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Star Academy

Q: Is Star Academy a good school?

Star Academy ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Star Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Star Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Star Academy?

Students at Star Academy are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

869^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Star Academy is a K-8 school in Memphis, TN, serving 400 students as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked 137th out of 141 in Tennessee, and sits in the middle of a low-performing cluster of nearby schools. The school's overall state rank for 2025-2026 is 869 out of 1,019 schools, placing it in the 15th percentile with a 1-star rating. Proficiency rates lag state averages in all subjects: 25.1% in math (state: 43.0%), 24.7% in ELA (state: 40.6%), 16.4% in science (state: 46.9%), and 14.4% in social studies (state: 51.4%). However, the school roughly matches district averages in math and ELA, and has shown upward momentum since bottoming out at the 1st percentile in 2020-2021.

One of Star Academy's clearest strengths is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 16.3%, far better than the district's 30.2% and close to the state's 18.3%. That's a significant advantage over nearby schools like Lucie E. Campbell Elementary School (54.9%) and Scenic Hills Elementary School (44.0%). Another bright spot is 6th grade math, where 42.5% of students are proficient — well above the district's 15.7% and even above the state average of 40.1%. Eighth grade math also outperforms the district (28.1% vs. 16.6%). Star Academy achieves these results with the lowest per-pupil spending among nearby schools at $13,980, compared to $18,438 at Libertas School of Memphis and $17,549 at Jackson Elementary School.

The biggest challenges are science and social studies, where proficiency rates (16.4% and 14.4%) fall far below state averages, with upper grades posting particularly low scores. Star Academy also shows a significant gender gap: female students rank near the 48th percentile statewide while male students rank in the 7th percentile. Subgroup performance has been volatile year to year, and per-pupil spending dropped sharply from $20,679 to $13,980. Still, the school outperforms several nearby schools including Douglass Elementary/Middle School and Lucie E. Campbell Elementary School, and its attendance advantage and strong 6th grade math results suggest a foundation for continued improvement.

400

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,980

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3260 James Road
Memphis, TN 38128

(901) 387-5050

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.5%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2021 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (21% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 37 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

869^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2018

From bottom 23% (2018) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

493^rd of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	869 of 1019	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	812 of 1009	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	899 of 1018	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	925 of 1020	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	909 of 1000	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	972 of 983	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	884 of 985	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	768 of 997	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	326 of 498	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	252 of 498	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	342 of 498	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	370 of 500	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	342 of 483	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	407 of 411	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	291 of 404	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	201 of 450	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	517 of 986	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	776 of 990	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	895 of 989	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	886 of 975	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	897 of 945	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	894 of 926	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	652 of 823	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.7	415 of 843	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.3	668 of 853	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	687 of 865	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	669 of 858	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	734 of 821	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	420 of 877	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	913 of 984	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	919 of 991	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	912 of 987	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	858 of 980	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	923 of 941	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	768 of 916	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	493 of 594	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	230 of 328	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	521 of 560	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	333 of 478	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)48th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2023)7th percentile

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics25%-18 vs state

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Science16%-31 vs state

Social Studies14%-37 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	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 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
Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3260 James Road	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 387-5050	331	19	17.8	89.8%	2 (0.6%)	310 (93.7%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	18.4	869^th of 1019 public elementary schools	14.7%		23.3	812^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.5%	57	22.6	18.8	26.2	42.5	17.9	28.1	25.1	30.2	24.6	31.0	32.5	12.8	12.5	24.7	18.9	17.4	28.6	17.5	5.1	6.3	16.4	15.0	23.1	< 5%	14.4	$13,980	$1,030	$12,585
Scenic Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Scenic Hwy	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4342	335	23	14.5	91.3%	8 (2.4%)	310 (92.5%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	8.9	948^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.0%		12.3	917^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.1%	31	< 5%	11.7	9.3				7.6	11.3	27.1	19.3				19.1	12.7	31.7	18.2				20.8					$16,062	$2,273	$12,729
Lucie E. Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3232 Birchfield Dr	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1000	629	35	18.2	94.0%	11 (1.7%)	572 (90.9%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	12.1	920^th of 1019 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.5	958^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.1%	38	10.3	< 5%	6.2				5.3	39.2	6.0	21.5				21.9	19.0	< 5%	17.2				12.8					$14,879	$2,171	$11,688
Douglass Elementary/Middle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1650 Ash St	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-5946	484	32	15.2	96.6%	1 (0.2%)	453 (93.6%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	4.4	1011^th of 1019 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.6	1005^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.4%	6	7.4	< 5%	10.7	< 5%	< 5%	5.9	5.1	11.5	13.6	18.5	6.5	8.3	5.7	10.3	9.3	6.7	21.4	8.3	8.7	14.3	10.5	8.3	8.5	5.7	7.7	$16,702	$2,102	$13,241
Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Wales Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4222	303	22	13.7	97.3%	14 (4.6%)	50 (16.5%)	238 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48.5	511^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.9%		49.4	492^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	51.2%	19	48.1	53.3	46.2				49.3	34.6	44.4	28.2				36.0	44.2	51.1	38.5				44.9					$17,549	$1,377	$14,678
Promise Academy Spring Hill	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3796 Frayser Raleigh Road	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 324-4456	387	19	20.9		3 (0.8%)	369 (95.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.4	967^th of 1019 public elementary schools	5.1%		16.1	874^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.4%	93	< 5%	17.7	32.8				17.2	14.5	13.6	11.7				13.3	16.2	10.0	8.2				11.5					$15,108	$1,302	$13,805
Journey Coleman Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3210 Raleigh Millington Road	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 567-6078	0											9.2	946^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.2%					(n/a)	< 5%	11.3	8.3	8.6	9.6	33.3	11.5	9.2	13.0	25.0	22.0	24.5	10.0	16.8	< 5%	19.7	27.8	18.6	30.8	45.2	22.5	25.4	34.6	28.6	29.4	$7,933	$1,763	$5,804
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		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
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		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
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Star Academy

Is Star Academy a good school?

Star Academy ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Star Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Star Academy.

What district is Star Academy in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Star Academy?

Students at Star Academy are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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