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Memphis Business Academy Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Memphis Business Academy Middle is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Memphis, Tennessee, with 426 students. 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.

Despite the additional funding and resources, Memphis Business Academy Middle consistently performs below the district and state averages on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.9% 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 and Science. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 33.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other charter middle schools in the area, such as KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle, Memphis Business Academy Middle performs significantly worse across multiple metrics, including test scores and student growth. The school's ranking among Tennessee middle schools has remained in the bottom quartile, and its star rating from SchoolDigger has been consistently low, suggesting that significant interventions and improvements may be necessary to address the various challenges it faces.

399

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,543

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3306 Overton Crossing
Memphis, TN 38134

(901) 357-2708

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.4%

Hispanic:

19.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2018 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

491^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 10% (2018) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	17.1	491 of 583	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	536 of 587	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	523 of 594	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	512 of 569	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	565 of 576	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	529 of 574	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	507 of 563	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	207 of 312	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	267 of 318	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	245 of 316	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	250 of 299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	261 of 277	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	247 of 293	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	212 of 284	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	82 of 100	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	468 of 546	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	519 of 554	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	490 of 560	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	496 of 552	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	531 of 538	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	491 of 529	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	208 of 286	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	256 of 285	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	205 of 285	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	215 of 275	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	253 of 261	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	192 of 228	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	172 of 219	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	366 of 490	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	423 of 510	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	450 of 514	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	449 of 495	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	471 of 483	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	448 of 490	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	398 of 481	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	467 of 550	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	490 of 560	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	499 of 557	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	481 of 540	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	511 of 529	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	483 of 523	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies28%-21 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 vs state

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

Science17%-29 vs state

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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
Memphis Business Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3306 Overton Crossing	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 357-2708	426	25	17.2		5 (1.2%)	349 (81.9%)	67 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	17.1	491^st of 583 public middle schools	15.8%		10.8	536^th of 587 public middle schools	8.7%	45	19.3	18.8	18.6	18.9	16.7	20.3	15.5	17.6	20.2	11.3	19.4	16.8	41.2	16.5	28.7	28.2	$15,543	$1,536	$13,641
Grandview Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	2342 Clifton Rd	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3940	415	22	18.8		1 (0.2%)	380 (91.6%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	4.2	579^th of 583 public middle schools	0.7%		5.4	580^th of 587 public middle schools	1.2%	1	5.6						7.6		5.0	6.3	11.5	7.4					$14,212	$1,726	$11,061
Georgian Hills Middle	Public	6-8	3925 Denver St	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3740	271	17	15.7		1 (0.4%)	259 (95.6%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	13.5	510^th of 583 public middle schools	12.5%		8.8	562^nd of 587 public middle schools	4.3%	52	23.9	8.7	8.3	14.4	15.9	10.1		10.5	35.2	8.7	13.9	20.5	30.7	7.2	19.4	20.1	$16,438	$1,865	$13,484
Westside Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3389 Dawn DR	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 445-1723	0																		(n/a)																	$17,260	$1,747	$15,146
Raleigh Egypt Middle School	Public	6-8	4215 Alice Ann DR	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6013	488	24	20.4		7 (1.4%)	397 (81.4%)	70 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	8.3	554^th of 583 public middle schools	5.0%		11.2	530^th of 587 public middle schools	9.7%	24		16.8	16.6	12.5	6.3	8.3	7.9	7.5	7.7	17.4	14.5	13.1		26.5	11.2	13.1	$13,731	$1,810	$10,777
KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	230 Henry AVE	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9390	300	24	12.7		5 (1.7%)	278 (92.7%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	16	499^th of 583 public middle schools	14.4%		18.8	478^th of 587 public middle schools	18.6%	21	18.9	24.0	25.0	22.3	13.5	15.8	14.3	14.5	18.0	27.0	28.9	24.0	15.5	22.0	27.6	21.0	$12,445	$1,457	$10,621
Treadwell Middle School	Public	6-8	920 N Highland St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6100	662	37	17.7		39 (5.9%)	222 (33.5%)	374 (56.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	9	549^th of 583 public middle schools	5.8%		15.4	504^th of 587 public middle schools	14.1%	45	12.1	13.1	6.0	10.5	11.6	14.6	7.2	11.1	20.5	18.0	12.6	17.2	21.5	21.2	15.0	19.3	$14,256	$1,747	$11,810
Woodstock Middle School	Public	6-8	5885 Woodstock Cuba Rd	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4180	239	19	12.5		2 (0.8%)	221 (92.5%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	18.9	485^th of 583 public middle schools	16.8%		13.9	510^th of 587 public middle schools	13.1%	25	40.0	14.0	11.4	20.4	16.9			7.0	38.5	15.1	10.3	20.1	36.9	33.3	10.3	26.5	$16,356	$1,679	$13,489
Kingsbury Middle	Public	6-8	1276 N Graham St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6040	502	30	16.7		36 (7.2%)	100 (19.9%)	343 (68.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	6.6	563^rd of 583 public middle schools	3.4%		8.8	561^st of 587 public middle schools	4.4%	2	16.3	6.4	9.9	11.1	15.0	5.0	5.6	8.8	19.4	7.9	8.8	12.3	14.4	6.3		8.5	$12,315	$1,935	$10,013
Lester Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	320 Carpenter ST	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3640	219	19	11.5		2 (0.9%)	205 (93.6%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13.3	512^th of 583 public middle schools	12.2%		20.5	472^nd of 587 public middle schools	19.6%	40	8.7	10.4	15.7	11.2	7.2	7.6	5.9	7.0	11.6	29.9	23.5	21.4	33.3	40.3	5.9	28.3	$18,343	$2,193	$16,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Memphis Business Academy Middle

How many students attend Memphis Business Academy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Memphis Business Academy Middle.

What district is Memphis Business Academy Middle in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Memphis Business Academy Middle a good school?

Memphis Business Academy Middle ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Memphis Business Academy Middle?

Students at Memphis Business Academy Middle are 78% African American, 20% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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