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Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 12% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High is a public charter school serving grades 6-12 in Memphis, Tennessee, which is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district.

Despite its proximity to several higher-performing schools, including Middle College High, Medical District High School, and Crosstown High School, Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 134th out of 273 Tennessee high schools in 2016-2017 to 342nd out of 389 in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance consistently underperforms the district and state averages on TNReady assessments across all subject areas and grade levels, particularly in mathematics. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism and lower-than-average graduation rates.

Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending and lower-than-average student-teacher ratio, these factors do not appear to be the primary drivers of the school's underperformance. The school's performance on TNReady assessments for 9th and 10th-grade students is generally higher than for 11th and 12th-grade students, suggesting that earlier interventions and support may be more effective. Additionally, the school's performance on English Language Arts assessments is relatively stronger than its performance in mathematics, indicating that targeted support in math may be a key area for improvement.

667

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,299

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1254 Jefferson AVE
Memphis, TN 38104

(901) 333-1580

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.8%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg43%

Middle school

490^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2017

From bottom 26% (2017) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

342^nd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 42High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	490 of 583	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	501 of 587	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	518 of 594	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	505 of 569	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	523 of 576	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	516 of 574	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	474 of 563	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.7	269 of 362	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	203 of 312	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	214 of 318	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	210 of 316	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	203 of 299	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	222 of 277	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	228 of 293	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	174 of 284	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	461 of 546	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	489 of 554	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	503 of 560	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	480 of 552	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	495 of 538	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	461 of 529	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	361 of 490	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	439 of 510	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	456 of 514	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	429 of 495	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	458 of 483	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	437 of 490	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	375 of 481	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	460 of 550	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	457 of 560	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	480 of 557	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	487 of 540	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	479 of 529	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	466 of 523	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	342 of 389	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	330 of 392	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	327 of 384	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	301 of 358	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	316 of 347	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	296 of 342	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	268 of 341	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.8	134 of 273	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	19.5	293 of 351	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	163 of 233	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	160 of 240	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	165 of 239	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	124 of 222	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	153 of 208	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	121 of 187	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	88 of 199	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	326 of 365	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	315 of 365	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	325 of 366	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	295 of 350	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	301 of 340	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	309 of 337	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	13.4	170 of 180	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	207 of 324	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	272 of 337	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	250 of 330	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	247 of 322	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	284 of 317	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	223 of 302	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	152 of 308	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	315 of 368	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	304 of 366	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	304 of 359	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	301 of 349	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	309 of 332	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	259 of 329	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)35th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II39%-15 vs state

Social Studies31%-18 vs state

US History24%-14 vs state

Science19%-27 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

English I18%-21 vs state

Biology I18%-28 vs state

English Language Arts13%-26 vs state

Geometry12%-25 vs state

Algebra I7%-22 vs state

Algebra II5%-29 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, July 14, 2019

This school is trash and I would not be participating in this school anymore some of the teachers are bad they don’t teach the kids and they play with our grades and they have no respect for us also they need to work on the building because it be rats and all types of bugs on the stairs and the hallway I just think this school needs to do better. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady Integrated Math I (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2025)			TNReady Integrated Math III (2025)			TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (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 Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th 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
Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 Jefferson AVE	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-1580	696	48	14.4		1 (0.1%)	633 (90.9%)	47 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	16.1	342^nd of 389 public high schools	12.1%		18.7	330^th of 392 public high schools	15.8%	12	19.4	9.1	28.6	18.6	20.8	10.2	10.3	13.4	7.1	7.1	7.7	5.8		5.4	33.3	13.7		18.1									21.1	38.5	24.2	18.4	18.4	39.6	39.1		7.6		11.5	22.2	12.4	25.0	19.4	38.0	21.6	34.7	30.8	$17,299	$1,623	$15,310
Central High	Public, Magnet	9-12	306 S Bellevue Blvd	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4500	1,300	79	16.4		45 (3.5%)	1,086 (83.5%)	99 (7.6%)	13 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.2%)	22.1	317^th of 389 public high schools	18.5%		20.3	324^th of 392 public high schools	17.3%	7									11.5	11.1	32.4	10.0		14.7	63.2	20.6	10.5	31.8											6.1	20.9	20.9	44.7	43.6	42.1	9.9	21.4	13.1									$12,857	$1,348	$10,898
Crosstown High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1365 Tower AVE	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 401-5505	499	36	13.7		153 (30.7%)	266 (53.3%)	57 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	54.9	150^th of 389 public high schools	61.4%		57.4	133^rd of 392 public high schools	66.1%	17																38.7		37.6	14.3	14.3	92.3	25.5	33.6	80.0	28.6	39.5				31.2	31.2	71.0	71.0													$14,982	$1,175	$13,440
Medical District High School	Public	9-12	737 Union AVE	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-9698	111	10	11.5		5 (4.5%)	89 (80.2%)	13 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	65.1	93^rd of 389 public high schools	76.1%		80.8	38^th of 392 public high schools	90.3%	55									25.7	25.7		38.1		40.0	52.5			52.5												52.5	52.5	73.3	73.3		30.8		35.5									$16,088	$1,046	$14,676
Compass Community School Midtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	61 N. McLean BLVD	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 276-1221	356	31	11.6		10 (2.8%)	115 (32.3%)	221 (62.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	37.8	229^th of 389 public high schools	41.1%		33.2	263^rd of 392 public high schools	32.9%	34									10.5	10.5		20.9		21.8			37.2	37.5										30.6	30.3	15.2	15.2	54.5	54.5		32.1		31.7									$13,992	$1,421	$12,205
B. T. Washington High	Public	6-12	715 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7240	454	40	11.3		0 (0.0%)	444 (97.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	19.2	328^th of 389 public high schools	15.7%		24.7	305^th of 392 public high schools	22.2%	23		5.9			6.5				13.2	13.0		30.0	5.9	24.6			9.8	8.2												8.7	8.7	9.5	9.4					10.9			7.2	6.5	5.9	6.9	6.5	$17,605	$1,757	$14,389
Hollis F. Price Middle College	Public	9-12	807 Walker Ave	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 435-1765	105	10	10.9		0 (0.0%)	96 (91.4%)	6 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	35.1	246^th of 389 public high schools	36.8%		26.3	295^th of 392 public high schools	24.7%	49									12.5	12.5				8.1	34.6			35.7												30.8	30.8	58.6	58.6			16.7	16.7									$22,539	$1,300	$20,872
Soulsville Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1115 College ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 261-6366	656	59	11.0		1 (0.2%)	633 (96.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	20	322^nd of 389 public high schools	17.2%		24.5	307^th of 392 public high schools	21.7%	15	17.1	14.9	17.7	16.6	14.0	12.6	14.6	13.8							13.2	18.8		14.7				20.2	20.2	60.0	6.5	16.9				10.5	10.5	40.4	40.0					19.8	27.1	14.3	20.3	15.9	43.8	30.9	29.7	$18,101	$1,463	$15,785
Manassas High	Public	9-12	1111 N Manassas St	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3244	362	16	22.9		4 (1.1%)	338 (93.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	14.9	345^th of 389 public high schools	11.3%		13.4	353^rd of 392 public high schools	9.9%	8											8.2	9.1		8.0		12.9		11.7														15.6	15.7		23.5	23.2	22.1									$16,426	$1,954	$13,219
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2110 Howell AVE	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9792	361	32	11.3		3 (0.8%)	333 (92.2%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	12	360^th of 389 public high schools	7.5%		15.1	343^rd of 392 public high schools	12.5%	17											12.5					23.9		23.1									14.8	15.7	15.7	8.0	8.0	28.2	27.8		7.7		11.5									$14,844	$1,563	$12,915

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What is the racial makeup of Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High?

Students at Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High are 90% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High.

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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