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A. Maceo Walker Middle

Public Grades 6-8

515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

A. Maceo Walker Middle is a public middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 637 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.

A. Maceo Walker Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with its academic performance on state assessments significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.9% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in English Language Arts, with only 10.9% of students proficient or better, compared to 23.7% for the district and 38.9% for the state. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 51.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, American Way Middle, and Havenview Middle, generally outperform A. Maceo Walker Middle on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 5 middle schools in Tennessee and achieving proficiency rates well above the district and state averages. Addressing the challenges at A. Maceo Walker Middle, such as improving instructional practices, addressing attendance and engagement, and ensuring equitable access to resources and opportunities for all students, will be crucial for the school's success.

641

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,027

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 East Raines RD
Memphis, TN 38116

(901) 416-1030

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for A. Maceo Walker Middle:

Elementary:	Gardenview Elementary
	Robert R. Church Elementary
	Westhaven Elementary
	Winchester Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2018 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

515^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2018

From bottom 20% (2018) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 32Middle 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	13.0	515 of 583	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	544 of 587	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	533 of 594	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	506 of 569	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	567 of 576	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	509 of 574	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	452 of 563	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	233 of 312	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	265 of 318	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	240 of 316	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	229 of 299	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	272 of 277	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	226 of 293	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	182 of 284	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	476 of 546	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	512 of 554	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	516 of 560	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	504 of 552	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	533 of 538	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	482 of 529	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	389 of 490	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	458 of 510	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	437 of 514	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	437 of 495	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	479 of 483	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	431 of 490	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	388 of 481	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	493 of 550	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	521 of 560	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	481 of 557	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	489 of 540	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	527 of 529	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	462 of 523	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	253 of 332	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	225 of 299	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	160 of 288	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	118 of 279	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies27%-22 vs state

Science17%-29 vs state

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

English Language Arts11%-28 vs state

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Schools Near A. Maceo Walker Middle

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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 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 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
A. Maceo Walker Middle	Public	6-8	1900 East Raines RD	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1030	637	35	18.2		5 (0.8%)	577 (90.6%)	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	13	515^th of 583 public middle schools	11.7%		10.2	544^th of 587 public middle schools	7.3%	29	7.1	23.9	16.8	15.9	11.5	10.8	10.3	10.9	17.6	8.5	23.4	16.6	23.1	27.3	29.5	26.6	$14,027	$1,955	$11,193
City University School Girls Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	1475 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	100	8	12.0		0 (0.0%)	91 (91.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	22.7	461^st of 583 public middle schools	20.9%		21.6	466^th of 587 public middle schools	20.6%	5	6.9	6.1	36.4	14.3	20.7	24.2	18.2	21.4	28.6	31.3	31.8	30.5	28.6	31.3	31.8	30.5	$15,917	$1,464	$11,983
Havenview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1481 Hester Rd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3092	754	36	21.1		2 (0.3%)	706 (93.6%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	9.8	538^th of 583 public middle schools	7.7%		8.9	560^th of 587 public middle schools	4.6%	22		10.0	6.0	6.4	11.8	9.6	7.4	9.5	15.2	26.8	17.7	20.1	7.2	29.2	24.2	20.5	$13,076	$1,638	$10,603
Oakhaven Middle	Public	6-8	3125 Ladbrook Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2380	270	16	17.4		2 (0.7%)	213 (78.9%)	47 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	9.8	536^th of 583 public middle schools	8.1%		4.7	585^th of 587 public middle schools	0.3%	49	6.2	9.4	20.0	11.7	13.4	5.3		7.6	19.8	20.6	21.3	20.6	19.4	19.8	19.8	19.7	$12,947	$1,579	$11,001
Veritas College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	1500 Dunn AVE	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 526-1900	135	11	12.2		0 (0.0%)	125 (92.6%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	6.3	566^th of 583 public middle schools	2.9%		9	558^th of 587 public middle schools	4.9%	8	6.7	6.4	9.5	7.5	13.3	6.4	7.1	9.0	6.7	14.9	14.3	11.9	11.1	21.3	16.7	16.4	$19,447	$1,512	$17,569
American Way Middle	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		2 (0.3%)	416 (62.0%)	234 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	10.4	527^th of 583 public middle schools	9.6%		10.7	537^th of 587 public middle schools	8.5%	10	11.7	12.5	9.6	11.3	16.2	9.7	8.1	11.5	22.9	25.0	19.0	22.3	17.3	23.9	18.5	19.8	$15,004	$2,216	$11,901
Chickasaw Middle	Public	6-8	4060 Westmont Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8134	362	15	24.6		1 (0.3%)	353 (97.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4.3	577^th of 583 public middle schools	1.0%					(n/a)		8.6			9.6			5.3	8.0	9.6		7.2		14.3		6.3	$14,330	$2,113	$11,211
Sherwood Middle	Public	6-8	3480 Rhodes Ave	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4870	670	46	14.5		4 (0.6%)	468 (69.9%)	185 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	5	576^th of 583 public middle schools	1.2%		4.2	587^th of 587 public middle schools	0.0%	11			7.7						6.2	17.0	8.6	10.6	5.3	20.4	10.7	12.0	$14,013	$1,948	$11,204
Maxine Smith STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-4536	397	24	16.8		120 (30.2%)	215 (54.2%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	98.8	4^th of 583 public middle schools	99.3%		98.2	9^th of 587 public middle schools	98.5%	5	78.4	70.2	91.0	78.2	79.1	84.1	74.5	79.3	82.4	84.1	85.4	83.9	79.1	93.1	92.0	87.8	$12,546	$828	$11,351
Wooddale Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3467 Castleman ST	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4086	552	28	20.0		7 (1.3%)	311 (56.3%)	226 (40.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8.6	551^st of 583 public middle schools	5.5%		12.2	522^nd of 587 public middle schools	11.1%	29	6.6	7.6	10.6	8.3	11.8	6.3	9.9	9.3	17.0	14.3	12.8	14.7	29.5	20.5	15.7	21.9	$18,848	$6,996	$11,852

Frequently Asked Questions about A. Maceo Walker Middle

What district is A. Maceo Walker Middle in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of A. Maceo Walker Middle?

Students at A. Maceo Walker Middle are 90% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is A. Maceo Walker Middle a good school?

A. Maceo Walker Middle ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend A. Maceo Walker Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended A. Maceo Walker Middle.

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