementary School.

Is Northaven Elementary School a good school?

Northaven Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Northaven Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Woodstock Middle School
High : Trezevant High School

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